Recent content by pharris

Heh heh, no (not this time). I was using insulated crocodile clips.

Thanks for the reply. Yes, that's what I was thinking. Obviously the voltages/currents used when a DMM is measuring resistance, are much less than a Megger, but the DMM must've been 'seeing' something, even if it was a small induced voltage. r Paul

Here's one that's really doing my head in and I hope that it's lack of experience rather than a dangerous situation. I have installed a new kitchen ring main from scratch, it has 7 double sockets and 4 spurs for wired-in appliances (cooker hood, gas hob igniter, washing machine and...

Hi, I could not find any labels specifying the type of earthing system. r Paul

I'll check, but I did not see one.

I had a strange problem today. The house (mid '50s)in question has the mains coming in, after the meter, the tails go to 2 fuse boxes. The only Earth coming into the building vanishes into the wall cavity and is covered with green only sleeving. It is tinned or aluminium as the wire is...