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Visual assessment of existing installation earthing arrangement.

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Go on, make a quick decision as to what the earthing arrangement is.


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  • kellyselectric:

    Ide say the installation is PME you can clearly see the house green/yellow going into the neutral block. But what I dont understand is why is there an earth wire on the pole? Is it actually a second neutral?  I ask because the house earth is PMEd inside so cant see why you need a pole earth




    I looked at it and thought PME then realised the block is not in the neutral and started looking for a earth rod, went back outside to speak to the lines men and realised it is TNS that has a separate earth conductor on the overhead supply. 

    It is the first time I have seen a three wire over head cable TNS earthed supply run into a domestic property like this.

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  • kellyselectric:

    Ide say the installation is PME you can clearly see the house green/yellow going into the neutral block. But what I dont understand is why is there an earth wire on the pole? Is it actually a second neutral?  I ask because the house earth is PMEd inside so cant see why you need a pole earth




    I looked at it and thought PME then realised the block is not in the neutral and started looking for a earth rod, went back outside to speak to the lines men and realised it is TNS that has a separate earth conductor on the overhead supply. 

    It is the first time I have seen a three wire over head cable TNS earthed supply run into a domestic property like this.

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