Hi, I recently moved in to a new house with a usable cellar. The wall mounted RCD consumer board (contains loads of little mcb's)is located there and in is fairly new (2003). The thing that concerns me is that it states which circuits are RCD protected. Unfortunately, it states that the wall sockets in the cellar and some lighting circuits are NOT RCD protected. Does this mean it's unsafe to plug electrical equipment in down there and use for long periods of time? I have no central heating in the cellar and I wanted to use a electric heater down there but i'm worried about using it as it's quite high wattage and this circuit is not RCD protected? I'm probably over worrying about this but I'm very cautious when it comes to electricity! Can anyone tell me If it is common to not have the cellar circuits protected by RCD's?
I have thought about running an extension leads down there from the ground floor to overcome this but it seems ridiculous to do so. Thanks.
PS - I'm terrified of electricity so this post might sound stupid! Cheers
I have thought about running an extension leads down there from the ground floor to overcome this but it seems ridiculous to do so. Thanks.
PS - I'm terrified of electricity so this post might sound stupid! Cheers