PART 1. Electrical Emergency: Tripping Circuits Due To Poor Power Distribution To Home Extension.

[@markashworth79]

That installation 😵 Rough as, glad they got a proper spark in to sort this. Great content, keep up the good work. 👍🏻

[@HeritageElectrical]

Cheers mate

[@billsbasementworkshop1902]

Hi, Interesting video. Just subed you. What reading was you getting at the sockets for the R1+R2? Would this be more than r1+r2/4? I got some high readings from sockets in the past, but useing some switch cleaner on the tester plug brought the reapinds down. I put this down to the contacts being dirty.

[@HeritageElectrical]

Hi Bill, thanks for watching. The R1+R2 readings passed when the socket plates were removed and cables jointed. The issue which we see a lot, as we test 100% of socket outlets, is a big difference between each side of the socket plate. In this case there were readings of >2000 on one plate and variations of 0.30 - 1.60 ohms difference between each side of some other socket plates. As the sockets were cheap, had been in 10 years and such a poor job had been done of connections, we changed the plates. In most situations we wouldn't bother trying to repair socket plates anyway, as they are not expensive to buy. We see them like brake pads on a car, they get a lot of wear and tear and at some point they will fail and need replacing, so we may as well do it if the readings aren't looking good. We always give the customer the options first, and they are always happier to go with the higher standard of work we recommend. Cheers Paul