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This one causes confusion
SNE = separate neutral and earth
The sticker looks fairly recent and I’d put a fiver on TNS
Last time I had this I measured pscc and pefc and found them sufficiently different to conclude it was certainly TNS.
SNE = separate neutral and earth
The sticker looks fairly recent and I’d put a fiver on TNS
Last time I had this I measured pscc and pefc and found them sufficiently different to conclude it was certainly TNS.
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The ZE is 0.1 ohms and similar line to neutral , do they use different size cable for the earth and neutral ?
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I was about to say splitcon? In which case you may not detect difference.
I guess next thing is to look at reasons it might mattter since you are below tncs threshold anyway.
Is main earth/bond at least 10mm?
Any relevant special locations or car charger about to be installed?
I see no reason not to believe the sign anyway!
I guess next thing is to look at reasons it might mattter since you are below tncs threshold anyway.
Is main earth/bond at least 10mm?
Any relevant special locations or car charger about to be installed?
I see no reason not to believe the sign anyway!
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Is this in a flat as the red fuse holder would suggest it's a solid link and it's fed from a Ryefield or similar distribution set up
Could be like my flat: TN-S at the head (red link) but seems to be TN-C-S at the Ryefield (actually Lucy) board down in the hallway.
Determining TN-S or TN-C-S by measurement is hard to do. If the PEFC is much lower than the PSCC then it is clear, but on split con cable back to some linked point both N & E are often identical conductors so your measurements will be very similar.
If you have a low-ish PFC, so Ze in the 0.3 ohm or more region, then you have a sporting chance of measuring N-E resistance (with care, power off but at input of isolator, MET not bonded to avoid links via service pipes, etc) to see if it is comparable to Ze (so a long length of N linked to E way back and similar to the estimated L distance/impedance). If you get near-zero then it is clearly linked at the cut-out! Here having Ze near 0.1 is surprisingly low hence my original though about where the N-E link really is (as it is always linked somewhere/somehow).
But as I found in my flat being TN-S at the cut-out is no guarantee that are not really on a PME supply. However, they say SNE so TN-S and unless it is ground floor for EV charger, etc, it is simpler just to go with that!
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They are flats fed from a Lucy board i am conducting an EICR for the communal areas , just wondered what box to tick ? Although i have been told almost everything is PME at some point these days.
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If you remove the black X shaped bung you should be able to see if the block is one piece between neutral and earth, if it is you have PME.
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