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Evening chaps..

I have just fitted some downlights in a bathroom and needed to give them RCD protection as there was none. I fitted the following:

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The test button works fine and the unit trips when a fault occurs (touching neutral to earth) but I cannot get the MFT to test it for trip times which I need for the MWC. Its a fairy decent MFT and I've never had any trouble with it testing RCD's before but I have never tested this sort of RCD before, it has always been in the CU. I make contact with the live/neutral/earth of something which the RCD is feeding, I get the little 'tick' on the MFT and then it just wont test.

Am I missing something simple here? Is this unit tested in the same way as you would an RCD in a CU?
 
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Onions it isnt as easy as that is it yessterday there was quite clearly baiting going off in my opinion.
This is how i see it iamelectric and meggerman seem to have a problem with Glenn and Mike who are both friends of mine as they are with lots of members in here. And i cant find anything insulting that was apparently said by MDJ towards the op mIke is a well respected member here and all i can say Meggerman is, your comments to him yesterday were out of order as he had done nothing wrong, if you have got a problem with either glenn or mike then be a man about it and sort it out with them this is not a bloody playground itis a forum for professionals so get a grip.
Thats my opinion like it or lump it to everyone
 
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GMES said:
Onions it isnt as easy as that is it yessterday there was quite clearly baiting going off in my opinion.
This is how i see it iamelectric and meggerman seem to have a problem with Glenn and Mike who are both friends of mine as they are with lots of members in here. And i cant find anything insulting that was apparently said by MDJ towards the op mIke is a well respected member here and all i can say Meggerman is, your comments to him yesterday were out of order as he had done nothing wrong, if you have got a problem with either glenn or mike then be a man about it and sort it out with them this is not a bloody playground itis a forum for proffesionals soget a grip.
Thats my opinion like it or lump it to everyone
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Cheers I have had 2 versions of what was said yesterday and am in no doubt Meggar man was trying to provoke an argument, well he got one, and I was not to blame, anyhow as I mentioned a few posts back, all over, bored and time to move on
 
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Fair play Mike, and for the record i dont have a problem with meggerman i dont even know the guy but i dont want to see the forum end up like a playground or trolling ground
 
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MDJ said:
Cheers I have had 2 versions of what was said yesterday and am in no doubt Meggar man was trying to provoke an argument, well he got one, and I was not to blame, anyhow as I mentioned a few posts back, all over, bored and time to move on
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More nonsense. Your comments are unfounded and you act like a school yard bully when caught out. I'll leave it now as am getting bored too. I don't forget either.
 
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GMES said:
Fair play Mike, and for the record i dont have a problem with meggerman i dont even know the guy but i dont want to see the forum end up like a playground or trolling ground
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I never had a problem with him either until the unprovoked attack on me for absolutely no reason, I have no problem with Iam actually either, I thought Iam was a good fella, wtf is happening here jeez.
 
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More nonsense. Your comments are unfounded and you act like a school yard bully when caught out. I'll leave it now as am getting bored too. I don't forget either.
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are you on drugs? you, not me started this whole thing off, how can I be a bully when my only participation in this thread was positive to steve (hippy the op), seriously you have issues, your about as normal as a one legged man tight walking with a chair tied to his chest hair whilst blindfolded.
 
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MDJ said:
are you on drugs? you, not me started this whole thing off, how can I be a bully when my only participation in this thread was positive to steve (hippy the op), seriously you have issues, your about as normal as a one legged man tight walking with a chair tied to his chest hair whilst blindfolded.
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As you are unable to evidence your comments Ill help you out a bit. I have just been back to the start of this thread and read though it, I suggest you do the same. You are making comments directed toward me early on in the thread. Now it has all gone downhill you are looking for a exit. There aint one. It is all in the thread.
 
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MM ffs go back to post 7 which you made and had a pop at Howard i think you were the 1st person to start agitating members
 
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Alls fine sintra were all grown men , i believe things have to be debated and guys have to get things off their chests.
sometimes if threads just get shutdown then nothing gets resolved, but its your call
 
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It's clear to see where this thread headed south (remember I can see the unedited versions). Not overly happy to see my name mentioned as I wasn't even on the thread but Marvo has taken action so I'm going to leave it at that.
 
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