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Earthing in my home

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  • 15-07-2022 9:58am
    #1
    splashthecash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,316 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I am looking to get a home charger installed for an EV and I had an installer do a survey yesterday evening. He said he couldn't see the wiring you would expect for water bonding in the hot press, gas bonding at the boiler and also couldn't see where the earth rod was.

    In the fuseboard, there are three thick earth wires which he said would indicate that these cover these three items but it is not obvious where they are.

    Has anyone seen this before? He said that I would need this cleared up before an installation of the charger could take place and also said it is very strange for a house like mine (built 2004) to not have all these in place



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    #2
    meercat
    Registered Users Posts: 4,746 ✭✭✭meercat


    Although these cables may be terminated at the distribution board it’s possible they were not connected at the pipework or an earth rod installed


    they should be visible and accessible for testing.



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    JL spark
    Registered Users Posts: 201 ✭✭JL spark


    Your installer is on the money, safe just to get them installed before charger goes in ,

    too many cowboys lashing them in ,



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    #4
    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,596 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    There is no shortage of poorly wired houses from that time.



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