I was installing a couple of electrical sockets at the weekend in my friends house.
BEFORE I connected anything I checked (with a meter) to see if the cables were still live after I turned off (what I thought was the correct fuse in the mainboard)
My meter read 364V AC on the ringmain.
After looking a little closer it appears that instead of 2 cables on the ringmain it somehow has 3 connected (which I assume is giving it 364V, instead of 240V)
Everything is working and they have lived there for about 3 years with it like this (without issues) but I am concerned that it is unsafe.
Please advise!
It is very difficult to see where the 3rd cable connects in the circuit as most cables are buried in the walls.
BEFORE I connected anything I checked (with a meter) to see if the cables were still live after I turned off (what I thought was the correct fuse in the mainboard)
My meter read 364V AC on the ringmain.
After looking a little closer it appears that instead of 2 cables on the ringmain it somehow has 3 connected (which I assume is giving it 364V, instead of 240V)
Everything is working and they have lived there for about 3 years with it like this (without issues) but I am concerned that it is unsafe.
Please advise!
It is very difficult to see where the 3rd cable connects in the circuit as most cables are buried in the walls.