Fw: Ring main question

["Paul Helliwell" <g0kao@xxxxxxx>]

While these are good at providing an indication of the power at the socket
it won't prove if the circuit is wired up correctly as a loop, it won't
tell
you if one side of the circuit has become disconnected.

Paul H

----- Original Message -----
From: "James, Daniel" <daniel.james@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 11:58 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Ring main question


>
> The quickest and easiest health check is to buy one of these, and test
every
> socket in your house.
>
>
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Test_Meters_Index/Ring_Main_Tester/in
> dex.html
>
> Its well worth it.
>
> Daniel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Chasmer [mailto:robert.chasmer@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 11 March 2002 11:40
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Ring main question
>
>
> James, Daniel [mailto:daniel.james@xxxxxxx] wrote:
> > I had this problem in a previous property.
>
> You'd think that this sort of thing wouldn't happen, if someone can
> manage to bodge up the fuse box, then god knows what else they may
> have done in the house.
>
>
> > You should have 4 live wires returned to the fuse box....
> > from the two rings.
> > It could be that the two rings have been crossed at the fuse box,
> > it is a easy thing to test and fix, but will involve taking the
> > power down for an hour or so.
>
> I'll defintely have to try this one out.  Thanks for the excelent
> suggestion.
>
> On a related note, I noticed that another of my friends had a mains
> socket with only one side of the ring wired up, the other side had
> broken off.  This would mean the whole ring is then only fed by one
> half of the wiring.  I presume you could do the same sort of check
> by breaking the ring at a socket (MAINS OFF FIRST) and then measuring
> the resistence between the two cables.
>
> Does anyone know of a good DIY electrical wiring health check you
> could perform?
>
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