Recent content by Dannyc

Take care and good luck with your work, your obviously NOT one of the many cowboys out there!! :D

The shower doesnt have a neon, it is like a cooker switch which says "ON" when its on. I dont think showers definetly need neon indicators as long as they have a double pole switch? i aprreciate your help on the RCD though, obviously for a continuity test the rcd could stay on for this

Its for an EIC, In my 2391 training it only specifies regulations and PIR's, but in the real world a consumer unit doesnt always have an RCD, and in my case this shower has an RCCB in its own unit.....

Thanks GaryMo, I pressume i would use a connection block for L-L and N-N

whats confused me is that i was told the test could be done from the consumer unit and the RCD wouldnt be affected but and RCBO would in which case i would disconnect the cables and do the test, but in the case of the RCBO it would run straight from the CU. I appreciate anybodys help

Ok thanks but what about the cable that runs from the rccb to the mcb and consumer unit, thats part of the same circuit nd would need to be tested to wouldnt it??

It wouldnt be a live circuit! where did you get that from?

Can somebody help me please.... I am Studying inspection & testing and loooking to get part p registered. I am confused when bringing this to real world testing... when doing an insulation resistance test on a shower circuit protected by a 63A 30ma RCCB external to the consumer unit, would i...