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Brian Gaff wrote:
Stop bickering. I mean, its supposed to be earthed, where its earthed
only affects the wiring between that earth and the one that should be
down the line toward the substation, so who really cares?

It's not that simple. If you short local earth to neutral here, it will
trip the RCD.

Neutral and earth should only be connected together where they are
designed to be. Which will vary according to your type of mains supply.
With my older installation it isn't done in my house. Presumably at the
local sub station.

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