On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:21:51 -0000, Lieutenant Scott wrote:

On Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:08:33 -0000, Ghostrecon wrote:

On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:33:31 -0000, Lieutenant Scott wrote:

Just how much power do you use?!?!?

not much - Ive rarely seen more than 5Kw at one time since monitoring the
energy usage, but previous owners cooked with electricity, had dishwasher,
tumble dryer and washing machine - odd arangement here - the two ring
mains are right and left in the house not up and down. The number of mbs
was more about isolation than power usage
Non-Rcd
Cooker - used for socket for fridge freezer
Immersion heater
upstairs Lighting ring
Downstairs lighting ring
Smoke alarms

RCD uses 2 slots
KItchen and u-room ring
Lefthand sockets
Righthand sockets
Garage ring (converted to bedroom)+Shed
Loft lighting (and outside light- hence the rcd)
Garage and u room lighting
+ 1 spare = 14 way

Why have an RCD on some stuff but not others?


dont want nuisance trips to take out lights or freezer seemed sensible to
put smoke alarms on non rcd - garage conversion and so u room lighting
waere done last year so the lighting is still on non rcd need to get a new
busbar to move the rcd in the cu- whilst 240 volts across a dry body
contact may not kill I would rather not be in the circuit especially if a
wet contact is possible




BTW I take it the smoke alarms are ok on batteries, because all the mains can fail due to a fire in the wire before your meter. Happened to my neighbour due to loose connection. Electric board too stupid to fuse this wire at substation.


yes interlinked and battery backed up - think that was in the op that
started this sub thread

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