I moved in to a newly renovated Victorian house here in England in December, which we bought from a property developer.
It was completely rewired, with everything signed off and certified by a qualified electrician, as per legal requirements.
Most properties in the UK have common earth/ground and neutral wiring (they're the same wire, the "earth" just bypasses your main board... there's no earth spike).
Anyway, I bought a socket tester after noticing an outlet or two didn't work. Went around and tested the whole house... half of the 30 electrical outlets in the house were defective, and at least 4 were wired incorrectly such that they were live on the neutral pin (which means they're live when the switch is off). Some had earthing issues. Fortunately the RCBO's work as advertised.
Don't risk your life with this stuff, test it all yourself. A tester will cost you $10
It was completely rewired, with everything signed off and certified by a qualified electrician, as per legal requirements.
Most properties in the UK have common earth/ground and neutral wiring (they're the same wire, the "earth" just bypasses your main board... there's no earth spike).
Anyway, I bought a socket tester after noticing an outlet or two didn't work. Went around and tested the whole house... half of the 30 electrical outlets in the house were defective, and at least 4 were wired incorrectly such that they were live on the neutral pin (which means they're live when the switch is off). Some had earthing issues. Fortunately the RCBO's work as advertised.
Don't risk your life with this stuff, test it all yourself. A tester will cost you $10