Freezer - where do I connect the earth wire here ?

[ihatealldiy]

Hi,
Just changing old freezer to new.
On removing the cover I found the yellow-green wire loose. So a bit confused.
Where do I connect the yellow-green from the new freezer... there's already a yellow-green from the mains in the earth slot. There's another one loose as well from the mains.Pic enclosed.
Many Thanks

 

[EFLImpudence]

All earth wires.

 

[ihatealldiy]

So just add the earth wire from the plug into the earth slot ? What about the loose earth wire ? Is this normal - two earth wires ? Apologies if this is a silly query!

 

[trojanhawrs]

You put all 3 together in the earth terminal as pictured.

 

[ihatealldiy]

Many thanks Guys ! Appreciate this.

 

[endecotp]

On removing the cover I found the yellow-green wire loose.

That’s worrying; it may have meant that other sockets or appliances have had no earth. If I were you, I’d get one of these plug-in socket testers and test all your sockets, to see if there are any other similar faults.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-16a-socket-tester-230v-ac/91596

 

[ihatealldiy]

@endecotp - Thanks for that. I used a Mains tester screwdriver on the side of the freezer and it lit up. No clue what it means or if that's normal !

 

[endecotp]

I used a Mains tester screwdriver on the side of the freezer and it lit up. No clue what it means or if that's normal !

Was that before you connected the earth wire? Does it still do it now?

It is potentially very dangerous, and not normal. Some non-contact “voltage detector pens” can be very sensitive and light up spuriously, but I think screwdrivers, which actually make a metal-to-metal connection to the thing you’re testing, should be less likely to light up unless there’s a genuine problem (do others agree?).

That’s worrying; it may have meant that other sockets or appliances have had no earth.

Correcting myself here - it looks like that loose earth wire was a connection to the backbox, not the other side of the ring circuit, so it would not have removed the earth from other sockets.