Okay so that was probably an exaggeration. I've told myself a millions times .... don't exaggerate.
On Sunday I was mowing the lawn when the cable entering the handle burst into flames. On checking it would appear that a cable snapped at a point where it was constantly being moved.
On checking the CU I noticed that the MCB had not tripped which to be honest I was surprised and concerned.
My question - I don't have RCDs at the moment and stupidly wasn't using an RCD plug in. As this plug is used for the lawnmower I would now like to replace the MCB for this circuit to a residual breaker. Which one would be more suitable for this purpose? An RCCB or an RCBO?
Ta
On Sunday I was mowing the lawn when the cable entering the handle burst into flames. On checking it would appear that a cable snapped at a point where it was constantly being moved.
On checking the CU I noticed that the MCB had not tripped which to be honest I was surprised and concerned.
My question - I don't have RCDs at the moment and stupidly wasn't using an RCD plug in. As this plug is used for the lawnmower I would now like to replace the MCB for this circuit to a residual breaker. Which one would be more suitable for this purpose? An RCCB or an RCBO?
Ta