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<blockquote data-quote="Red Squirrel" data-source="post: 522630" data-attributes="member: 33673"><p>Ok have an update...earth leakage test was done by myself (sparky couldn't carry this out dont ask) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p>I noticed when the electric heater (build in heater) was turned on the reading was not steady, the average reading for the caravan was around 2.4mA, now when the heater was on the reading was slightly more erratic hunting between 3.8mA and approx 6mA, it would then seem to lower after a while, then after a period would start to deviate again. Is this normal?</p><p></p><p>Also this may seem stupid and perhaps the problem is obvious however there was a point when the meter peaked out at 20mA! It did not do this again and I thought it was myself doing something with the clamp meter (position / moving it etc) which caused this? For example would touching the earth wire on the outside of the clamp while neutral/live are clamped cause a weird reading? I assumed it was me doing something silly however if there is no way a simpleton like myself cannot use one of these clamp meters then perhaps this was a genuine reading which would give me a result!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Red Squirrel, post: 522630, member: 33673"] Ok have an update...earth leakage test was done by myself (sparky couldn't carry this out dont ask) :rolleyes: I noticed when the electric heater (build in heater) was turned on the reading was not steady, the average reading for the caravan was around 2.4mA, now when the heater was on the reading was slightly more erratic hunting between 3.8mA and approx 6mA, it would then seem to lower after a while, then after a period would start to deviate again. Is this normal? Also this may seem stupid and perhaps the problem is obvious however there was a point when the meter peaked out at 20mA! It did not do this again and I thought it was myself doing something with the clamp meter (position / moving it etc) which caused this? For example would touching the earth wire on the outside of the clamp while neutral/live are clamped cause a weird reading? I assumed it was me doing something silly however if there is no way a simpleton like myself cannot use one of these clamp meters then perhaps this was a genuine reading which would give me a result! [/QUOTE]
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