RCBO in a 2 way

[robmw]

There's no need to be like that! How come is doesn't comply with regulations?

My previous house, I updated my consumer unit to a Split board with Dual RCD which everything in the house feed from a RCD covered circuit and i got that passed with no problem and it didn't cause tripping.

This is what i would do in the middle of the night. Pull out all fuses, Reset RCBO, Put each fuse back in one at a time, if it trips, leave out till morning and sort.

I'd like to add, i've already done an insulation resistance test, R1 +R2 test for all the circuits already. all are perfectly fine.

 

[Engineer54]

I can't see he's problem?? He's talking about rewiring the house in time, why not do the work then. As he's stated this present installation has been giving service to this house for 25 years, why chop it about now, i can't really see the point!! Do whatever needs doing at the time you decide to rewire the house. If you ''Must'' start fiddling with the installation change the CU, at least you'll then actually be improving the overall safety and integrity of the installation!!

 

[Had8Lives]

I would of said (depending on access) It would be worth running a new supply cable for the lights and put them on an RCBO in the new 2 way CU.

 

[Engineer54]

I would of said (depending on access) It would be worth running a new supply cable for the lights and put them on an RCBO in the new 2 way CU.

Now were starting to get into the ridiculous!!

 

[telectrix]

There's no need to be like that! How come is doesn't comply with regulations?

My previous house, I updated my consumer unit to a Split board with Dual RCD which everything in the house feed from a RCD covered circuit and i got that passed with no problem and it didn't cause tripping.

This is what i would do in the middle of the night. Pull out all fuses, Reset RCBO, Put each fuse back in one at a time, if it trips, leave out till morning and sort.

I'd like to add, i've already done an insulation resistance test, R1 +R2 test for all the circuits already. all are perfectly fine.

BGB reg. 314.1

 

[Brightspark2]

There's no need to be like that! How come is doesn't comply with regulations?

My previous house, I updated my consumer unit to a Split board with Dual RCD which everything in the house feed from a RCD covered circuit and i got that passed with no problem and it didn't cause tripping.

This is what i would do in the middle of the night. Pull out all fuses, Reset RCBO, Put each fuse back in one at a time, if it trips, leave out till morning and sort.

I'd like to add, i've already done an insulation resistance test, R1 +R2 test for all the circuits already. all are perfectly fine.

I wasnt being funny with you there squire, I'm a friendly member of the site. If the fault was N-E you can take the fuses out and it would still trip. Youd be stuck with no power. It doesnt comply with regulations. To be honest even a split load consumer unit is a compromise but it's done due to cost otherwise they would all be RCBOs.

As teletrix says you may not need the RCD protection.