EICR - r1 very high but R1 + R2 low.

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

So you now have a r1 of 1.6ohms and a rn of 0.9ohms and you think that everything is ok????

Thats what I just said (a longer may be) in post #17....

It is NOT just a matter of getting a ring reading...

They HAVE to be proportional....

otherwise you may as well just bell them out with a simple continuity buzzer!

 

[NozSpark]

SpecLoc,

I see that you beat me to it and a longer post to boot ; )

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

SpecLoc,I see that you beat me to it and a longer post to boot ; )

Must have had me fast fingers working.....

(for a change!!!!!)

:slap

 

[Theorysparky]

just a question

r1 1.6 ohms

r2 1.6 ohms

rn 0.9 ohms

thats still not right

 

[pkbristol]

Thanks guys, i'm gonna go back and check all sockets for tightness. The house is empty at the moment and for the next few weeks, owned by a mate who's round there redecorating (tenants wrecked the place) so access will be easy.

Thanks, Paul.

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

Thanks guys, i'm gonna go back and check all sockets for tightness. The house is empty at the moment and for the next few weeks, owned by a mate who's round there redecorating (tenants wrecked the place) so access will be easy.Thanks, Paul.

Just a thought...

Based on what you say there.... if it were me I would probably split open the ring at the CU...

open one end completely up L/N/E all open circuit in free air touching nothing...

then join all the other LNE together....

Then theoretically as you go to each socket on the ring if you measure L-E and N-E at each socket outlet they should be damn near identical

as the L & N conductors are the same CSA and you are using the same E as a measuring conductor..

even if you got spurs off the ring the L-E & N-E at the spur should equal each other...

May make it easier to spot good sockets -vs- bad sockets....

Dunno if thats of any help????? :C

 

[pkbristol]

Just a thought...Based on what you say there.... if it were me I would probably split open the ring at the CU...

open one end completely up L/N/E all open circuit in free air touching nothing...

then join all the other LNE together....

Then theoretically as you go to each socket on the ring if you measure L-E and N-E at each socket outlet they should be damn near identical

as the L & N conductors are the same CSA and you are using the same E as a measuring conductor..

even if you got spurs off the ring the L-E & N-E at the spur should equal each other...

May make it easier to spot good sockets -vs- bad sockets....

Dunno if thats of any help????? :C

I like that, i'll post results.Should be interesting.

Thanks.

Paul.

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

I like that, i'll post results.Should be interesting. Thanks.

Paul.

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[pkbristol]

Ok, i'll get a skirting board ladder while i'm at it, then nip to the shop where i'll ask the shop keeper for a long weight.

Paul.

 

[Electroglow]

Where on Bristol are I from pk? I do some work there some times

 

[batty]

Ok, i'll get a skirting board ladder while i'm at it, then nip to the shop where i'll ask the shop keeper for a long weight.Paul.

You don't need to ask for a long weight just pop to your local DIY superstore on a Sunday.

 

[pkbristol]

You don't need to ask for a long weight just pop to your local DIY superstore on a Sunday.

Too true, especially those self serve checkouts, they drive me mad.

Paul.

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Where on Bristol are I from pk? I do some work there some times

I'm from Hanham, which is East Bristol.

What sort of work do you do ?

 

[Electroglow]

Lots lol mainly electrical

 

[pkbristol]

Lots lol mainly electrical

lol, i realise that, i mean domestic or commercial or what ?

 

[Electroglow]

I do domestic commercial and a lot of testing

 

[Doc Hudson]

Other posts originally here, following Technicians similar question, have been moved to a new thread here,

http://www.talk.electricianforum.co.uk/question-answer-board/18353-old-ring-circuit-high-readings-cross-over-tests-steps-2-3-a.html

This is to retain PKBristols original topic and allow PK to come back and conclude his own thread with further results at a alter stage if required.

Doc H.

 

[pkbristol]

Well. I spoke to the customer/mate, explained that inconsistent resistance values on a ring warrant a code 2, so an unsatisfactory result, got the usual "well it's been ok for years" etc.

Asked me how much it'll cost to put right, to which i answered i don't know, hopefully it's loose connections somewhere.

If that's the case then go round and tighten all socket connections, which means going round sockets with a stanley knife first so new paint/paper doesn't get pulled off when i pull the socket face off, so maybe 1-2 hours if that's the case, otherwise i'm gonna have to investigate further, so lets say hopefully about

 

[Zeespark]

Leave him to it then PK, if the brown stuff hits the fan, He only has himself to blame.

AndyGuinness

 

[Sidewinder]

PK,

Make sure that you have a paper trail to cover your A5R3!

 

[Doc Hudson]

Have you been paid for the work so far?

Doc H.