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On Fri, 5 Oct 2018 21:08:22 +0100, ARW
wrote: I spotted this http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:EICRMCB.jpg 5 year old installation. Why not just make MCBs that cannot allow this to happen? Third MCB from the right, the terminal on the very right is the RCD. It is a problem with breakers. DIN terminals are prone too, but a bit of a tug with long nose pliers can identify the odd duff connection when suppliers provide cabinets with too little room to connect to the DIN rails. I suppose One would need a pair of substantial mole grips along with rubber gloves and wellies for a distribution board waggle test :-) If some of the screwdriverless contacts appearing on terminals are seen as the answer, I would prefer the problem :-) AB |
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I spotted this
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:EICRMCB.jpg 5 year old installation. Why not just make MCBs that cannot allow this to happen? Third MCB from the right, the terminal on the very right is the RCD. -- Adam |
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On Friday, 5 October 2018 21:08:24 UTC+1, ARW wrote:
I spotted this 5 year old installation. Why not just make MCBs that cannot allow this to happen? I know, it's very annoying. I've never (knowingly) left an MCB in that condition but it has sometimes taken a couple of goes to get the busbar into all the MCBs right. Owain |
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On 05/10/18 21:08, ARW wrote:
I spotted this http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:EICRMCB.jpg 5 year old installation. Why not just make MCBs that cannot allow this to happen? Third MCB from the right, the terminal on the very right is the RCD. I was conscious of that... I opened mine right out first. I *think* Hager might have a shield strip that makes this less likely but I'd have to find a spare one and have a look. |
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Insulated dentists mirrors are handy to have in your toolkit
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On Saturday, 6 October 2018 15:00:37 UTC+1, Cynic wrote:
Insulated dentists mirrors are handy to have in your toolkit They are. Mine isn't insulated so I'm a bit more careful poking around with it. I've already lost one good pair of cutters to the cable fireworks syndrome. Owain |
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On 06/10/2018 15:00, Cynic wrote:
Insulated dentists mirrors are handy to have in your toolkit TBH I first spotted it by looking at the front position of the MCB. It just did not sit square with the other MCBs. -- Adam |
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