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Are RCD trips a good safety device or a nuisance
(06/05/2010)

With RCD trips being installed in most properties now, and a necessity in new builds, or when updating, we frequently receive complaints about nuisance tripping. We also frequently get tripping problems when replacing a fuse board with a new distribution board. Normally because the staircase lighting has been previously wired incorrectly. Tracing such faults can be time consuming and costly to the end user. We feel it is in our interest to make it clear to the client PRIOR to installation of ... [more]

Test your RCDs regularly to be protected against electric shock
(11/12/2009)

An RCD is a Residual Current Device. Usually it is a big switch in your fuse board but it can be next to the fuse board or somewhere else. It is usually as wide as two of the normal switches and it has an on/off switch and an important little plastic button with a ‘T’ embossed on it. Without going into the boring technical stuff what it does is monitor the flow of electricity around the circuits it is guarding. As soon as it gets even a minute sniff of anything not in perfect balance it switches... [more]

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