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New Zealand Wiring Infomation please?
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<blockquote data-quote="revjames" data-source="post: 427208" data-attributes="member: 5256"><p>I am an NZ registered spark. Not holding a current practicing licence as I no longer live there although I am a permanent resident. That looks fairly typical TBH. When you arrive in NZ you turn your watch back at least 30 years. last time I wired a property was 2001. Boards were a bit more like you would expect to see here albeit without RCDs. Never ever saw anyone test anything.</p><p></p><p>Sockets were protected by having an RCD socket on a radial that also provided 'downstream' protection to other sockets on the radial. </p><p></p><p>Neutral and earth joined in the CU and no neutrals were ever broken. So no DP switching anywhere, every house has an earth rod. </p><p></p><p>I would be more interested to see the cabling. Houses are typically timber framed and rats in the walls and roof are not uncommon so cable damage is a possibility. The type of accessories (ie sockets and switches) fitted would give a more precise indication. From the look of the distribution it could be anything from 20 - 50 years old!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="revjames, post: 427208, member: 5256"] I am an NZ registered spark. Not holding a current practicing licence as I no longer live there although I am a permanent resident. That looks fairly typical TBH. When you arrive in NZ you turn your watch back at least 30 years. last time I wired a property was 2001. Boards were a bit more like you would expect to see here albeit without RCDs. Never ever saw anyone test anything. Sockets were protected by having an RCD socket on a radial that also provided 'downstream' protection to other sockets on the radial. Neutral and earth joined in the CU and no neutrals were ever broken. So no DP switching anywhere, every house has an earth rod. I would be more interested to see the cabling. Houses are typically timber framed and rats in the walls and roof are not uncommon so cable damage is a possibility. The type of accessories (ie sockets and switches) fitted would give a more precise indication. From the look of the distribution it could be anything from 20 - 50 years old! [/QUOTE]
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