Same as that domestic job I saw last week. Who fits a split board nowadays? I wouldn’t fit one in my garage
If it’s medical does it come under MEIGAN?
I encountered my first AFDD board yesterday, in a sheltered housing scheme. Each resident owns their own flat with bathroom and lounge kitchenette. However there is an on-site live in manager and meals are provided in a communal dining room if they want to join in, all run by a charity. It was a LEWDEN boardGoing to be fun changing a relatively new split board to accommodate AFDDs
I encountered my first AFDD board yesterday, in a sheltered housing scheme. Each resident owns their own flat with bathroom and lounge kitchenette. However there is an on-site live in manager and meals are provided in a communal dining room if they want to join in, all run by a charity. It was a LEWDEN board
To my mind the biggest problem is that all the lighting circuits are on the same RCD - should have split the lights across both RCDsGiven its a medical facility with lots of equipment being used most of the time?
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To my mind the biggest problem is that all the lighting circuits are on the same RCD - should have split the lights across both RCDs
To my mind the biggest problem is that all the lighting circuits are on the same RCD - should have split the lights across both RCDs
Purely my opinion but, and I don’t quote reg numbers as life is too short, there are regs that sayIm taken aback with the responses on here with regards to dual RCD boards. I totally get it that RCBO is preferable but why is dual RCD such a bad thing? It doesnt really seem to be a hanging offence to me.
at one time RCBOs could be £35 or more each, but with the introduction of basic brands such a Lewden and Control gear where RCBOs are more like £15 each, the cost of a full board of RCBOs dropped signifiantly, and therefore the reason not to fit them, ie cost. That, and a long discussion that concluded years ago that dual RCD boards don't meet the requirement to mimimise the inconvenience. So to us, on this forum, installing dual RCD boards is just poor practice that professional electricians should not even consider.Im taken aback with the responses on here with regards to dual RCD boards. I totally get it that RCBO is preferable but why is dual RCD such a bad thing? It doesnt really seem to be a hanging offence to me.
Im taken aback with the responses on here with regards to dual RCD boards. I totally get it that RCBO is preferable but why is dual RCD such a bad thing? It doesnt really seem to be a hanging offence to me.
Whist not disputing the advantages of RCBOs, all the fault finding advantages can be met by using dual pole MCBs.
A few years ago I had the dubious privilege, (whilst on holiday!), of solving an earth fault problem at a relative's property in France. This was fitted with dual RCDs and two pole MCBs, which made the task far simpler than an equivalent UK setup.
Another thing, how much extra time would it take to actually label the board appropriately or have a schedule nearby. I hate it when I come across a board with "sockets" on so many MCBs, it means almost nothing!Given its a medical facility with lots of equipment being used most of the time?
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