electric earthing

caro1 · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 12:45 am Post Subject: electric earthing

I am replacing an old light fitting with a chandelier (metallic mainly). Having removed the old light fitting I have live earth and neutral wires coming from the ceiling which i have then fitted to the same coming from the chandelier. However, there is an extra earth in the chandelier which is just screwed to the casing with an end dangling free.

My question is, does the end of this other earth need to be attached to anything ( eg the other 2 earth wires), or have i already earthed the appliance adequately with the earth to earth connection from my electrics to the one from the main wire of the chandelier.

Thanks for any help that anyone can offer me.

Adam_151 · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 2:03 am Post Subject:

Put it in the earth terminal with the other earths

ebee · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:18 am Post Subject:

just because it says earth or looks like one does not always mean it is.
It might be running to a plastic cup with a bit of soil in it. NO I AM NOT KIDDING!

Get it checked out

ban-all-sheds · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:00 am Post Subject:

ebee wrote:

just because it says earth or looks like one does not always mean it is.
It might be running to a plastic cup with a bit of soil in it. NO I AM NOT KIDDING!

caro1 wrote:

However, there is an extra earth in the chandelier which is just screwed to the casing with an end dangling free.

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kai · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:24 pm Post Subject: Earth?

ebee wrote:

It might be running to a plastic cup with a bit of soil in it. NO I AM NOT KIDDING!
Get it checked out

Please explain this.

Perhaps they meant an earth wire was stuck in the soil of the Christmas Tree pot, when there are fairy lights connected!

ebee · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:30 pm Post Subject:

I stated on another thread that an electrician found that someone had put metal light fittings up and to add an earth a seperate conductor was connected to the fittings earth terminal an ran under floorboards to a plastic cup filled with soil.
No kidding.
I think they completely misunderstood earthing principle

Adam_151 · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:00 pm Post Subject:

Here's the thread if anyone is interested: http://www.iee.org/Forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=205&threadid=7487&highlight_key=y&keyword1=soil