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On 08/09/2019 10:38, Andrew wrote:
On 07/09/2019 12:58, ARW wrote:
On 06/09/2019 17:51, Andrew wrote:
On 06/09/2019 16:07, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article 6,
Â*Â*Â* John wrote:
That's a good question actually... as you have no doubt spotted about
90% of domestic electrical work has nothing much to do with
electrical
wiring practice at all, and is more about house bashing.


Â* Totally agree - house bashing - visualising the hidden construction,
planning routes.

Just visited a house owned by a very old lady. Was rewired in recent
years. Everything surface. No bashing required.


No RCD needed then ??


Apart from the sockets and lights:-)




But all the wiring is surface mounted ??


You don't need a RCD to protect the cables since they are exposed.
However all sockets and now lights need RCD protection.

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Cheers,

John.

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