EEA Electricity Engineers' Association

Testing of Service Connections to Premises Guide

2020

Note: this guide includes an amendment to Section 7.3 Deenergised polarity test (July 2023)

We have reviewed the above guide, which was last updated in 2010 version (Livening Service Connections to Premises (Guide)) . This guide has been reviewed by representatives of the electricity supply industry. After a robust industry consultation, the Safety Standards and Procedures Group of the EEA has approved the revised guide.

Purpose of the guide

The purpose of this Guide is to ensure that polarity and neutral integrity tests are conducted on low voltage service mains to establish that the installation is safe to connect and that appropriate documentation has been sighted and completed as required by the various regulations.

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