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There is nothing wrong with removing the RCD as a TEMPORARY measure.
All socket outlets rated less than 32A require additional protection of a 30mA RCD.RECI & Safe Electric Registered Electrical Contractor
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Yes there is. Whilst temporarily removed could be when an earth fault (or worse a person connected to the mains) occurs. Safety devices should not be removed - even temporarily.
All socket outlets rated less than 32A require additional protection of a 30mA RCD.
Yes, and while it is removed I could win the lottery. Doesn't mean it will happen! :rotfl: Also, when you say "or worse, person connected to the mains" it just highlights you don't fully understand how an RCD operates.0 -
Yes, and while it is removed I could win the lottery. Doesn't mean it will happen! :rotfl: Also, when you say "or worse, person connected to the mains" it just highlights you don't fully understand how an RCD operates.
So don't make a fool of yourself. I am a Principal Duty Holder, Qualified Supervisor and Qualified Certifier for an electrical contractor and also a JIB Graded Approved Electrician and a Technician Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. I understand how RCDs work.
The presumption that it is unlikely that a fault or dangerous occurence will occur whilst a device is removed does not make it acceptable to remove a safety device. Such a cavalier attitude is unacceptable and if you were a worker doing this then you could find yourself answerable under the Electricity at Work Regulations as a duty holder.RECI & Safe Electric Registered Electrical Contractor
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So don't make a fool of yourself. I am a Principal Duty Holder, Qualified Supervisor and Qualified Certifier for an electrical contractor and also a JIB Graded Approved Electrician and a Technician Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. I understand how RCDs work.
I choose not to.0 -
So don't make a fool of yourself. I am a Principal Duty Holder, Qualified Supervisor and Qualified Certifier for an electrical contractor and also a JIB Graded Approved Electrician and a Technician Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. I understand how RCDs work.
Good for you being a mere electrician :rotfl:....I'm a fully qualified Electrical Engineer BEng (Hons) working towards my chartership and a full member of the IET, not just a "Technician Member" with experience in development, design, test, comissioning & modification of topsides electrical equipment for the offshore Oil & Gas sector.Such a cavalier attitude is unacceptable and if you were a worker doing this then you could find yourself answerable under the Electricity at Work Regulations as a duty holder.
Good thing I'm not a "worker" and you & your "workers" would be the ones working to my designs & asking me questions, as they do 99% of the time when they don't understand basic things.
So you're the one who shouldn't make a fool of himself....
Anyway, none of this bickering & game of "top trumps" is helping the OP.
1 thing we do agree on is that if they are asking for basic advice like this, they should get someone else in to do the work.0 -
Good for you being a mere electrician :rotfl:....I'm a fully qualified Electrical Engineer BEng (Hons) working towards my chartership and a full member of the IETbenten69 wrote:1 thing we do agree on is that if they are asking for basic advice like this, they should get someone else in to do the work.RECI & Safe Electric Registered Electrical Contractor
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