Is this thing in my fusebox labelled RCD actually an RCD ?

[fourtytwo]

I have my suspicions it is not as it has neither a trip current rating nor test button, please see picture

 

[James]

That IS NOT AN RCD
do you have a test cert for the board?

 

[westward10]

Can you show the whole consumer unit.

 

[fourtytwo]

Thanks for the replies gents, here is the whole board....... 1 ring for a 3 bed house and that's in black butyl 7/.029 at the board that disappears into the plaster behind BUT every socket I have inspected so far is 2.5mm red/black.

Certificate.....NO and I think it was done by an amateur botcher from what I have seen so far (moved in 3 weeks ago).

 

[westward10]

It is possible there was never an rcd there even though the cover indicates there was or there was an rcd but it was replaced by an isolator due to nuisance tripping. The fact the main switch is a compatible part makes me think it was always there but anything is possible.

 

[littlespark]

Same house as the dodgy sockets, OP?

 

[fourtytwo]

It is possible there was never an rcd there even though the cover indicates there was or there was an rcd but it was replaced by an isolator due to nuisance tripping. The fact the main switch is a compatible part makes me think it was always there but anything is possible.

OK well given the interesting wiring particularly that outside I should think nuisance tripping would have been a problem, I am only amazed the previous incumbents escaped killing themselves! Do you happen to know if an RCD is still available for this board or is it to old ?

 

[fourtytwo]

Same house as the dodgy sockets, OP?

Absolutely spot on

 

[westward10]

OK well given the interesting wiring particularly that outside I should think nuisance tripping would have been a problem, I am only amazed the previous incumbents escaped killing themselves! Do you happen to know if an RCD is still available for this board or is it to old ?

It would be second hand, it is obsolete.

 

[fourtytwo]

It would be second hand, it is obsolete.

Would it be to much to ask an electrician to do the job or are they likely to run a mile, the internals looked like this when I arrived.......

I have tidied it slightly by removing a double socket fed by some 6A flex you can see attached to the 32A ring MCB & put both lighting feeds on the same 6A MCB for fire safety (vs one was on a 16A MCB, still not good but marginally better!