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Hi all, I'm selling a house I own, a considerable amount under the price of the same terraced properties nearby. This reflects work which is needed on it ; no double glazing, no gch, & some repointing needed. It also may benefit from a rewire, but it may not be essential. ( I haven't had it...

Just contacted the DNO to get their earth sorted so that my spark can do an inspection & test to see exactly what's needed. Thanks for all your advice, it is very much appreciated Pete

Thanks for replies. If the house needs a rewire though, and I'm thinking it's been c. 15years, will the DNO bother to send anyone to do anything until any work is done? I mean the DNO spark did say that the earths were too small for the house and I can't say that it's been left in an...

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The whole thing was changed, although the new one looks pretty similar to it. Old one was brown, new one grey. When I asked the man who changed it, he said it was a PME type. The second man who came to reset card meter & ended-up swapping it all about did the test, but didn't say anything...

Securespark, that earth at the bottom of the pic bonded the water pipe to the cable/sheath underneath the old Service fuse by a metal tag, but then the Service fuse was changed to what is in the pic now and I can't remember where the earths went. The original service fuse had a strip on the...

Here's what the setup looks like from mobile phone photo. http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/8094/photo0063dx1.jpg and http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/4876/photo0065sc8.jpg In second photo, the earth at the bottom of pic is some bonding from a nearby water pipe, not...

Thanks for replies. I'll just have to have a much closer look in the daylight. ( Sod's law that I'm on nights.) Pete Ps can't believe that s0d's law was edited!

I saw 2 earth cables when I looked in the meter cupboard. It must have been from the cu to the earth block and some bonding maybe? After the test,The spark said it was too small, around 4sqmm and that it should be bigger, maybe 10. Then he said about getting it seen to. I was upstairs when...

Sorry I'm not at the property now. The supplier's sparky said it was a PME yesterday. The one who reset the meter today said it may also need an earth rod or that they could use the neutral as an earth, but that would mean calling them out again. ( I waited 4 days for the supply to be...

His note says " installation unsafe.High loop impedance on earth. Recommend full NICEIC test supply to isolator only. Tails left out due to safety." He said I'd have to get a spark to come & sort it. Then the spark could just reconnect the tails. I assumed then it was my responsibility...

hi all, just had Powersystems reset my prepaymant meter following eviction of a squatter. He then tested the Loop Impedance & said it was too high at 0.55. He said that the earthing was too small & may need an earth rod too. Would this mean a complete rewire or could the earthing just...

Can't find a wobsite anywhere.......... heh heh Anyways. I waited in 6 hrs at the property today, for the supplier to turn up & just cut the service fuse. Someone else will be back tomorrow to replace the cutout, then the original people back (who cut the service fuse) to clear the meter...

Well, I will be bothered mate if it's me who has to pay the £528. :lol: After a closer inspection, there is a wire on it . It is very small and underneath the meter, tucked-in tight. It seems to bridge the 2 red meter tails. I couldn't see it at 1st, only when practically laying on the...

Yes I agree, haven't contacted them yet, still having a house clearance! I just wondered if anyone had experience of this type of meter / situation as It seems odd to me that the meter should just continue on. I'd have thought there'd be a limit which when reached, it turns off until...

yes, I'm sure it's not £5.28. He'd been squatting in there for 3 years while we lived abroad & our original tenant left. Aside from that, the decimal point is between the 8 and some pence, ( I'd rounded it down.) Pete

Hi all, I recently had a squatter evicted and instead of finding a 'wire' to bypass the meter (which I believe is common) I saw that the card meter shows minus £528. I didn't think this was possible. Surely there's a limit. Has anyone seen this before & will I now get stung for it as the...

ok, thanks for that Pete

No nothing changed recently. Been doing it for a while. Might just replace it then. thanks, Pete

Hi all, one of the dimmer switches in our house buzzes when it's on, is this ok or does it need replacing? and why does it buzz ? ta, Pete