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RCD spurs bathrooms

would like your opinions lads on using RCD FCUs i have come across a few jobs recently where no space at CU or rewireble fuses at CU.client wants all new spots and extracts etc so i have been taking afeed off upstairs cct to a RCD spur(fused to 5amp) and feeding evrything off bathroom from...
- stidge
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- Mar 18, 2009
- aus bathroom bathrooms circuit rcd spurs
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Australia
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light switches in bathrooms -

17th says that a lightswitch can be 0.6M from the bath/shower edge as long as it is suitable for its position. - Have any of you heard of anyone getting a shock from a light switch with wet hands?? The Switch is existing and obviously best to fit a pull switch ,- but customer knows not to touch...
- salisbury spark
- Thread
- Jan 22, 2009
- bathrooms hands light maybe never switch switches
- Replies: 22
- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
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Mains voltage extractor fans in bathrooms?

Can you still install mains voltage extractor fans in bathrooms? I fitted one the other month but a fellow spark just told me they now have to be low voltage?
- 12345aob
- Thread
- Jan 18, 2009
- aus bathrooms extractor fans mains voltage volts
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Australia
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Lighting Ciruits in Bathrooms

Hi, I am looking for sugestions to comply with 17th ed. when making alterations to circuits (eg lighting) in bathrooms. We now have to have these rcd protected. If its a BS3036 fuse box what would be a good way to provide rcd protection for the lighting circuit.
- robert.e
- Thread
- Oct 24, 2008
- bathrooms lighting
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Industrial Electricians' Talk
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Help! RCD protection of circuits in bathrooms

Ive just wired an extractor fan and pump into the lighting circuit of a bathroom and put an RCD Fuse connection unit in line on the whole circuit, lights and all; the consumer unit in the house is one of the old Wylex fuse ones and I thought that was the easier option rather than trying to put...
- adasadas
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- Aug 11, 2008
- bathrooms canada circuit circuits help help! protection rcd
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Canada

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