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| Today I experienced an electric shock in my house, after I touched a
bare
| cable, which I had foolishly left exposed. The cable touched my leg
and
I
| had a heck of a jolt up my body which pushed me out of the way.
|
| I am now wondering why the RCD did not trip. Last year a contactum
split
| load CU was fitted, the cable which I touched is on the RCD side.
Could
| there be a problem somewhere, or was the shock I had below the trip
current?
|
| Any ideas?
|
| Thanks
|
| Andrew
|
Hi

You don't say what exactly you touched. If you contacted bare live and
neutral, then the RCD "sees" you as a normal and legitimate load, and will
not trip. This will only happen if current from either live or neutral finds
an abnormal return path, normally via an earth.

Charles Fearnley