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MCB/RCD on consumer unit tripping
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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 506107" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>If a customer had a single fuse protecting multiple circuits so in the event of a fault they wouldn't have a clue where the cause was coming from...</p><p></p><p>And it wiped out power to half or more of the property, possibly for several hours if they couldn't reset it easily...</p><p></p><p>And the fault happened late on a Saturday evening with no local electricians able to attend till Monday to try and get half or more of the property power back on again...</p><p></p><p>And the labour costs for investigating and tracking down the fault were three or four times more labour intensive as multiple circuits were involved..</p><p></p><p>They would say..</p><p></p><p>No way would I want anything as daft as that fitted!!</p><p></p><p>The same rules apply for RCDs -vs- RCBO's </p><p></p><p>A multiple RCBO board is the most logical and cost effective solution..</p><p></p><p>And any single RCD protecting multiple circuits is the most stupid idea ever.. </p><p></p><p>With the exception of possible an outbuilding, (Shed/Garage/Workshop), with a single RCD board..</p><p></p><p> Guinness</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 506107, member: 250"] If a customer had a single fuse protecting multiple circuits so in the event of a fault they wouldn't have a clue where the cause was coming from... And it wiped out power to half or more of the property, possibly for several hours if they couldn't reset it easily... And the fault happened late on a Saturday evening with no local electricians able to attend till Monday to try and get half or more of the property power back on again... And the labour costs for investigating and tracking down the fault were three or four times more labour intensive as multiple circuits were involved.. They would say.. No way would I want anything as daft as that fitted!! The same rules apply for RCDs -vs- RCBO's A multiple RCBO board is the most logical and cost effective solution.. And any single RCD protecting multiple circuits is the most stupid idea ever.. With the exception of possible an outbuilding, (Shed/Garage/Workshop), with a single RCD board.. Guinness [/QUOTE]
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