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  1. king185

    Continuity / Ohms testing help / Short ?

    A short/tripping issue. On the cable running to the shed so in the garden area. Chop the cable before the damage in the garden area. Join it to a new piece of cable that i supply with the joint kit that i supply. Maximum two joints. I would assume this would take a few hours at most do at most...
  2. king185

    Continuity / Ohms testing help / Short ?

    Sorry for delay in reply. I mean i dont wanna get anyone down to waste time. What kinda cost am i looking at if i supply the parts?
  3. king185

    Continuity / Ohms testing help / Short ?

    No, however i did mention the fault to him.
  4. king185

    Continuity / Ohms testing help / Short ?

    Your right i probably dont need 100amps with a 1000v cable at the moment, but i want to replace like for like, and future proof it, also if i ever get the shed extended or build a back room in the garden its good to have the correct cabling. I dont want to replace the whole cable as alot of...
  5. king185

    Continuity / Ohms testing help / Short ?

    Cable is going to cost between £500 and £600 not including installation as its 60m length. Better to cut but it will be checked with a insulation resistance tester by a professional.
  6. king185

    Continuity / Ohms testing help / Short ?

    Ok thank you all for answering I will repeat that the house CU has no RCD protection so there is no RCD tripping, as thats impossible. As for the shed nothing trips there as in no circuits. So not using the multi-meter to find faults that dont exsist :ROFLMAO: There is no fault in the...
  7. king185

    Continuity / Ohms testing help / Short ?

    I would like to add some more information here. I missed some important points. I apologise. I understand its probably not an E - N fault as i think my supply in my house is TN-S. The SWA cable is 2 core only L and N with the steel cable around acting as an E. All the tests ive conducted to...
  8. king185

    Continuity / Ohms testing help / Short ?

    Hi, I would love some help understanding an issue I’m having on a 16mm SWA cable running from the CU in my house to the CU in the shed. I believe there is a problem with the cable (possibly between E and N), and I have used a multi-meter to do some checks on the CU (shed side) and below you...
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