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Paultrim123321
No, don't panic, this isn't a plea for help, just sympathy. Asked to check out a bungalow this morning, (friend of the wife) apparently the "big switch in the fuseboard keeps tripping?"
Oh well, turned up with the family in toe as I thought this won't take long. Old Wylex board with BS 4293 RCD main switch. 5 1/2 hours later!!:/ IR all circuits to find lighting radials neutral/earth very low! 1.4ohms to be precise, and no I don't mean 0.14mohms I mean 1.4ohms.
Well after some splitting/calculating/removing/more testing fault found at a bloody damaged neutral conductor in bulkhead light fitting in utility room, the sheathing was damaged on installation recently and was exposing inner copper conductors which where just touching the metallic reflector tray in the fitting. Repaired the damaged insulation all fine.
I didn't even charge them, felt guilty as they were in the eighties and i know another spark would have fleeced them for callouts and fault finding and probably even a new DB!
Oh well rant over.
Oh well, turned up with the family in toe as I thought this won't take long. Old Wylex board with BS 4293 RCD main switch. 5 1/2 hours later!!:/ IR all circuits to find lighting radials neutral/earth very low! 1.4ohms to be precise, and no I don't mean 0.14mohms I mean 1.4ohms.
Well after some splitting/calculating/removing/more testing fault found at a bloody damaged neutral conductor in bulkhead light fitting in utility room, the sheathing was damaged on installation recently and was exposing inner copper conductors which where just touching the metallic reflector tray in the fitting. Repaired the damaged insulation all fine.
I didn't even charge them, felt guilty as they were in the eighties and i know another spark would have fleeced them for callouts and fault finding and probably even a new DB!
Oh well rant over.
