RCD protection for PV?

[fiardor]

Formal qualifications and experience

EH ERRR

Sorry Gary but that was my point,

The regs make no reference to formal qualifications in their definition of competent only technical knowledge and practical skills are enough to qualify as a competent person.............apparently.

 

[ak492158]

Thanks very much for your help guys.

The supply was TNCS with good Ze, so I used a Garage unit with 20A MCB and a built in generationn meter.

 

[moggy1968]

EH ERRR

Sorry Gary but that was my point,

The regs make no reference to formal qualifications in their definition of competent only technical knowledge and practical skills are enough to qualify as a competent person.............apparently.

The regs may not, but the courts will. In the event you have to defend yourself in court you would be expected to provide evidence of competence.

Training+qualifications+experience=competence

 

[fiardor]

The regs may not, but the courts will. In the event you have to defend yourself in court you would be expected to provide evidence of competence.

Training+qualifications+experience=competence

Not really the point i was making but thanks moggs LOL

 

[infinity]

we discussed this at length on here before, as my understanding was that transformerless inverters needed RCD protection, but it was pointed out that most transformerless inverters (SMA, FRONIUS etc) have inbuilt protection that meets the need for automatic disconestion that would require the need of an RCD.

do you know where we can find information as to weather SMS for example, has built in protection negating the need of an rcd for the tl range?

 

[solarsavings]

The regs may not, but the courts will. In the event you have to defend yourself in court you would be expected to provide evidence of competence.

Training+qualifications+experience=competence

Guys that have ended up in court in the past have sometime found that despite having the training, qualifications and experience they are judged as incompetent and locked up. As we see on here you can do your best, do what you believe to be right and someone will still drag the **** out of you. Get two "experts" together and it's Harry Hill time.

 

[moggy1968]

very true. Whenever 2 or more electricians are gathered together there will be an argument about the regs! (just see some of the posts on here :0) )
SO- get yourself in court with 2 'expert' witnesses and if their interpretation is different to yours your in the mire.
Your own credentials are part of your defence though. Try standing up in court and saying, 'well actually I don't have any qualifications and this was my first install' and they probably won't even need those witnesses.

 

[solarsavings]

TBH that's also true

 

[Dan]

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