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Hello all,
Would anyone help me with this problem please.
Recently done some electrical upgrade works on a residential park home site.
We have replaced some electrical distribution boards around site as the most recent electrical installation condition report was unsatisfactory due to numerous codes and observations.
With replacing these each park home is now individually protected by the means of an 30mA RCBO to satisfy regulations.
Reg. 708.415.1 - Every final circuit supplying a caravan pitch or residential park home must be protected individually by a ≤ 30 mA RCD that disconnects all live conductors (double-pole)
The issue we have is some of the park homes are tripping with accumulative earth leakage. There is also a solar company who are doing work and some of the park homes only trip when these are energised. Some park homes are in a really bad state and need a lot of work to get the internals upto standards.
As you can imagine all of these are older residents and don’t understand as it’s never tripped before we did any work….
Is there anyway we can omit the 30mA protection and potentially install 100mA time delayed protection if we can ensure each circuit within the internal park home has adequate protection on each circuit?
I have asked the NICEIC for some additional advice but yet to heard from them.
Any help is appreciated.
Would anyone help me with this problem please.
Recently done some electrical upgrade works on a residential park home site.
We have replaced some electrical distribution boards around site as the most recent electrical installation condition report was unsatisfactory due to numerous codes and observations.
With replacing these each park home is now individually protected by the means of an 30mA RCBO to satisfy regulations.
Reg. 708.415.1 - Every final circuit supplying a caravan pitch or residential park home must be protected individually by a ≤ 30 mA RCD that disconnects all live conductors (double-pole)
The issue we have is some of the park homes are tripping with accumulative earth leakage. There is also a solar company who are doing work and some of the park homes only trip when these are energised. Some park homes are in a really bad state and need a lot of work to get the internals upto standards.
As you can imagine all of these are older residents and don’t understand as it’s never tripped before we did any work….
Is there anyway we can omit the 30mA protection and potentially install 100mA time delayed protection if we can ensure each circuit within the internal park home has adequate protection on each circuit?
I have asked the NICEIC for some additional advice but yet to heard from them.
Any help is appreciated.
