Ge mcbs volex mcbs wylex rcbo

[tuckermot]

Hi all

board is 7 years old with no rcd it has Ge breakers in and one breaker has been replaced with a volex mcb.

Question is

i have been told by my local wholesaler that a wylex rcbo will fit in in this board are they corect as i am doing aditions on the bathroom lighting and require rcd protection

thanxs
Richard

 

[pevvers]

Hi all

board is 7 years old with no rcd it has Ge breakers in and one breaker has been replaced with a volex mcb.

Question is

i have been told by my local wholesaler that a wylex rcbo will fit in in this board are they corect as i am doing aditions on the bathroom lighting and require rcd protection

thanxs
Richard

What I have done in the past is to take a spare MCB, say double up the lighting for a couple of hours and blank the spare way and take the MCB into the wholesalers and ask them if they've got any of the same pattern. There are usually only a few different generic device patterns available, they're just branded differently. Then you don't have to rely on your wholesaler for his knowledge!

 

[Spudnik]

Then you don't have to rely on your wholesaler for his knowledge!

Dont you mean "lack of"?

 

[pevvers]

Dont you mean "lack of"?

Well, I didn't want to be that mean, but that was kind of my drift...

 

[Doug]

If it's a GE board then why not fit a GE RCBO? Tool Station sell them with free next day delivery. Or follow Pevvers' suggestion.

 

[pevvers]

If it's a GE board then why not fit a GE RCBO? Tool Station sell them with free next day delivery.

Now that is a very good point!