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by slnd
Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:49 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: consumer unit
Replies: 11
Views: 3679

[quote="moggy1968"]it is better to share the load more or less equally, also if you run an RCD consistently at more than it'srating you will eventuallycause it to fail prematurely, but I think thats unlikely in this case. Thanks for the comments Moggy I also think some redistribution would...
by slnd
Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:11 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: consumer unit
Replies: 11
Views: 3679

Thanks sparx Agree taking into account diversity there is unlikely to be a problem. Main fuse is 100A in this case. The part I was unsure about was whether it was acceptable to use diversity in this case. It would (just) be possible to avoid any (remote) possibility of overload by redistribution of ...
by slnd
Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:27 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: consumer unit
Replies: 11
Views: 3679

consumer unit

I have recently had a new consumer unit installed. It is a MK Sentry split load type. One group of circuits is protected by an 30 mA RCD rated at current of 80A. Adding up the MCBs there are 112 amps worth on this one RCD. My understanding is that this is incorrect. The maximum possible current shou...
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