How Leaky is your Earth Wire..?

Exploring intentional earth leakage current and how it can affect the design and operation of your electrical installation.

What are the recommendations in BS7671?
How does it impact your choice of consumer unit and circuit protection?
What is the easiest and most accurate way to measure earth leakage current?

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[efixx]

EARTH LEAKAGE CURRENT - WHERE it comes from and HOW to measure it. - MEGGER DCM305E

[sergiofernandez]

I have spoken to the plumber about the leak and he saya you can fix it using some CT1 (other brands are available). As always some real thought provoking stuff Joe

[alouisschafer]

That's why standard RCDs are 30ma😉
Earth Leakage is to be expected with modern electronic powersupplies. They have plenty of input filtering and protection incorporating the earth conductor thus a few mA are lost on the earth...

[thechillingvillan]

Why can't you link the video in the short clip? Making things difficult.

[hlasrozumu]

i am not comfortable with the particle board behind the electronic components, they should have the fire protection as recommended in norms behind them

[tceng]

Visiting my parents a couple of years ago I found a 2.5A earth leakage.
That was fun.

Nail between the neutral and CPC on a kitchen circuit and no RCDs.

It should have been picked up at the time of installation in the early 90s, or at the time the kitchen circuit was split from another circuit, or at any of two periodic inspections that happened since. Kind of makes you wonder really...

[fixitfelix]

related video... also check out my repair videos ! thanks

[avfczoff]

What is the black attachment on the line conductor? I’ve seen them before but no idea what they are & what purpose they serve?

[peterkavanagh]

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[gingersoulgamer]

That's why leccy is expensive, we're fucking wasting it