No.Should any consideration be given at this stage to electric under-tile heating
I can only speak for myself, but our freezers always appear to be 'stuffed with food', and we don't take any steps to change that when we go on holiday.However who in their right mind would stuff the freezer full of expensive food and then go on holiday for a month?
I think you'll find that, if the door remains shut, the food in an average freezer would usually survive (in a 'safe' state) for at least 48 hours, particularly if it were pretty full.Like you say, other than a holiday, if an RCD tripped because a bulb blew (I know they shouldn't but sometimes they do) as you went to bed for eg, then 8 hours with the freezer door shut should be salvagable
If a lighting fault affected the freezer, someone must have installed the wrong kind of consumer unit.Like you say, other than a holiday, if an RCD tripped because a bulb blew
I can assure you that it is possible for a lamp blowing to trip an RCD. I've witnessed it in my own house on one occasion.If a lighting fault affected the freezer, someone must have installed the wrong kind of consumer unit.Like you say, other than a holiday, if an RCD tripped because a bulb blew
Are you suggesting that it should have been an all-RCBO CU and/or that the frezeer should have had its own RCBO (or no RCD protection)? With the pretty ubiqitous "dual-RCD" CU, it would surely be common (probably 'the norm') for 'upstairs lights' and a 'downstairs freezer" to be protected by the same RCD?If a lighting fault affected the freezer, someone must have installed the wrong kind of consumer unit.
Fair enough, and I don't disagree with you in terms of ideals. However, you presumably acknowledge that that "junk" is probably what you will find in the majority of UK installations, at least those which have more recently had re-wires or CU changes?All RCBO, freezer on a socket circuit with other appliances. Therefore no way a lighting fault could affect the freezer or anything else other than the lighting. Dual RCD consumer units are junk. and only exist for the purpose of saving a small amount of money at the time of installation.
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