billfromthehill
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Your welcome have a nice day.nw42 said:
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Electrician help please.
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kp789
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I wouldnt risk it. Get a leccy out to sort it for you.
Skip Donoghue
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It sounds like 1...the earth has been lost or come loose somewhere, it could be in the socket/spur your boilers connected to, or in the boiler itself, but I am sure your engineer will have checked this, but ( to check switch off your electric to this circuit if your unsure switch the lot off, now check all green/yellow wires are connected tightly and in place)nw42 said:big blueballs said:A bit more info needed....is the problem......high earth loop impedance reading?
Not quite sure mate, he just wrote 'resistance to earth' on the form he left with me, this was under the heading 'for all situations the following remedial works are required.'
He plugged some contraption into the sockets near the boiler, that's when he said it needed sorting.
Just to add, I've had a service contract with BG for about 5yrs and although nothing has been changed they have never flagged it up before.
Sorry I can't give you any further info.
2....it could be the circuits earth at the dist board that the socket/spur your boiler is on is connected to, (to check switch off your electric carefully open the dist board and check all green/yellow cables are connected tightly and in place)
3.....it could be the earth for the whole installation, if this is the case you will need someone with an Earth Loop Impedance tester to check your installations Ze (external earth loop impedance) and if there is a problem or a high Ze reading this could be due to your service providers loss of its earth somewhere before or at the point it enters your property making it the responsibility of your electricity provider to rectify
The one thing I will add is if the installation has lost its earth, it is a serious issue which needs correcting ASAP and if you contact your electricity provider they will respond accordingly and quickly
Hope this helps
big blueballs said:It sounds like 1...the earth has been lost or come loose somewhere, it could be in the socket/spur your boilers connected to, or in the boiler itself, but I am sure your engineer will have checked this, but ( to check switch off your electric to this circuit if your unsure switch the lot off, now check all green/yellow wires are connected tightly and in place)nw42 said:big blueballs said:A bit more info needed....is the problem......high earth loop impedance reading?
Not quite sure mate, he just wrote 'resistance to earth' on the form he left with me, this was under the heading 'for all situations the following remedial works are required.'
He plugged some contraption into the sockets near the boiler, that's when he said it needed sorting.
Just to add, I've had a service contract with BG for about 5yrs and although nothing has been changed they have never flagged it up before.
Sorry I can't give you any further info.
2....it could be the circuits earth at the dist board that the socket/spur your boiler is on is connected to, (to check switch off your electric carefully open the dist board and check all green/yellow cables are connected tightly and in place)
3.....it could be the earth for the whole installation, if this is the case you will need someone with an Earth Loop Impedance tester to check your installations Ze (external earth loop impedance) and if there is a problem or a high Ze reading this could be due to your service providers loss of its earth somewhere before or at the point it enters your property making it the responsibility of your electricity provider to rectify
The one thing I will add is if the installation has lost its earth, it is a serious issue which needs correcting ASAP and if you contact your electricity provider they will respond accordingly and quickly
Hope this helps
stu1 said:have you unscrewed the socket (turn off electric first) you may just have a loose / poor connection on the earth wire
Thanks lads, I'll try the 'safe' options first and will get someone out to it if I can't see the obvious, although I suppose unless I find a loose wire I'll need to get someone who has one of those impedance testers anyway.
Either way I appreciate the guidance, cheers.
Skip Donoghue
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Which will only tell him he has an issue with his earth....which he already knows....it won't tell him where the fault is...stu1 said:you can get a socket tester from b&q cheap as chips
gaz76
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As a spark myself, all I have to say is get an electrician in and ignore any advice there has been on this thread.
Also I have heard stories of British gas engineers finding faults that arnt there if you know what I mean.
If in doubt get a spark out to look at it
Also I have heard stories of British gas engineers finding faults that arnt there if you know what I mean.
If in doubt get a spark out to look at it
Manchester_lalala
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gaz76 said:As a spark myself, all I have to say is get an electrician in and ignore any advice there has been on this thread.
Also I have heard stories of British gas engineers finding faults that arnt there if you know what I mean.
If in doubt get a spark out to look at it
This.
Fuck what everyone else says, get a sparky in before someone dies haha. If its an earthing problem it shouldn't be to bad to sort out.
gaz76 said:As a spark myself, all I have to say is get an electrician in and ignore any advice there has been on this thread.
Also I have heard stories of British gas engineers finding faults that arnt there if you know what I mean.
If in doubt get a spark out to look at it
Too late pal, where were you an hour ago?
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Agreed re the BG engineers, been reading a a fair bit along similar lines this afternoon, fuckin shocking practice!!