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    RCD earth potential

    I passed C&G 2392 last week with a score of 41/50. We was not there to commission the installation, we were fault finding. Please stop trolling me I passed C&G 2392 last week with a score of 41/50. We was not there to commission the installation, we were fault finding. Please stop...
  2. S

    RCD earth potential

    How rude!! Thank you for sharing your opinion, Not very helpful though!
  3. S

    RCD earth potential

    There is a potential of 238V on the earth bar in respect to Neutral I will suggest a Ze test tomorrow, but I really do not think it is a fault on the distributors side
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    RCD earth potential

    It had been re-wired, the "electrician" who installed it would not go back, some kind of falling out. It is the worst job I have ever seen. Everything is  just chock blocked and not even taped. The guy I am working for was called in because people were getting shocks from sockets, the sockets...
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    RCD earth potential

    Yes we had power to the sockets and lights worked
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    RCD earth potential

    Taking it off the wall was not the 1st step. We had already found another fault, it had 3 ring mains and the ends of the loops were in different brakers. One of them had been there on and off over the past week and for some reason wanted to get the plasterboard off from behind the consumer unit...
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    RCD earth potential

    We didn't actually do a Ze test. We had continuity to the MET, maybe we should have, but our thoughts were elsewhere, it was a bit crazy, there were two electricians and me a trainee all having different opinions. I will suggest a Ze test tomorrow. We actually took the consumer unit off the...
  8. S

    RCD earth potential

    Yes we connected a long lead to the MET and checked continuity to the earth bar in the consumer unit. We had a positive result from said test. Could a floating earth reach a voltage of 238V?
  9. S

    RCD earth potential

    Has anyone ever encountered a fault with a RCD which causes a potential on earth in respect to neutral? I am a trainee electrician, working with an experienced electrician. We encountered a fault today, earth had a potential of 238V in respect to Neutral and a 0 V potential in respect to line...
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