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Tony - nothing troll going on. Honestly I'll take a picture with today's newspaper of the whole job if it helps!
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I had guessed the earth may not be set up correctly.
What I don't quite understand is what additional risks or benefits are involved in switching the earth system.
Now I could switch out the generator earth but I can't see that being the issue.
Incidentally the earthing system to the gen is on really heavy gauge copper - looks like three core car battery cable - the gen earth was tested by my electrician and they seemed to think it well within spec
I don't have test kit myself beyond a little meter but I have checked if there is any pd between the utility E and the gen E (when the two aren't connected obviously) and there is no pd.
So what would I gain by switching earth systems? I would gain a momentary period where the entire house has no earth at all.
Well, an electrician has taken a look but no further forward. Theories now surround faulty RCDs - so it looks like further expertise is needed to get to the bottom of it.
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