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No problem :) the way the system is earthed influences the earth loop reading(Ze) you will get. Basically you want this value to be as low as possible so when a fault to earth occurs there is as little resistance to earth as possible. This will ensure that your mcbs, fuses whatever will...

funny isn`t it - NICEIC to most people means you`ll be getting an expert to do the work for you, thats the way it appears to be marketed to the public :roll: There isn`t much you can say except to tell the chap he wants a full t+i before any work is carried out - if the sparky is a good one...

surfacemounted?? :wink: i`m guessing the kitchen has been plastered and finished?? without the lights being installed? Ed

indeed robin testers are cool 8) Robin multimeters are practically the same now as fluke -in some cases they have more functions, but i swear by my fluke 26 :D i think its the rubber case :wink: Ed

Hi basic rule of thumb is out of reach - so more than arms length. If you check out bs761 it refers to special locations and zones - not having it to hand at the minute(`sin the van :roll: ) you should be able to find out a bit more by referring to that. Good luck, Ed

hi if it helps with your enquiry - not trying to confuse anyone here , you need to ask the leccy board to come out and carry out an earth loop impedance test at your supply intake. They will know what this means and will ensure you get the correct type of earthing arrangement installed. I...

Hi have you checked all the connections are sound? sounds like to me you have a bad connection somewhere..... :( let us know how you get on.... Good luck Ed

First off - hello :) just found the forum... Are you talking about a mulitimeter or 16th edition test equipment? Different things entirely.... Multimeter - in my opinion fluke every time, but you may want to bear robin in mind(slightly cheaper) 16th edition test - i use AVO lcb2500/2...