power to spur socket

[Tatton]

Just wired in a spur for the dishwasher but it is not working! when I plug a lead in with a neon it lights up but not as bright as in a normal socket any ideas of the cause? I have checked the dishwasher from a lead and that works, I am at a loss.

 

[conny]

First thought is to check for a loose connection in the spur socket and that it is correctly wired.
(May sound a tad obvious but people do make mistakes.)

 

[Tatton]

First thought is to check for a loose connection in the spur socket and that it is correctly wired.
(May sound a tad obvious but people do make mistakes.)

Yes thanks I have done that but all ok.

 

[conny]

Faulty socket or possibly insulation trapped under the securing screw, so although the connection is tight it is not cleanly on the conductors.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Just wired in a spur for the dishwasher but it is not working! when I plug a lead in with a neon it lights up but not as bright as in a normal socket any ideas of the cause? I have checked the dishwasher from a lead and that works, I am at a loss.

Have you tried the lead in another socket outlet?
One question maybe two more, if you have purposely spurred a socket for dishwasher, why are you using an extension lead and the other question, is this new socket RCD protected?

 

[Tatton]

Just wired in a spur for the dishwasher but it is not working! when I plug a lead in with a neon it lights up but not as bright as in a normal socket any ideas of the cause? I have checked the dishwasher from a lead and that works, I am at a loss.

Have you tried the lead in another socket outlet?
One question maybe two more, if you have purposely spurred a socket for dishwasher, why are you using an extension lead and the other question, is this new socket RCD protected?

new socket is RCD protected, the lead is purley for seeing what is working, maybe I should just replace the cable feeding the spur socket.

 

[rjm2k]

does your test work at the source of your spur?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

new socket is RCD protected

And this has been confirmed as working via the correct test procedures?

the lead is purley for seeing what is working

Really require to be doing continuity, dead polarity, insulation resitance, live polarity, Ze, Zs and RCD trip times before we get to the plug in and play method!

maybe I should just replace the cable feeding the spur socket.

Or follow the correct inspection and testing to confirm or diagnose the fault.
You should not be going live on any electrical work until you have proved it is safe to do so, this a requirement of part p which is a legal requirement!

I doubt that an extension lead with a neon indicator, would satisfy the requirements for testing and proving safe, laid down by BS7671 and Part P!

A question worth asking would be, was the circuit or socket you took the feed from, suitable, safe and fault free prior to your connection or have you introduced a fault by performing this work?

 

[Tatton]

First thought is to check for a loose connection in the spur socket and that it is correctly wired.
(May sound a tad obvious but people do make mistakes.)

Yes thanks I have done that but all ok.

Thanks again conny it was a loose neutral in the socket on the ring main from where the spur was wired from, wired by a sparky!!

 

[EFLImpudence]

it was a loose neutral in the socket on the ring main from where the spur was wired from, wired by a sparky!!

Just wired in a spur for the dishwasher

Did you not connect to the neutral?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Can't blame the sparky for loose connection that you must have connected the spur to! Thus making yourself responsible for!

 

[Tatton]

Can't blame the sparky for loose connection that you must have connected the spur to! Thus making yourself responsible for!

Just to clarify the sparky wired the spur but left the cable taped up until ready for the socket to be fitted which is the bit I did thanks

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Pyss poor and unsafe sparky then! Are you sure he was a sparky or just odd job handyman?