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  1. M

    Live Earth Reverse

    Hi Guys So has anybody had this issue as I'm baffled. I've completed an EICR today and all other circuits apart from the ring main were fine. I had no continuity in the ring. I tested each leg and can see there is a break between a couple of sockets...probably under a Floorboard as between the...
  2. K

    Live earth fault??

    So was testing a house today (new build) When I came to testing on of the ring finals in the house, when testing insulation resistance the live and earth legs on the ring are clear but live to the earth on cpc’s on the cooker circuit, other ring, downstairs lights and heating its bang down I’m...
  3. S

    UK Line to Neutral 0 volts , live earth 30 volts , neutral live 30 volts

    Hi. Turned power off to change a socket front. Turned off at breaker not the RCD or mains. Checked that socket was dead got these readings Line to Neutral 0 volts , live earth 30 volts , neutral earth 30 volts. This is an old French house on a 3 phase supply Split at consumer unit and then each...
  4. C

    UK Live for one cable connected to the neutral of an adjacent cable?

    It appears a sparks has connected the live of one lighting circuit cable to the neutral of an adjacent cable using a cable connector in order to obtain a power supply? The circuit has worked fine for 2 or 3 years but has now failed. While the cable triggers the NCV there is no current or...
  5. 13.8 KV cable spike

    13.8 KV cable spike

    Spikeing a live HV cable
    • UKMeterman
    • Media item
    • arc fault cable explosion live spike
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    • Category: Electrical Videos
  6. R

    Double light switch: no live wire?

    Hi, Complete newbie here, could really do with some advice. I was changing a double light switch for a new face plate (brushed steel in this case). I disconnected the old switch and went to wire up the new switch then discovered there is no live wire? I am now at a loss for how to wire this...
  7. Pastory

    ARE LIVE AND NEUTRAL WIRES DIFFERENT IN COMPOSITION?

    Hey holly electricians, I am asking are live and neutral wires different in composition or same but just some different colors of insulation. Was one type of wire just designed to carry electricity and the other to be a neutral one.? Are they different in composition? For testing purposes if I...
  8. S

    IKEA light fitting has 2 wires. White and blue. Which is live and which is neutral?

    Hi there. I’m trying to put a new ceiling light in that’s from IKEA but it has a blue wire and a white wire. How do I know which is live and which is neutral please? Also can I check that I am going to do this correctly. The current ceiling rose has like maybe 6 wires all connected to a black...
  9. dokkan1080

    Continuity between live conductors

    On my cu at home I have a continuity reading between my ring final circuit and a radial circuit of 114ohms between live conductors. When I test continuity from each breaker. Why would that be? Break down of cable If I turn one off and leave the other on I don't get a voltage. At what point...
  10. nyDIYelectric1

    Will wiring a live & neutral to each light ensure wiring is running in-parallel?

    Refreshing my knowledge on circuits for an electric project & would appreciate if you can let me know if my understanding as I will explain/show below is correct. Figure 1 shows a wire containing a live (red) & neutral (red) (similar to Romex NMB w/out ground shown) and Each bulb A-D are...
  11. DJAndy

    Live cables hanging out of wall

    Is it common for electricians to leave cables hanging out of the back boxes with just a tiny bit of tape over the live ends between fixes? Job I was called out to last night to get the lighting back on had this in a one room flat that was being renovated. With a combination of a water leak and...
  12. _q12x_

    How to shield a live wire at 240V ?

    I have a electronic board with leds (made by me) that is driving a relay. When that relay is closing it’s contacts, is actually switching the 240V for the light bulb switch in my room. This board is quite long, like 50cm (half a meter). The relay is in the left corner, and the live wires from...
  13. dokkan1080

    Live earth neutral and the cut out fuse

    Learning and curious At my home the neutral and earth are joined by the cut out fuse. The neutral goes up to the meter and the earth goes straight to the board. I can't wrap my head around how the earth and neutral are different? When the cut out fuse is out ( some one broke the seal along...
  14. S

    Second red 'live' wire in light fitting - what to do?

    I am connecting a new IKEA pendant light in place of an existing light fitting. I have connected the red wire in the ceiling to the brown 'live' terminal in the IKEA fitting, and the black wire in the ceiling to the blue 'neutral' terminal in the IKEA fitting. However, there is an extra exposed...
  15. P

    Refitting an extraction fan

    Hi, I need to refit a timed extract fan, there are three connections on the fan body, clearly marked, fine with that, but the supply cable from the ceiling is one cable only, one brown and one blue, the bare earth wire was just bent out of the way. It was working fine before disconnection. There...
  16. cliffed

    Short circuit protection on high resistance on live conductors

    Thoughts on this scenario,obviously a short circuit fault situation
  17. P

    Water becoming "live"

    I recently did a load of work making good a poor installation for a friend who just bought a flat. I have some electrical qualifications and 30 years experience, but I'm not a member of a CPS because I don't do enough notifiable work for it to be worth paying the subs. When it came to bonding...
  18. OnlQQker

    Puts A Whole New Meaning To Working Live...

    Has anyone ever done any lineman work? Sudden weather change must be a nightmare!
  19. A

    Anyone have any ideas on how to remove a live broken screw from a meter

    Anyone got any ideas on how to get a live broken screw out of a meter?
    • alex34482
    • Thread
    • anyone broken electrical ideas live live screw meter remove screw working live
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. I

    NAPIT Certification Scheme How long after assessment to go live?

    I decided to join Napit and my first assessment was end of October. Everything was in order but not heard anything since and status on my login still says "pending assessment." Tried emailing my assessor but not had a response. Anyone with experience of Napit know if this is a normal time span...

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