Joining the earth in 10mm t&e

[Gazzza]

I've got 10mm t&e running from the Consumer Unit for the electric shower. Its on a 45A fuse.

I've added a 30mA 63A double pole RCD between the CU and the shower for added protection. The live and neutrals obvisouly now run through the RCD. This leaves the earth.

Silly question time - How do I now join the earth wires which do not go through the RCD ? Biggest terminal block i can see is 30amp ?

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[ChrisRogers]

You can get 60amp choc bloc

or you can get large crimps, but getting the tools would work out expensive

 

[Gazzza]

Cheers chris...

And can you believe i just found 60amp terminal blocks in Wilko's on the high street for 99p a strip ! Thats the last place i expected to find them!

I can't tell you how many places i went in over the w/e that only had up to 30amp strips.


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[plugwash]

you could also split the earth from each cable in half (its stranded in 10mm) sleeve each half seperately and join them using two segments of chock block rather than one.