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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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    Alcomax


    The omission of SRCDs I do not  think a mistake by JPEL it is a deliberate decision otherwise it would have been included in the recent corigendum.


    You say you would fit these as a departure from BS 7671. A departure is a deliberate act and must be no less safe than the provisions of BS 7671.Have a look at the extract below from BS 7288:2016 and after careful reading tell me if you think they are suitable as a stand alone device for Additional Protection?


    This British Standard applies to residual current-operated devices (RCD)

    incorporated in, or specifically intended for use with, single pole and neutral

    and single pole and switched neutral and double pole socket-outlets, with

    provision of earthing of the socket-outlet for household and similar uses (SRCD:

    socket-outlet residual current devices). SRCDs, according to this standard, are

    intended to be used in single phase systems such as phase to neutral. SRCDs are

    only intended to provide supplementary protection downstream of the SRCD.

    SRCDs are intended for use in circuits where the fault protection and additional

    protection are already assured upstream of the SRCD.
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    Alcomax


    The omission of SRCDs I do not  think a mistake by JPEL it is a deliberate decision otherwise it would have been included in the recent corigendum.


    You say you would fit these as a departure from BS 7671. A departure is a deliberate act and must be no less safe than the provisions of BS 7671.Have a look at the extract below from BS 7288:2016 and after careful reading tell me if you think they are suitable as a stand alone device for Additional Protection?


    This British Standard applies to residual current-operated devices (RCD)

    incorporated in, or specifically intended for use with, single pole and neutral

    and single pole and switched neutral and double pole socket-outlets, with

    provision of earthing of the socket-outlet for household and similar uses (SRCD:

    socket-outlet residual current devices). SRCDs, according to this standard, are

    intended to be used in single phase systems such as phase to neutral. SRCDs are

    only intended to provide supplementary protection downstream of the SRCD.

    SRCDs are intended for use in circuits where the fault protection and additional

    protection are already assured upstream of the SRCD.
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