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EICR - main earth and neutral

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Hi was conducting a EICR on a consumer unit today removed the cover and Main earth cable was 8 x single strand insulated cables istead of expected single 25mm also earth was the same??? it is in an apartment and has been running fine for

at least 20 years, just want to know what to input for csa?? and should I note it in observations under C3 CODE???? ANY ADVISE WELCOME THANKS
Parents
  • All-copper split-con has been used for years in preference to SWA on the customer side because it is easier to handle and frequently preferable to large sized twin and earth. It used to be a favourite for feeding high rated electric showers in it's 10.mm guise. I used approx 19 metres  25/16mm all-copper to resite my cu at home from the front of the house to the back outhouse where the gas intake is. Switchfused down of course. It comes through the wall from the back of the meter box at the front, then goes into a length of 32mm galve and brass bushed steel conduit and rises up the wall to above ceiling level where it exits the conduit and runs through the joists all the way through the house to the consumer unit. No way could I have routed 3 core 25mm SWA through the joists, so split con was ideal. Are we now saying that this is unsafe, highly dangerous and that an imminent disasterous catastrophe is about to occur as a consequence?

    I need to know before I lose my house!
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  • All-copper split-con has been used for years in preference to SWA on the customer side because it is easier to handle and frequently preferable to large sized twin and earth. It used to be a favourite for feeding high rated electric showers in it's 10.mm guise. I used approx 19 metres  25/16mm all-copper to resite my cu at home from the front of the house to the back outhouse where the gas intake is. Switchfused down of course. It comes through the wall from the back of the meter box at the front, then goes into a length of 32mm galve and brass bushed steel conduit and rises up the wall to above ceiling level where it exits the conduit and runs through the joists all the way through the house to the consumer unit. No way could I have routed 3 core 25mm SWA through the joists, so split con was ideal. Are we now saying that this is unsafe, highly dangerous and that an imminent disasterous catastrophe is about to occur as a consequence?

    I need to know before I lose my house!
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