hi all
hope there is a sparks in the house!
my question/problem is this:
had an electrician in today to install an updated CU and wire in a new shower at the cu. job done, electrician leaves and i try the shower(to commision it really), and it trips out along with the main RCD !
now he is coming back in the morning to see whats up. sounded a bit puzzled when i let him know what happened.
just to clarify. i have allmost finished a bathroom refit, doing nearly all the work myself. so i installed the shower(mira elite 9.8kw) myself along with the isolating switch and ran the cable back to the old fuse board and decided rightfully that the rest was a job for a qualified lad
surely the rcbo should trip out by itself and not interfere with the the rcd as they are seperate circuits
one last thing -sorry lads- the rcd is mid-way along the board and the rcbo is second last, should it not go:
main fuse, rcd, rcbo, mcb's(descending in load, like cookers, sockets, lights ??
just like to b a little more clued in when i am talking to this guy in the morning
thanks in advance for any replies and sorry about so many basic questions as i am not an electrician, unlike the tradesman who did the work for me today(and is reg'd & insured)
hope there is a sparks in the house!
my question/problem is this:
had an electrician in today to install an updated CU and wire in a new shower at the cu. job done, electrician leaves and i try the shower(to commision it really), and it trips out along with the main RCD !
now he is coming back in the morning to see whats up. sounded a bit puzzled when i let him know what happened.
just to clarify. i have allmost finished a bathroom refit, doing nearly all the work myself. so i installed the shower(mira elite 9.8kw) myself along with the isolating switch and ran the cable back to the old fuse board and decided rightfully that the rest was a job for a qualified lad
surely the rcbo should trip out by itself and not interfere with the the rcd as they are seperate circuits
one last thing -sorry lads- the rcd is mid-way along the board and the rcbo is second last, should it not go:
main fuse, rcd, rcbo, mcb's(descending in load, like cookers, sockets, lights ??
just like to b a little more clued in when i am talking to this guy in the morning
thanks in advance for any replies and sorry about so many basic questions as i am not an electrician, unlike the tradesman who did the work for me today(and is reg'd & insured)