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Afternoon all,
Got a friend (honest !) who has a problem...
He lives in Surrey, a bit in the sticks. Overhead supply, TT, VOELCB and a CU wth a single 30mA RCD. Unsure of age, but all visible cables are PVC.
I have seen it, but haven't had any kit or done any delving, so no test or inspection results.
Trouble is, everytime there's a powercut, the RCD trips, but not the VOELCB. The same thing happens if you use the VOLELCB to isolate the installation.
He's had one elctrician in who pronounced that "there's nothing wrong, that's just the way it is", and is reluctant to pour more money away.
Plan on going down again in June, with test kit this time. Any ideas where to start looking (after, in effect, doing a PIR) ?
Thanks, David
Got a friend (honest !) who has a problem...
He lives in Surrey, a bit in the sticks. Overhead supply, TT, VOELCB and a CU wth a single 30mA RCD. Unsure of age, but all visible cables are PVC.
I have seen it, but haven't had any kit or done any delving, so no test or inspection results.
Trouble is, everytime there's a powercut, the RCD trips, but not the VOELCB. The same thing happens if you use the VOLELCB to isolate the installation.
He's had one elctrician in who pronounced that "there's nothing wrong, that's just the way it is", and is reluctant to pour more money away.
Plan on going down again in June, with test kit this time. Any ideas where to start looking (after, in effect, doing a PIR) ?
Thanks, David