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    Voltage Fluctuating between 170V and 330V

    Hi, I`ve been to a site today and noticed some units I`ve got have huge voltage drops. Voltage was fluctuating between 170V and 280V and on some units, I`ve had 330V. I went to the DB board: Between live and earth some circuits were showing 217V and other one were showing 270V. Between Neutral...
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    Cycling Voltage on light fixture

    I have a fan light fixture which I wired more than a year ago. It has three dimmable LED light bulbs on the bottom which recently started exhibiting strange behavior. Last week the lights started dimming and brightening on a regular cycle, roughly every 5 seconds. The lights will start our...
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    Intermittent fluctuating voltage

    We have a problem in my daughter’s new build house (2 years old). She noticed the problem started 2 weeks ago when her lights would flicker at random. The lights can be ceiling lights and table lamps so it’s affecting the lighting circuit and sockets both downstairs and upstairs. I have...
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    fluctuating resistants reading megger met 1710

    Hello I'm getting fluctuating resistants readings when using a megger mft 1710 meter, Does anyone know whats causing this / how to mend it. Ive tried taking it apart to have a look inside but can't even take it apart does anyone know how too (ps its not the same as the older testers)
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    fluctuating readings on a tt rod

    Been at a rural cottage today doing a pre install survey for a EV charger, House is 400 and something years old and situated on a hill with lots of rocky ground, mainly limestone based rocks. Owner tells me the rod is in his own words ' two joined together to make a long one' as he helped bang...
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    Electric shower temperature fluctuating

    Hi all plumber here... My customer complained about fluctuating temperature at the electric shower so I removed the said shower and replaced with a new one. They still have the problem, and a neighbour has suggested it may be "something to do with the fuse box" Is it possible that this could be...
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    Fluctuating IR reading.

    Hi One and All. Fault finding today. Narrowed it down to one leg of RFC between N&CPC. What puzzled me was the fluctuation in the IR test. Normally I find the reading stabilises after a short period (5-20 seconds). Today the reading was constantly jumping between 20Mohms with an occasional...
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    Fluctuating voltage on a lighting circuit - advice please!

    Evening all. I got called out to investigate a problem with a two-way switch on a landing light and I was expecting to find a DIY bodge with incorrectly wired 3-core. However, it was more interesting than that! Customer reported that when the light was off, after 5-10 minutes it would briefly...
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    Fluctuating eli

    Right As the title really we got called to a local authority's central depot to look at a fault on a cable we sorted that but when testing after the repair I was getting a varying Eli between 0.05 up to 0.89 bu as there is a ups I thought that may have something to do with it so after speaking...
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    fluctuating IR readings

    i have completly forgot what this means some one give me a hint lol my mind has gone blank
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    Fluctuating voltage!

    Hi I hope this makes sense. Went to look at a job a few days ago, did a quick test on the incomer of a 3 phase supply TNC-S system (seperate from the main consumer board) got a Ze of 0.19, all good, went to test the seperate consumer board & got a Ze of 0.33 & a Zs at a few RCBO protected...

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