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High Ze on TNS supply for flats (3 ohms)

Hi guys.  I carried out an EICR on a first floor flat today.  (1 of 4 flats in the building plus landlords supplies).  The intake position is in a cupboard on the ground floor and is some sort of TNS setup. It isn't something i have come across before as it looks pretty industrial which isn't what i do.  I will try and post a couple of pictures after my post.  I am not sure that the earth connection looks original so wondered what others thought.  It looks pretty corroded so hopefully is an easy fix if the DNO will look at it. 

The problem i am going to have is the CU in the flat will need swapping, if the dno won't fix this issue i will need to fit some sort of rcd to the sub-main to a rental flat in an external cupboard where there is zero space for one.  I am hoping they are still responsible for maintaining the earth.  It obviously feeds other flats in the block as well as a landlords area that actually has a night storage heater in Slight smile.  My thoughts are there are potentially areas in the building that are potentially dangerous, starting with a metal storage heater with a high Zs.

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  • Just a quick follow up on this. Western Power have tidied up the corroded connection which has sorted the problem out.

  • Another case of reliance on others for carrying out incidental tests and maintenance checks for the suppliers, they attend very quickly in such cases, where litigation is possible no doubt.

    Jaymack

    I shot my arrow in the air, where it went I know not where. ........... I lose all my f***ing arrows that way. Apologies to Mr Wordsworth.    

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  • Another case of reliance on others for carrying out incidental tests and maintenance checks for the suppliers, they attend very quickly in such cases, where litigation is possible no doubt.

    Jaymack

    I shot my arrow in the air, where it went I know not where. ........... I lose all my f***ing arrows that way. Apologies to Mr Wordsworth.    

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