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    Neutral to earth fault

    Hi. I'm quite savvy in that respect being an engineer i like to watch lol, he defo did it with it on. He had the mcbs out, when he showed me he then switched the CU off and re installed the mcb units . As I was in view before he called me (from hallway ) I looked round and he went across the...
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    Neutral to earth fault

    Hi He didn't mention a dead short or anything . Just showed me the buzz from neutral bar to the earth bar. He didn't test any further. Didn't un plug any appliances etc. He might have thought well I gave a set price for the CU change and its more effort now than he thought. I'm unsure. He...
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    Neutral to earth fault

    Thanks both. How much is an EICR test usually ? Thanks
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    Neutral to earth fault

    Thanks. I don't think we will ever know now. I think we will have to save up again to get someone out to check if it can be just a CU change to get a certificate. Thanks everyone
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    Neutral to earth fault

    Hi No , like I say he was a decent guy so definitely not a rip off person. You maybe right as when I looked the cables looked too short to come further out than the face plate.
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    Neutral to earth fault

    I'm more just wondering why he says he could change it then couldn't and gave us this fault. He seemed really genuine and was a nice bloke
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    Neutral to earth fault

    Hi no. He said I won't charge you before he left . He didn't charge for quoting or anything either
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    Neutral to earth fault

    Sorry everyone if I'm not explaining correctly. I do appreciate all your comments He quoted 350 for a Cu change with rcd protection and certified , he didn't do any tests on quoting , he just checked we had earth's. And he said it would make it electrically safe and certified . But on arrival...
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    Neutral to earth fault

    Also showed me no buzzing when the main switch was off
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    Neutral to earth fault

    Yes neutral and earth, so that's correct from what you say no continuity. No he didn't test the circuits . He just checked from the neutral block to the earth block inside the CU and showed me it buzzing. He says it could be a rouge nail through a cable of something. He knows we don't have the...
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    Neutral to earth fault

    He said it would a minefield to sort without a full re wire. He says it's not right but it's not the most dangerous at the moment.
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    Neutral to earth fault

    continuity/ buzzing was when the consumer unit was switched on by the main switch between neutral and earth. With the main switch off there wasn't. Is this normal He said there was a neutral to earth after showing me with his meter buzzing between neutral blcok and earth block in CU
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    Neutral to earth fault

    Hi All I'm no electrician. Story is we had the money for a rewire and new fuse box, but an electrician came out had a look and said, well you have solid copper wiring no trips etc etc etc. He didn't test anything inside the fusebix on inspection. Everything is earthed etc. So he said it just...
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    Timered expelair fan ,timer not working

    Thanks all. I'll pass the info onto him, he's already said he might he might chamge from using his dad's ethics and move to his unless
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    Timered expelair fan ,timer not working

    Perfect thanks. Do all electricans know , that T is switched and L is perm. I just spoke to him, he says he never knew that, he thought the T would need a perm live . I'm not sure his dad teaches him on site that well
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    Timered expelair fan ,timer not working

    He has sleeved the black at the pull switch with brown , so I gather just swapping them will still be ok sleeve wise lol.
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    Timered expelair fan ,timer not working

    Ah I see thanks. I'll swap it at the fan myself, save him getting a roasting off his dad He's only charging me 20 quid and some beers , it's all his dad's parts etc apart from the fan, so quids in for me , he's even cleaned up and put all the insulation back
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    Timered expelair fan ,timer not working

    Also just to say. As I'm nosey and like to know things, I grabbed my multimeter and at the fan Im getting. With fan on pull switch on , I was getting mains voltage across the L and N. At the T and N I was getting mains voltage. With pull switch off. I was getting 0 across L and N. I was...
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    Timered expelair fan ,timer not working

    Hi all After an issue with the wall kit for my extractor which is now sorted. My friend who's just started training to be an electrician ( his dad who's fully qualified signs the work off he does ) Has done the wiring , I know bits myself so helped with the run of cables etc. We aren't...
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    Extractor vent hole too big

    Thanks its all food for thought and good ideas, there is a window in the bathroom but the missus won't open it (scared of creepy crawlies) the windows right in the bath/shower area so at angles you would be seen naked lol.
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