Live to Neutral voltage issue at socket

[jw4774]

Firstly - apologies if this is in the wrong place but I couldn't seem to post in the DIY area.

I have removed a socket cover in order to decorate and replaced it to find it didn't work. This socket is in a bedroom on a separate ring to the main sockets, with just the two bedrooms sockets on it.

Using a voltmeter I have measured the live - neutral which is 0V, (not right), and the live to earth (240V).
So I also checked the neutral to earth which was also 0V.

I wasn't sure if the live had shorted to the neutral so checked the resistance between the two with a multimeter, this was greater than 2MOhm (limit of my multimeter).

Anything obvious that I am missing before I call in a professional, I understand the theory well as its part of my job but I don't do any electrical installation.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

This thread and many like it, where the OP claims electrical knowledge in a field other than electrical installation, ring false when a question is asked or statement is made that seems to betray a lack of knowledge that applies equally in his own field. This may not actually be the case here, it could be due to a poor choice of wording, omitting details from the post, etc.

Re. Titanic, someone claiming to be a naval architect might reasonably say that he has no knowledge of shipbuilding crafts nor any seafaring experience; his forte happens to be design of steel framing. But when he asks the purpose of watertight bulkheads, one is inclined to doubt the credentials because any naval architect would know this.

That said, hands up anyone who uses a multimeter wiithout knowing its input resistance...