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John Rumm
 
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Owain wrote:

Was just perusing the latest copy of Wiring Matters and noticed in the
Earthing: Your Questions Answered article that in Fig.6 a TT
installation is provided with a *whole-house* RCD.


I take it you mean that was the only RCD (i.e. no downstream ones, and
it was not a high trip current / time delay type)?

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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:15:51 +0100, Owain
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Was just perusing the latest copy of Wiring Matters and noticed in the
Earthing: Your Questions Answered article that in Fig.6 a TT
installation is provided with a *whole-house* RCD.

Nothing wrong with that, possibly. Could be that all the socket
outlets are of the integral RCD variety.
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On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 00:50:50 +0100, Lurch wrote:

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:15:51 +0100, Owain
scrawled:

Was just perusing the latest copy of Wiring Matters and noticed in the
Earthing: Your Questions Answered article that in Fig.6 a TT
installation is provided with a *whole-house* RCD.

Nothing wrong with that, possibly. Could be that all the socket
outlets are of the integral RCD variety.

Or it might be a simple installation of a first
floor flat, not absolutely requiring socket RCD(s).

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Owain wrote:


Mandating RCBOs for new installations would almost certainly save more
lives than Part P.


What does part P mean? :-)

Dave

You do not have to answer this :-)
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Owain wrote:


Mandating RCBOs for new installations would almost certainly save
more lives than Part P.


What does part P mean? :-)

To me ?

not a lot


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On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 22:21:12 +0000 (UTC), Dave
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What does part P mean? :-)

**** up.
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