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RCD socket outlet.

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Hi all,
Any comments on this one most welcome!
A customer wants me to replace an existing one gang 13 amp socket outlet with a double.
The problem is that there's no rcd protection there, so i'm thinking that as I am in effect adding a socket outlet I should fit an rcd protected one?
If I were replacing like for like it wouldn't bother me at all but the fact it's going to be a double makes me think an rcd protected one is the thing to do, just seems a bit ott to fit one rcd protected socket when there are probably 20 others that aren't rcd'd!
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    What would you do if it was your home?


    I'd just do the simple replacement. I agree that fitting just one RCD-protected socket serves no useful purpose. I do not think that there has ever been any intention that additions to a circuit require that the whole circuit be brought up to the current standard provided, of course, that it can carry any expected extra load.


    If you feel that RCD protection should be added, would you decline to replace a luminaire on an unprotected circuit - there must be plenty of them around.
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    What would you do if it was your home?


    I'd just do the simple replacement. I agree that fitting just one RCD-protected socket serves no useful purpose. I do not think that there has ever been any intention that additions to a circuit require that the whole circuit be brought up to the current standard provided, of course, that it can carry any expected extra load.


    If you feel that RCD protection should be added, would you decline to replace a luminaire on an unprotected circuit - there must be plenty of them around.
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