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Got a phonecall this morning off someone asking what the test button was for
on the CU. I gave a brief description and said "go on press it". They did,
and that ended the phone call as they were on a cordless phone. 2 minutes
later I received a phonecall from a mobile number, same person asking "how
do I turn the electricity back on? The switch will not go up". It turned out
to be one of those RCDs that trips to the mid positon and needs to be turned
to off before resetting:-)



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Got a phonecall this morning off someone asking what the test button was for
on the CU. I gave a brief description and said "go on press it". They did,
and that ended the phone call as they were on a cordless phone. 2 minutes
later I received a phonecall from a mobile number, same person asking "how
do I turn the electricity back on? The switch will not go up". It turned out
to be one of those RCDs that trips to the mid positon and needs to be turned
to off before resetting:-)

Is this a continuation of the cnut thread ;-)
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