On Saturday morning I had a split load consumer unit fitted. The electrician found that the consumer unit supplied by his supplier was incorrect and not a true split load unit. He could not source what he wanted but said no problem he could use the one he had (RCD non split load one). What he did was to improvise by cutting the busbar to split the load and then he ran live and neutral cables from the feed side of the main switch to the RCD.
The problem here is that the RCD side is still live when the main switch is off, and to switch off all the house electrics the main switch has to switched off AND the RCD tripped! Should I tell him to replace it with a proper split load unit or is what he has done OK??
thanks
The problem here is that the RCD side is still live when the main switch is off, and to switch off all the house electrics the main switch has to switched off AND the RCD tripped! Should I tell him to replace it with a proper split load unit or is what he has done OK??
thanks