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12-05-2017, 06:08 PM
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Best not to use a plug-in type RCD adapter if the consumer unit has its own RCD as it can interfere with the main RCD. If the main RCD doesn't work then that's a different story, one of those could be used as a stop-gap until the main RCD is sorted.
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12-05-2017, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Judd ->
Best not to use a plug-in type RCD adapter if the consumer unit has its own RCD as it can interfere with the main RCD. If the main RCD doesn't work then that's a different story, one of those could be used as a stop-gap until the main RCD is sorted.
Good advice Judd, I didn't realise that.
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12-05-2017, 06:49 PM
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Isn't he a clever old stick, Barry.

I have now tested my RDC for the first time ever.
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12-05-2017, 06:56 PM
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Re: Circuit breakers

Originally Posted by Mups ->
Isn't he a clever old stick, Barry.

I have now tested my RDC for the first time ever.
Remember to test your RCD too.
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12-05-2017, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Mups ->
Isn't he a clever old stick, Barry.

I have now tested my RDC for the first time ever.
That's true Mups, they say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing so I guess that puts you and I right up the creek....
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12-05-2017, 07:26 PM
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That's true Mups, they say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing so I guess that puts you and I right up the creek....
He's just a smart arse.
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12-05-2017, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Judd ->
Remember to test your RCD too.


Oh stoppit. You know what I meant.
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12-05-2017, 09:35 PM
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He's just a smart arse.

A smart-arse, retired electrician though.
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12-05-2017, 09:45 PM
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Re: Circuit breakers

What an interesting thread. My fuse box is kind the sort that - if a fuse blows - I have to mend it with fuse wire. Always keep a card of various types and a small screwdriver in a tin on top of the fuse box.
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12-05-2017, 10:17 PM
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Re: Circuit breakers

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What an interesting thread. My fuse box is kind the sort that - if a fuse blows - I have to mend it with fuse wire. Always keep a card of various types and a small screwdriver in a tin on top of the fuse box.
If your fusebox is made by Wylex, you can buy plug-in MCBs (circuit breakers) that replace the standard fuse-wire type. See photo - this is recommended for your 5amp lighting fuses. Less hassle


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