Rcd Requirement

[burnett001]

hi all nice to be here im looking for help would be handy to get some definitive clarification on this. regarding regs over when an RCD is required. What if I have a CCU that has sockets and cooker protected but not any other circuits and the install is 20 years plus older. What if there is no rcd on any circuit and the property is over 20 years

 

[ipf]

Check old posts or even google

 

[burnett001]

any chance that you can post a link

 

[tony mc]

Have a look on this site Electrical Safety Advice at Home & Work : Electrical Safety Council

 

[ipf]

Type in '16th rcd' in the 'custom search' top right.

 

[trev]

It depnds on what the question really is. For example, you could be moving into a house that has no RCD protection at all and rewireable fuses. If everything is in good order and disconnection times can be met then no action is necessary, all that can be done is a recommendation that the CU is updated.
If you're working on a circuit with no RCD protection then under certain circumstances it MUST be provided.
Maybe you could give us more specific information

 

[snowhead]

Have any alterations been done to the installation in the last 20years?

 

[Spudnik]

I have a very similar job to do next week.

Relocate kitchen sockets and cooker circuit.

New cu won't fit and client won't pay the extra for replacement, so I shall be fitting a stand alone unit with rcd main switch with the two circuits worked on.

Jobs a goodun.

 

[Amp David]

I have a very similar job to do next week.

Relocate kitchen sockets and cooker circuit.

New cu won't fit and client won't pay the extra for replacement, so I shall be fitting a stand alone unit with rcd main switch with the two circuits worked on.

Jobs a goodun.

Exactly the same here, new cooker feed and existing sockets into a 2 way CU with RCD main switch and split tails