phil d
Well-known member
Went to swap a couple of socket fronts for a mate, earth loop of 23 ohms,dno called and chaos broke out, so much for a quick favour. They were still there at half nine last night.
Went to swap a couple of socket fronts for a mate, earth loop of 23 ohms,dno called and chaos broke out, so much for a quick favour. They were still there at half nine last night.
i dont usually wait around for DNO. generally phone them with fault and give them my number. sometimes im still there when they arrive
Went back this morning to connect the cooker and the guy was telling me about the first engineer who came out, apparently he told the homeowner that it was his wiring that was knackered, he had no business having a 3036, board, apparently their illegal! The DNO had no obligation to supply an earth, (there was one there originally) I was in the wrong for leaving the power on, and if they expected him to leave the power on they'd have to sign a disclaimer!I had a similar job over Christmas, couple of other electricians had been out and done variations of nothing/swapped a couple of 3036's for MCB's (how does that stop the power going off for no reason). I turned up, found a high loop and noticed a loose cable on the cutout end of the neutral which had obviously been arcing for some time. Had Western Power out immediately and had a new cutout fitted. I can only assume I was the first person there to actually test anything.
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