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@ebee said the following in another thread.
But it is the use of RCD FCU why I am posting, I only have the 17th edition, I know things have changed, but one should the boiler supply have been RCD protected to be compliant? and two can I use a RCD FCU on this circuit. I know technically maybe I should not DIY the change to a RCD FCU as it is work in a kitchen so special location, but I am not really worried about that, I will say I thought I was in England and forgot I was in Wales, and had a senior moment.
But @ebee comments started me to wonder if I should insist the installer does the 150 mile round trip to correct it.
I don't have the supply to my freezers and boilers coming from the consumer unit, so the sockets are type A RCD sockets, but the FCU has at the moment no RCD protection, I got a RCD FCU with the intention of fitting it, but CEF did not have any claiming to be type A, so I have a standard one off their shelf, I have not yet fitted it, one as I have had a fall and not in fit state yet, and two not worked out how to isolate the circuit. I have six isolators, two DC from solar panels, two built into the consumer units, and two feeding the consumer units, non seem to switch off the UPS supply, but I know it's correct as have a compliance certificate, but seems only way is to unplug some thing from the inverter. But I am sure I have missed something and once well enough I will find the isolator.I would caution against adding an RCD FCU just for the bathroom part of a larger circuit (i used to do it) .
Someone pointed out that lets say an existing bedroom circuit could have a disconnection time of 5.0 seconds under previous versions.a fault on say a bedroom portion of that circuit would leave a potentially dangerous voltage on that c.p.c entering the bathroom and the FCU RCD would not detect it.
Not to mention that the old BS for RCD protection has been disallowed for a while now anyway.
But it is the use of RCD FCU why I am posting, I only have the 17th edition, I know things have changed, but one should the boiler supply have been RCD protected to be compliant? and two can I use a RCD FCU on this circuit. I know technically maybe I should not DIY the change to a RCD FCU as it is work in a kitchen so special location, but I am not really worried about that, I will say I thought I was in England and forgot I was in Wales, and had a senior moment.
But @ebee comments started me to wonder if I should insist the installer does the 150 mile round trip to correct it.