On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:49:46 +0100, ARW wrote:

"Uncle Peter" wrote in message
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:33:07 +0100, ARW
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"Andrew" wrote in message
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On 21/10/2014 23:50, GB wrote:
On 21/10/2014 23:49, GB wrote:
On 21/10/2014 23:30, Uncle Peter wrote:

It appears she did. And when I said I had fuses she was horrified.

I've just had some fuses replaced with trip switches on a house I'm
letting out. It makes life an awful lot simpler.


I should have said that the trip switches are just a plug in
replacement, so it's very easy to do.

And any professional sparky reading this will say that this is a
pointless
exercise,

Not pointless in this case. It does serve a useful pupose and the OP is
aware that RCD protection is needed (at least on the sockets IMHO)

and in the case of the Wylex variety are actually more dangerous (under
certain conditions) than the rewireable fuse they replaced.

How?

Upgraded earth bonding and RCD's are what saves lives, not silly plug-in
MCBs

Adding missing earth bonding and RCDs save lives. I have long argued that
even the use of RCD plug in "powerbreakers" have saved many lives and
injuries but these stats are not recorded as the RCD tripped when it is
was
supposed to and so it was a non-event ie no-one got an electrical shock
and
the RCD was not praised for it's actions.

Pussy.

No. I take risks and break many H&S rules.

Excellent.

I do not agree that the 17th
edition is safer than the 16th edition just because of it stupid RCD rules.

What is imposed in 17 about RCDs that isn't in 16?

But RCD protection for sockets is a lifesaver.

So you're a semi pussy. I don't bother with RCD at all, even when mowing the lawn, or a submerged pump in a fish pond. It's 240V, not 11kV.

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