I'm just playing with my Supernova XE at present whilst awaiting my C&G course (probably October as it's a free course due to pending MoD unemployment) and have been trying some of my household items, but I can't get either of my kettles to pass the initial earth bond test. The first kettle is a cheapy Tesco plastic jug kettle with easy access to an element (which is new and clean) and the second kettle is an expensive Prestige model with a flat heater plate which I can only hold the earth clip against.
When I run the standard class 1 test on these the test starts with the earth bond test and I always get a reading of >19.99 ohms giving me an instant fail.
Is there something blatantly obvious I'm missing with this or is there a way around it?
(I apologise in advance if it is covered in the COP, but I've only just ordered a copy and it hasn't arrived yet.)
thanks