Your original post said 5 double sockets didn't it? Where are the extra 3 to make 8?
Mis counted my mistakeYour original post said 5 double sockets didn't it? Where are the extra 3 to make 8?
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Your original post said 5 double sockets didn't it? Where are the extra 3 to make 8?
Mis counted my mistakeYour original post said 5 double sockets didn't it? Where are the extra 3 to make 8?
no difference thereHi - it might just be worth repeating IR at 250V to be sure you are not looking into some surge arrestor somewhere.
appreciate what you are saying but how am I going to learn if I give up at every problem I encounterMaybe its time to call it a day. Fault finding takes years of experience to master. Why not be honest to your friend and say its above your level. Nothing wrong with knowing your limits and holding your hands up to admit it. Get the guy to get an experienced sparky in to locate the fault and explain where and how he located it. Use this as a opportunity to learn.
appreciate what you are saying but how am I going to learn if I give up at every problem I encounter
latest update
it now seems that we have L-E fault on both legs ?
I'm getting a reading coming back through the Earth on both legs
latest update
it now seems that we have L-E fault on both legs ?
I'm getting a reading coming back through the Earth on both legs
Thanks everyone for you help and advice
we still have an earth fault when we are getting 240v across earth-netrual
now on both legs.
which is the part we cannot get our heads round as this circuit has been fine up until last week. and nothing has been added or any work carried out.
we are in the proccess of reconnecting all the sockets back up and i will keep everyone inform of what the problem is when we finally get it sorted
Cheers for thatI had a similar scenario at a mate's house last month: he'd been changing switches, and got intermediates, two-ways and singles completely messed up, and had mixed up two separate multi-way lighting circuits in the same enclosures. Nothing made sense: the behavior of his lighting was hilarious.
With multiple concurrent faults there's sometimes too much going on to hold the logic in your head.
In that case I find the best way is to STOP. To give up trying to be clever and to disconnect EVERYTHING. All accessories off, all cables neatly disconnected. Then get pen and paper, a long flying lead and trace the exact route of every cable. Draw it as you go. Then do continuity and IR on all sections, logically and consistently.
It's then a great feeling when the 'A-Ha!' point is reached, which it will be.
Good luck
An interesting and novel use of the word 'safe'Cheers for that
as we can not find out why we have 240v coming down the earth on both legs
we have run a temp 2.5mm T&E replaced 32 amp with 20 amp MCB so that the kitchen is working and safe.
tomorrow is another day
I thought soAn interesting and novel use of the word 'safe'
Mice love T&E. Or at least in my area (Norfolk) they do.... we can not see a mouse chewing though both legs under the floor
......and a very happy Christmas will be had by all...….It's then a great feeling when the 'A-Ha!' point is reached, which it will be.
Good luck
as we can not see a mouse chewing though both legs under the floor
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