Earth Voltage Problem

[GLENNSPARK]

Of course you can ........ but don't make a habit of it.

well if i wear out being jesus wept....
i will start being bloody hell instead

 

[Rzo]

It is very common to have continuity between earth and neutral as they are joined at certain points along the system. . An earth cable doesn't necessarily mean it is at 0 volts! When the cables were joined together they would have assumed an equal potential but they are also joined to the neutral, as you proved, and the neutral is a current carrying conductor which means that throughout its length it will experience a volt drop. If the "earth" cables are joined to the neutral with different resistances then they will be at different potentials when disconnected from each other. be careful, dismantling electrical systems can cause surprising results.

 

[Geordie Spark]

It is very common to have continuity between earth and neutral as they are joined at certain points along the system. . An earth cable doesn't necessarily mean it is at 0 volts! When the cables were joined together they would have assumed an equal potential but they are also joined to the neutral, as you proved, and the neutral is a current carrying conductor which means that throughout its length it will experience a volt drop. If the "earth" cables are joined to the neutral with different resistances then they will be at different potentials when disconnected from each other. be careful, dismantling electrical systems can cause surprising results.

Shocking results even.

 

[44ALLAN]

well if i wear out being jesus wept....
i will start being bloody hell instead

I was gonna be .....fXZX me but thought I would get banned so kept quiet

 

[44ALLAN]

@DIYJO.... you clearly have shown the your lack of respect for electricity not only did you receive a shock but relate to many other occasions that you have had a shock ....do you realise electricity kills and the fact you are still with us is just more luck than judgement, we ourselves would be using our testers at many key stages in doing what you did as we respect the danger electricity poses, im gobsmacked in you casual attitude to receiving numerous belts over the years ...I assume you love your family and friends and if so don't be stupid to undertake work you are clearly not showing competence to do, leaving the socket power off and running an extension to the fridge would have been a wise option especially for a job where your waving a trowel of wet plaster across a live!!! joint. Use your head and don't work around live exposed live joints regardless of whether you have tapped it up.... Its clear you may have electrical issues here whether it be a poor earth or other problems but as you now know it may be safer to power the circuit down and make other arrangements for the fridge while you get a pro' in to ensure yours and your families safety... it may functionally work but under fault conditions it could cost someones life.

Can't remember who said it to me...........but it struck home and has been cemented in my brain for many year.

" If you've received an electric shock and your still alive you've been lucky............next one might kill you or one of your kid's so do it right from now on"
Wise words indeed..........................................