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An Electrician has told me that my lighting circuit earth wire is not grounded or earthed
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<blockquote data-quote="Doc Hudson" data-source="post: 431420" data-attributes="member: 1607"><p>As Murdoch points out randomly lifting boards could be a waste of time. I would start with a bit of continuity testing around all of the accessories, (switches &amp; lights) to identify first of all which accessories do or don't have an earth continuity to them. In electrical terms this would be done by an R1+R2 test on the whole circuit. Probably a couple of hours work, depending upon the size of the property. If none of the accessories have an earth continuity then there is no point looking for junction boxes. Whereas if some do and some don't the physical room positions may point to the most probable locations where boards may need lifting. Dependant upon the labour rates in your local area I would guess this preliminary testing would cost somewhere between £40 to £90 for between 2 or 3 hours investigations. (e.g. 2 hours @ £20 per hour or 3 hours @ £30 per hour)</p><p></p><p>Doc H. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doc Hudson, post: 431420, member: 1607"] As Murdoch points out randomly lifting boards could be a waste of time. I would start with a bit of continuity testing around all of the accessories, (switches & lights) to identify first of all which accessories do or don't have an earth continuity to them. In electrical terms this would be done by an R1+R2 test on the whole circuit. Probably a couple of hours work, depending upon the size of the property. If none of the accessories have an earth continuity then there is no point looking for junction boxes. Whereas if some do and some don't the physical room positions may point to the most probable locations where boards may need lifting. Dependant upon the labour rates in your local area I would guess this preliminary testing would cost somewhere between £40 to £90 for between 2 or 3 hours investigations. (e.g. 2 hours @ £20 per hour or 3 hours @ £30 per hour) Doc H. [/QUOTE]
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