Andrew Thelwell wrote:

Hope this helps -- your further feedback would be much appreciated
based on these additional details.

Thanks!

Andy

Which brings us to the next question, how best to test your probably
faulty appliances. A low cost multimeter can be used to test resistance
from E to L&N pins on the plug, while its not plugged in, and any
controls on the item are set to on. However if the thing has any
electronic power controls, as many appliances now do, this wont test it
fully. Plugging an item into an RCD into a socket would quickly detect
any appliance with an earth leakage fault. Since it looks like you've
got at least 2 bad appliances, I'd get an RCD plug, make it into a
short extension lead, and have it to test things with.

Its a minor plus that youve got ELCBs and not an RCD, or you'd have had
bigger problems.


NT