Interesting External Supply Feeding Domestic Dwellings

[securespark]

I saw this today in Staffs.

A TN-S supply feeding two houses but not in TN-S...instead TT.

And on the same install, these worn cables: one taped up and split & exposed...

 

[plugwash]

you say its feeding two dwellings but i see three sets of outgoing cables what gives?

also is it inside or outside? i'm sure its bad practice to have two different earths in a property and that cutout does not look suitable for outdoor use.

 

[securespark]

Sorry. Didn't mean to mislead you. It wasn't deliberate. There are three houses.

That is an external wall completely exposed.

What do you mean 2 different earths?

Every house has the same supply: TT.

 

[plugwash]

Every house has the same supply: TT.

indeed but that metal cutout body is presumablly connected to the TN-S earth so if it was inside a house there could be a potential between it and the house earth which could be a problem.

personally i'd be complaining to the DNO, that cutout doesn't look suitable for outside use and that cable REALLY looks like its seen better days.