The CPC on a Kitchen RFC is not continuous.
It looks like some one has had a go at fixing it, by fusing it down to 20 A, and putting that circuit on an RCD. So I wonder if the break was not able to be located.
Each socket is earthed , via each leg. R2 readings are good, and Zs is good
Of course, the thing to do is look for the break and put right.
I will be returning to look for the fault, but I wonder how you would code it, and, if the break can't be found, Im wondering about the options.
Being a kitchen circuit, it is quite heavily loaded, so the fact that fusing its down to 20 A is not ideal.
Now in a EICR, I would say a broken CPC on a ring final is a C2.
But since it has been fused down to 20 amps, could you argue that it is two radials?
I know the Line and neutrals are still as a ring, but Im wondering, the load will be shared better if left connected.
I would think about separating them, on their own 20A MCB
However, there is no space to add another MCB so can't split the ring and put each leg its own 20A MCB. And earthing wise, its as it is now.
I would appreciated any thoughts
Thanks
It looks like some one has had a go at fixing it, by fusing it down to 20 A, and putting that circuit on an RCD. So I wonder if the break was not able to be located.
Each socket is earthed , via each leg. R2 readings are good, and Zs is good
Of course, the thing to do is look for the break and put right.
I will be returning to look for the fault, but I wonder how you would code it, and, if the break can't be found, Im wondering about the options.
Being a kitchen circuit, it is quite heavily loaded, so the fact that fusing its down to 20 A is not ideal.
Now in a EICR, I would say a broken CPC on a ring final is a C2.
But since it has been fused down to 20 amps, could you argue that it is two radials?
I know the Line and neutrals are still as a ring, but Im wondering, the load will be shared better if left connected.
I would think about separating them, on their own 20A MCB
However, there is no space to add another MCB so can't split the ring and put each leg its own 20A MCB. And earthing wise, its as it is now.
I would appreciated any thoughts
Thanks