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Yep, I've done a Zs test (0.48) which I think gives me a good earth reading. Thanks guys.

I'm struggling with some of the advice I'm finding on the net. Hopefully someone in the DIYnot community can set me straight! I've got new metal light fittings (flourescant ceiling batten mounted) in my garage and in the fitting they have an earth in the connecting block, which is also...

Ban all sheds - sorry, yes I assumed you meant a switch fuse alongside the Meter - Where I'll already have one of those in place to run new long meter tails to the new Consumer Unit position. I can happily have henley blocks and a switchfuse in the new CU location. Taylortwocities - We've...

Hmm good question - that was a dumb thought I hadn't properly thought through! So I assume the SWA is Glanded to terminate it into a metal box alongside the source and destination of the run, and this box is connected to the MET inside each Consumer Unit? The builder has a Sparky lined up...

Great advice thanks fella's. To spilt the tails and run from the incoming supply at the Meter cupboard will be a lot more difficult as it'd need to be run under a tarmac drive. The Consumer Unit is going to move to the nearest external wall to the new garage and will allow a much simpler...

Hi folks, I've had a search about but can't see that anyone's asked this already - apologies if they have and I've missed it. I'm having a new external garage built, and want to run the cable / do the first fix myself. I have a spare way in my consumer unit, so would like to run SWA from...