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Yes binky  it was a head scratch pal never seen it before has I always turn cct off just forgot on this occasion  thankfully it was in my house with no one here but just shows we are all still learning no many sparks seen this by the comments 

It's because it's a tncs earth system if you disconnect the earth while cct on the voltage will be there because its connected to neutral at the head 

Yes rob pal it is a tncs I believe the reason behind this is because neutral  earth combined and disconnecting earth would become live because off connection to neutral 

No pal nothing 

My tester wont ket me do test if voltage not correct I meant not seen voltage on earths before but like I say never disconnected earth before either was just a off chance that i did and noticed it  That's very true rob pal all I'm asking is anyone else seen this and if so what was there ...

I wasnt being rude to him I was just asking for advise if anyone had seen this before all the best 

Thankyou doc really appreciate  advise pal 

It's not a test I'm asking you a question never mind why not move onto someone else if you cant answer the question all the best thanks 

Have u ever checked the earths dont have voltage on pal guess not so maybe ur leaving people at harm  Cheers murdoch I'm rewiring house now just never seen this before but like we all know we never disconnect earths when its powered up just a one off and couldn't believe what I was seeing...

Hi there I tested circuit fully insallation  resistance  999 and continuity all ok earth loop 0.81 and rcd all ok  Thanks for ur advise mate but just to let you it would only be dangerous if someone else was in the house just to let you know I was alone 

Hi Murdoch just in twenty plus years of doing this and have never seen it before I wonder how many sparks have never noticed this with the earths I understand what ur both saying and not to disconnect earths while mcb is on but how would we ever know this is happening  if I never did do it 

I am a electrician a clamp meter would only tell me the loading  I believe it is a tncs rob but u do not get a shock off the voltage that's being produced by the earth 

Yes pal fluke tester also megger multimeter and metrel multimeter all it was I had put the earth in wrong terminal so was moving it over when I noticed a little spark on earth when they was disconnected from each other ie was a ring main but when there together it's no longer there just never...

Hi pal I do realise it not the thing to do I am aware of the dangers but I was alone in the house and I was just seeing if anyone else had come around this thank you No rcd trips.

33v to 118v

Any thing between  118v and 33v 

Hi everyone I'm after some advice I've just noticed that my earth had voltage on when I disconnected from earth bar in cu when mcb was on could any one shed a bit of light on this thanks it is on ring mains and light ccts