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Can RCD's be faulty
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<blockquote data-quote="bengie" data-source="post: 96515" data-attributes="member: 7131"><p>surely as long as your talking about the same BS number and rating then its like for like. i've never understood the need to test when a board is changed if your not changing the type of protection, going from 3036's to 60898's i can see a point as they have different requirements but if you already know it meets the requirements then why test again?</p><p></p><p>anyway, get a sparky in mate as you could end up looking like Don King <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>when you say you have removed everything what exactly do you mean? simply turning off the switch of a socket isn't always good enough as not all sockets have double pole switching so physically pulling out every single plug is the only way to eliminate a neutral earth fault. how about spurs, are all these turned off? anything outside? all these questions need to be addressed before moving ahead, atleas i would if i was fixing the problem. even then i would be doing some insulation tests before replacing something expensive like an RCD.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bengie, post: 96515, member: 7131"] surely as long as your talking about the same BS number and rating then its like for like. i've never understood the need to test when a board is changed if your not changing the type of protection, going from 3036's to 60898's i can see a point as they have different requirements but if you already know it meets the requirements then why test again? anyway, get a sparky in mate as you could end up looking like Don King :) when you say you have removed everything what exactly do you mean? simply turning off the switch of a socket isn't always good enough as not all sockets have double pole switching so physically pulling out every single plug is the only way to eliminate a neutral earth fault. how about spurs, are all these turned off? anything outside? all these questions need to be addressed before moving ahead, atleas i would if i was fixing the problem. even then i would be doing some insulation tests before replacing something expensive like an RCD. [/QUOTE]
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