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  1. T

    Earth rod needed for shed supply or pme allowed ????

    should you install a earth rod if running a feed to a shed which is built on timber frame and is all timber , no metal parts and will have no services ie gas or water in it so no need for bonding only a supply for a light and a couple of sockets or can you use a pme earth from fuseboard if the...
    • Tim collins
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    • allowed earth earth rod needed pme shed supply
    • Replies: 102
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. T

    Can Metrel EasiTest carry out Earth Rod resistance test on TT System?

    Hi, I have a truck container cafe with a floating generator for power. I am fitting an earth spike to the generator and also an earth spike to the steel container. I then need to measure the TT system i have created but i only have a Metrel easitest.. Will the tester do the job and if so how do...
    • TonyJohnson
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    • carry earth earth rod metrel out resistance system test tt system
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. C

    Installing earth rod

    Anyone ever installed an earth rod horizontally in a basement? DB is in basement mounted on a wall that i could drill and hammer rod into "ground".
  4. Jay Sparks

    Where's the earth rod???????

    When I saw this earlier I wondered, where the earth rod was? I can't see it in the bag!lol Awesome!lol
  5. C

    Garage supply using PME or earth rod.

    Evening gents, just seeking a little advice. Recently bought a new place, it has mostly been rewired, its on a TN-CS system. The garage which is approx a 40m run from the house is supplied by a 2.5mm cable believe it or not, it is donkeys years old. This supplies a 2 way rcd board in the garage...
    • cairns1990
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    • earth earth rod garage pme supply using
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. Gavin John Hyde

    PME system with earth rod aswell

    Been on a job today and debating what to put on the certificate. The DNO in early 2013 upgraded the supply and installed PME. The previous setup had an earth rod installed. This is still connected to the main earth terminal. Not sure what type the previous set up was as the customer is none the...
  7. K

    Earth Rod - Advice please!

    Hi, I am not an electrician, but need some advice from one, if you wouldn't mind helping, please? We've just paid £3,500.00 to have a 3-bed semi completely rewired and are told the job is now finished. (We paid half up front, they now want the other half). Outside the front of the property...
    • Kaydee
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    • advice earth earth rod please
    • Replies: 97
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. Pete999

    Pete's Videos How to install an earth rod, or not as the case maybe

    • Pete999
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    • earth earth rod how to install maybe media quality really though video
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. HappyHippyDad

    Main bonding made to separate earth rod?

    Evening all.. I have just been to a clients house to quote for some work and when checking the Main bonding I noticed that it just had a 10mm attached to the gas pipe and then straight into a separate earth rod, it was the same for the water (had it's own earth rod). I realise that this would...
  10. Pete999

    Pete's Videos All you need to know about fitting an earth rod

    Simples
  11. J

    Earth rod and bonding

    I've just done an EICR on an install earthed TT . The Ze on the rod was high 245 ohms , which in theory is fine as it is less than 1667 and the equation Ra X 0.03 > 50v is satisfied . When the gas and water bonds are reconnected the Ze drops down to 4.4 ohms , Do I put another rod in ? The...
  12. J

    Do you need an earth rod for an outbuilding?

    Do i need an earth rod if i am running a supply to a shed/outbuilding ? The incoming supply to the house is tnc-s
  13. HappyHippyDad

    How Far Out From House To Locate Earth Rod?

    A few days ago I went to a house which had no main earth and no main bonding. I have now installed the bonding and also an earth rod and managed to get a satisfactory Ra. I did have a couple of failed attempts at getting the earth rod in as I just hit rock (or at least something very hard) and...
  14. B

    earth rod readings.

    I work for a large telecoms company in the UK, and we have a/c power that is supplied by local dno to our street cabinets. part of the stipulation is the earth rod reading should be below 150 ohms. these rods are tested and fitted by contractors, then their electrician does the electrical...
  15. U

    Earth rod

    3 months ago I sunk in 3 rods, two were 4m deep and the other 3m deep, Ra achieved at the time was 3.1 ohms using a Three lead spike test kit. i hooked the summerhouse up today and finished it off, i measured Ra again and it was 2.5 ohms, then just to let you know how close it was to Ze, so...
  16. shanky887614

    how to install an earth rod in pakistan

    have a look guys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFb0nLCKypg
  17. U

    Todays Earth Rod Efforts

    Hi, As I mentioned last night, I was going to be putting the earth rods in for this summer house this morning. I put 8 rods in, this was one stack of two, and two stacks of three rods. The readings from the two that were 3 rods deep were around 10 Ohms per location, and the two rod stack was...
  18. D

    Earth Rod in 1930s property

    Hello, We have a low earth reading on our old house, and need to have the earth rod replaced (we think), before British Gas sign off before installing a boiler. Do you know who is responsible for replacing this as I have conflicting information from UK Power Network and an Electrician. Does...
  19. S

    TT system converted to PME - Earth rod query

    I've just installed two 100A isolators in a farmbuilding and the nearby house. The earthing arrangements seemed unusual. The power comes in overhead and a single cable drops into the main head. This has PME head and a label on the board stating that there is Protective Multiple Earthing. The...
  20. D

    TT earth rod to shed or non connected garage..advice please

    Hi i have been trying to find in either the osg or regs book where it states that a shed or garage not connected to the house must use a TT earthing system instead of using the house PME, i have been told from a Niceic that it must be TT and also been told by elecsa that a PME is ok to use, so i...

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