
Originally Posted by
Lourie1251
You talk about bad wiring. I went to do a coc, when I put my polarity tester in the plugs every light came on. I thought well this looks like an earth fault problem.
I tested the db and found I had no reading between live and earth and 220v between neutral and earth.
A long story short, when the council removed the meter and installed a pre paid meter the electrician
Had the wires in the wrong terminals and put 220v through the the neutral instead of the live. Saving grace was this is a holiday cottage and no idea how many people had rented this place.
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