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Caravan hook up
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Hi I am fitting a caravan hook up on the wall next to the dno incomer box. No wires exposed. Do I still require an earth rod. The earth bond will be prob 1 ft long inside so not exposed. I know if I fit the box away using swa then yes earth rod would be used.
Some years ago I did the PAT at a local church, there was mutterings because I tested the Christmas lights and cables that were used for the tree in the churchyard and made an "advisory note" that the insulation resistances whilst acceptable was less than I would have expected.
When asked why I was noting this I pointed out that they had been stored dry on top of a cupboard in the vestry for several months, so getting a lower than expected insulation test result under those circumstances indicated that there could be a serious problem once the cables were run across the ground in the church yard and up the tree.
Workshop testing caravan leads doesn't stress them as they would be if you tested them in situ after a wet fortnight on a campsite in Llandudno.
Some years ago I did the PAT at a local church, there was mutterings because I tested the Christmas lights and cables that were used for the tree in the churchyard and made an "advisory note" that the insulation resistances whilst acceptable was less than I would have expected.
When asked why I was noting this I pointed out that they had been stored dry on top of a cupboard in the vestry for several months, so getting a lower than expected insulation test result under those circumstances indicated that there could be a serious problem once the cables were run across the ground in the church yard and up the tree.
Workshop testing caravan leads doesn't stress them as they would be if you tested them in situ after a wet fortnight on a campsite in Llandudno.
