C/U change with housing Association

[ste_miller21]

ive checked terminations on the ring. ive even taken all face plates off and tested every leg to leg. ive just put a temp link between the two sockets that are open earth. then cross connected R1R2 and R2R1 and gettin a good reading of 0.39 to 0.44 ohms at every socket with the temp link. please bear in mind that the whole house is shoddy wired cables extended with connector blocks.

on one socket its a stranded earth cable but by the time its reached the socket D/S its been changed to a solid copper conductor. there is no visual connection so it must be berried in the wall. i think the best thing to do is just replace that leg of the ring.

 

[trev]

before i ripped the old C/U out i did a fill inspection and all reading came back fine

Had you carried out a full inspection and test before the CU change surely this fault should have been evident then?
I think you may count yourself extremely lucky if your housing association don't send you a bill for this electricians time and materials.
Reading through your OP and your subsequent responses makes me question your qualifications and ability to carry out this work as even an apprentice would know the abbreviation RFC. However it needs to be put right so, how many RFCs are there in the property? I would expect 1 upstairs 1 down and 1 kitchen that's the way social housing providers USUALLY want them wired. Although I know anything could be possible.
That's your starting point

 

[trev]

If I were you I'd stop putting temporary links in anywhere mate. Once we can prove it's needed yes it can go in but in your position I'd leave it for now. Let's prove it one step at a time.
By the way, what test equipent do you have?

 

[ste_miller21]

my qualifications are C&G 2330 level 2 level 3 and 17th edition regs. when i said temp link, it was just a temp link to prove that that was where the brake was. the test equipment i have is a metrel easitest.

the house im in has 2 rings one in the kitchen and 1 for the rest of the house.

 

[trev]

Is there conduit in the walls?

 

[ste_miller21]

no its just plastered brick. its all ok now i know where the brake is so ill just replace that leg. the only reason i dont know the short hand is because ive only ever worked for two electricians who have never used the abbreviated terminology. if they mean the ring they could say ring. thanks for your help though

 

[Knobhead]

I find it annoying at times when people use acronyms and expect everyone to know them.

For interest Ring Final Circuit comes 57[SUP]th[/SUP] in the international list of acronyms for RFC. Rugby Football Club is first.
Then of course RFC is also internationally recognised as Radial Final Circuit, which comes in at 65[SUP]th[/SUP] in the listing. So it really is a bad one to use.

 

[alarm man]

do they think electrics a toy or to be played with

id imagine the housing association spark is saying just that...

 

[growler]

id just get the housing association to find you a new house mate. Or burn the house down.

 

[ste_miller21]

ha ha ive already asked to move. they dont want to move me cos no1 else would take the house im in. the heating doesnt work and the house has mould growing on ceilings due to needing a new roof....william sutton homes (no affinity sutton) only care about there new built houses. repairs of old houses dont get done.

ill have to go see the local boy scouts and get them to teach me how to rub two sticks together......or the loacal ASBO will do.