To RCD or not toRCD

[Adam Smith]

Afternoon all,

I am pricing a job to install a 32a cooker circuit. Cable will be in trunking throughout entire run and will go through a cupboard between the hall and kitchen. Fed from a retrofit wylex MCB, Iso and outlet plate all surface mounted, no socket outlet on iso. Gas and Water bonding in place.

Will I need to put an RCD on this circuit? If so I was planning on running the feed from the board to a wylex RCD in a 2 way enclosure.

Thanks
Adam

 

[Octopus]

If you are fitting a seperate CU then one with a RCD would make sense, if not obigoratory

 

[Adam Smith]

No separate CU. Was just going to fit the RCD in to an enclosure as I cannot fit an RCD spur on the circuit.

 

[Octopus]

If its surface mounted cable then an RCD isn't required IMHO

 

[telectrix]

seconded.

 

[Rockingit]

^^^ agreed also but on another point, if you're running a 6mm cable in for a cooker, make sure you've de-rated it properly for being enclosed in conduit/trunking!

 

[Adam Smith]

Thank you all. I am getting 38amp in trunking from the big green book? run is about 15m so should be fine.