"Doctor Drivel" wrote in message
eenews.net...

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Some Continentals think we are mad. A washing machine. A fused
plug
behind, which is a pain to get at. A fused spur above, over the
worktop,
with a fuse in, and the ring mcb, and then an RCD. They say we
overkill.
If there is a fault and the fuse blows behind the washing machine?
They
thing it is silly to have a fuse in that plug, when a fused spur
gives
protection above. I agree with them. I know some people who
remove the
fuse and put a copper wire across the washing machine plug, so they
don't
have to drag the washing machine out. A good thing? Maybe not as
the
appliance may be faulty.


That is one of the many failing with ring circuits I've tried to
illustrate, but the IEEE 'dinosaurs' just can't see the wood for the
trees....