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Hi, what would be the easiest way for a DIY electrician to test that a circuit has the ring intact and hasn't become radial circuit?
Just break the ring at any socket and test both ends?Unless you have proper testing equipment then you cant.
Hi, what would be the easiest way for a DIY electrician to test that a circuit has the ring intact and hasn't become radial circuit?
Turn the power off. Check the power is off with a device you have verified working... unless you fancy potentially ******* your boxers/dying.
Whip the easiest to access socket off the wall.
Use a multifunction tester that will do down to around 0.1 Ohms or a touch together beepy tester if your circuit isn’t massive.
Test between L-L N-N and E-E you should get continuity between them all the E-E reading should be a touch higher than the others if it’s sheathed cable.
There are other tests to do to actually make sure it is wired in a ring but I don’t have the time to explain all the fig 8 stuff.