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<blockquote data-quote="green-hornet" data-source="post: 73142" data-attributes="member: 2683"><p>I do not like the fact that a RCD that is used as additional protection "may" fail simply because the reccomended testing intervals are not adhered to.</p><p></p><p>I have rcd's in my home been there for about 10 years now, tested? NEVER. and I am an electrician. If you work from home I suppose your monthly checks for calibration would test the rcd's, but if you work from an office or unit then the tests are carried out there.</p><p></p><p>People will not carry out the checks, often although the information is provided they will forget, or simply not bother, there is then a risk that under a fault the rcd will NOT operate within the required time.</p><p></p><p>If this where to happen, and god forbid a fatality occured, who would be to blame?</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately it would be the owner, because the manufacturer of the rcd will undoubtedly say, because the required testing was not carried out, failure is down to the owners.</p><p></p><p>I think this is shamefull.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="green-hornet, post: 73142, member: 2683"] I do not like the fact that a RCD that is used as additional protection "may" fail simply because the reccomended testing intervals are not adhered to. I have rcd's in my home been there for about 10 years now, tested? NEVER. and I am an electrician. If you work from home I suppose your monthly checks for calibration would test the rcd's, but if you work from an office or unit then the tests are carried out there. People will not carry out the checks, often although the information is provided they will forget, or simply not bother, there is then a risk that under a fault the rcd will NOT operate within the required time. If this where to happen, and god forbid a fatality occured, who would be to blame? Unfortunately it would be the owner, because the manufacturer of the rcd will undoubtedly say, because the required testing was not carried out, failure is down to the owners. I think this is shamefull. [/QUOTE]
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