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I'm having a kitchen extension, and my old fuse board is being repositioned in part of the old kitchen.
I have agreed with my electrician to purchase the replacement board, but I have forgotten about exactly what configuration to buy. To save my embarrassment, could someone suggest what circuit configuration I should have in terms of circuit protection, i.e. RCD/MCB or RCCB/RCBO's. I believe RCBO's provide overcurrent protection, whereas RCD/RCCB's don't.
I have existing wring:
2 x lighting circuits
1 x ring main (which powers outside appliances such as pond pumps lawn mower)
Electric shower
New extension (or will have):
1 x ring main
1 x lighting
1 x cooker point
1 x cooker fan
1 x immersion
1 x boiler spur
1 x fire alarm
I quite like the idea of all the circuits having RCD protection, but I understand the idea of splitting the circuits so that light/cooker/immersion faults not turning off the power to the whole house. Is it best to have lights & ring mains on separate loads or what?
I'm having a kitchen extension, and my old fuse board is being repositioned in part of the old kitchen.
I have agreed with my electrician to purchase the replacement board, but I have forgotten about exactly what configuration to buy. To save my embarrassment, could someone suggest what circuit configuration I should have in terms of circuit protection, i.e. RCD/MCB or RCCB/RCBO's. I believe RCBO's provide overcurrent protection, whereas RCD/RCCB's don't.
I have existing wring:
2 x lighting circuits
1 x ring main (which powers outside appliances such as pond pumps lawn mower)
Electric shower
New extension (or will have):
1 x ring main
1 x lighting
1 x cooker point
1 x cooker fan
1 x immersion
1 x boiler spur
1 x fire alarm
I quite like the idea of all the circuits having RCD protection, but I understand the idea of splitting the circuits so that light/cooker/immersion faults not turning off the power to the whole house. Is it best to have lights & ring mains on separate loads or what?