I have extended the ring in my living room, adding an extra 3 sockets. On completion I used a socket fault detector which gave the all clear. I then disconnected the 3 sockets in order to carry out decorating and repairs and to finish fitting a new floor. I connected the wires using chocbloc to maintain the circuit. All connected sockets worked fine with power tools etc. I have now come to re-connect the additional sockets and I tested the first with the socket tester - fail, 'missing earth'. I have since checked all the earth connections in the room and all are ok but I get the 'mising earth' fault on the tester plug. I then started to check each socket in other rooms and in each case got the 'earth missing' fault. I also get this in the upstairs sockets which is a separate circuit.
The tester is new, only used once before. Are these testers reliable? It is a TIS1000.
I'm at a loss. Any ideas?
The tester is new, only used once before. Are these testers reliable? It is a TIS1000.
I'm at a loss. Any ideas?