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More of a vent than a question. Reading the latest copy of professional electrician magazine earlier and seen an article from elecsa titled "one of the most common questions we get asked on the technical helpline is do i need rcd protection for...".

Now iv always known elect / nic etc standards are not very high as I know some shockingly dangerous electricians who are registered with both but it seems elect are advertising that a lot of there members are not sure when to use an rcd!!!!

You have to be a member to use the technical helpline and it begs the question how have elecsa deemed so many people competent who don't even know when they should use an rcd!!!!!
 
Thanks Dave. I knew the answer but there was no way I could have put it as eloquently as that ;)
 
Here's my second best guess as well;

A device that removes the need for putting any effort whatsoever into achieving a decent Ra value on a TT system. :)
 
Marvo, you have clearly got a very good understanding of the current trend in UK wiring regulations .

Simply put we no longer value the idea Of doing a job properly, we just come up with ways of plastering over the cracks.
 
After several years I'm finally at the point of if you can't beat them, join them. For my new years resolution I'm going to work smart instead of hard and save myself some money and a lot of sledge hammering by cutting all my 2.8m earth rods into 3 pieces and get a bulk shipment of RCD's from EBay.
 

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