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An Electrician has told me that my lighting circuit earth wire is not grounded or earthed
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<blockquote data-quote="Doc Hudson" data-source="post: 431346" data-attributes="member: 1607"><p>It could also be that the whole of your lighting circuits have never had an earth connection back to the fuse box if old wiring from pre 1966. It is not uncommon to find DIY light fittings added-on to an existing circuit with a mix of newer twin and earth cable supplied from older twin with no earth, which gives the symptoms you describe of an earth wire at an accessory not connected to anything. There is no quick and easy simple fix to resolve these sort of problems without some significant investigation work being undertaken.</p><p></p><p>Doc H.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doc Hudson, post: 431346, member: 1607"] It could also be that the whole of your lighting circuits have never had an earth connection back to the fuse box if old wiring from pre 1966. It is not uncommon to find DIY light fittings added-on to an existing circuit with a mix of newer twin and earth cable supplied from older twin with no earth, which gives the symptoms you describe of an earth wire at an accessory not connected to anything. There is no quick and easy simple fix to resolve these sort of problems without some significant investigation work being undertaken. Doc H. [/QUOTE]
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