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You are testing the RCD, so one test on each RCD at a 17th board, tested at the CU if you want, is fine.
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Oh Ive been called cowboy, DIY'er, Electrical Trainee, menace to society etc etc more times than I can remember on these forums. I must admit I do enjoy sitting back and watching people make idiots of themselves. Its quite easy to see how much weight someones opinion carries on these forums by viewing their profile and the people throwing these kind of accusations around usually carry very little.I find some people jump to the cowboy references far too quickly on here sometimes, just because someone does something different to the way they do it. My now fully qualified apprentice sometimes takles jobs completely differently from the way I would, it doesn't make him wrong, it just means his thought process is different. Spouting off to someone and calling them names without knowing them isn't very mature and doesn't contribute at all. (schoolyard bully springs to mind)
I see this forum as somewhere qualified sparkies can discuss and learn from each other. However, the DIYer trying to get us to tell him how to wire up his new bathroom lights so he can save a few quid should only be told one piece of advice. Get an electrician in.
Out of interest do you guys RCD test every circuit on a dual RCD board? I used to but now just test one circuit on each side.
Do rcd tests at the board with all mcbs turned off to reduce " electronic noise " from appliances.
2 rcd CU = 2 separate tests at the device.
i tend to test RCDs at sockets. reason is that i generally use the auto test function and it's not easy to keep probes in contact with the RCD terminals whilst resetting the RCD after each trip. also, IMO, in the real world thae RCD is expected to trip if necessary with circuits and loads connected, so why test with circuits OFF. ?
.......... so why test with circuits OFF. ?
Shock horror I sometimes do no IR on a CU change instead I bow to the good old bang test.
Do rcd tests at the board with all mcbs turned off to reduce " electronic noise " from appliances.
2 rcd CU = 2 separate tests at the device.
Yes, I totally agree. It didn't start too well, I thought I was gonna get hung out to dry after the first 5 responses from incompetent illiterate fools, but the naysayers have gone suprisingly quiet since the proper sparkies who know what they are about have spoken up.wow a very good honest chat i'm impressed indeed . i've always thought this site should be called to good to be true electrics .
its a weight of my mind i thought i was the only one living in reality
It's your name on the cert not anyone else's so you do what YOU think is necessary.
Shock horror I sometimes do no IR on a CU change instead I bow to the good old bang test.
However I never leave a job without being confident that it is safe.
There I was honest.
Alot of good sparks dont get their heads round testing , which is why 2391 has only 30% pass rate.
Of course i did mine back in '97 when the exams were really hard
Yes, I totally agree. It didn't start too well, I thought I was gonna get hung out to dry after the first 5 responses from incompetent illiterate fools, but the naysayers have gone suprisingly quiet since the proper sparkies who know what they are about have spoken up.
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