Earthing and bonding, possible island mode, why separate earths.

Looking at a domestic install, have only looked at earthing in the meter cabinet so far.

It's a single phase installation with solar on the roof of a detached stables. At the moment not quite sure how the solar is connected in to the main system, needs further investigation tomorrow, but I don't think it's likely to support island mode.

The bit that's confusing me at tge moment is earthing in the meter cabinet.

There's a TNC's earth coming of the supply, going in to the house

There is also a TT earth connected in to a Henley block along with a bunch of what I assume are bonding conductors and another main earth going in to the house. But the TT earth and the TNC';s earth are not visibly connected in the meter box. They may be connected somewhere else, still need to investigate. But why would the installer separate the two earthing systems? Even if island mode is supported in the installation from what I have read just line a neutral are switched and all the earthing remains connected.

I am installing an EV charger. At the moment my plan would be to a bit more investigation but ultimately will just connect the TNCS and TT earth together and to the EV db.

Any thoughts on the arrangement and best course of action.

Thanks

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  • Hard to say without seeing it. TT might be TN-C-S with an additional electrode, or as there are stables (if actually used for livestock) might well need a TT system itself (in which case interconnecting with PME would be a bad idea). Not sure why both are mixed at the meter cabinet - Is the meter cabinet at the stables?

       - Andy.

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  • Hard to say without seeing it. TT might be TN-C-S with an additional electrode, or as there are stables (if actually used for livestock) might well need a TT system itself (in which case interconnecting with PME would be a bad idea). Not sure why both are mixed at the meter cabinet - Is the meter cabinet at the stables?

       - Andy.

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