ive wired an outside plug from the feed for the outside light but when i put a plug checker in it its showing no earth any idea what the problem is and how i can get over it thanks
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- Thread starter strongbowpeter
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Where does the feed for the outdoor light come from? If it comes from a lighting circuit, you should disconnect it entirely, and take a feed from somewhere appropriate (a ring/radial socket circuit). If the outdoor light comes from a socket circuit, it should have been fused down to 3A/5A so will not be suitable for connecting to a socket outlet anyway.
How old is your house? When was it last rewired? Does you lighting circuit have an earth conductor and have you connected it properly? Those socket testers compare voltages between the conductors, and it is looking for 240v between phase and earth, so if you have a disconnected earth somewhere it will be picking up some induced v's and show up as a dodgy earth.
How old is your house? When was it last rewired? Does you lighting circuit have an earth conductor and have you connected it properly? Those socket testers compare voltages between the conductors, and it is looking for 240v between phase and earth, so if you have a disconnected earth somewhere it will be picking up some induced v's and show up as a dodgy earth.
That socket appears from your description to be a serious hazard to safety
At a rough guess the wire from the earth terminal is not connected to the earth conductor in the place you connected the cable to.
either you have not connected the earth terminal of the earthing in your lighting circuit is not connected to earth at the consumer unit.
But what you have done is not acceptable
[1] a socket should not be connected to a light circuit.
[2] an outside socket must be fed via an RCD ( earth leakage breaker )
[3] an outside socket must be weatherproof
[4[ outside electrical work comes under Part P of the building regulations and must be notified.
At a rough guess the wire from the earth terminal is not connected to the earth conductor in the place you connected the cable to.
either you have not connected the earth terminal of the earthing in your lighting circuit is not connected to earth at the consumer unit.
But what you have done is not acceptable
[1] a socket should not be connected to a light circuit.
[2] an outside socket must be fed via an RCD ( earth leakage breaker )
[3] an outside socket must be weatherproof
[4[ outside electrical work comes under Part P of the building regulations and must be notified.
thanks ive disconected itstrongbowpeter said:
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