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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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    Sparkingchip:

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    “Andy B


    That process is not perfect, you may be able to see that there is a main earth conductor installed to a suppliers TN earth terminal, but in reality there could be a high resistance termination or fault rendering it useless, but you got a good loop test result due to a parallel path such as the gas pipe, that’s life.


     Andy Betteridge 


     




    I have worked on installations where an electrician has connected the main earth to the DNO terminal on the suppliers intake without actually confirming the internal link has been installed, a test with a simple two pole voltage tester would have revealed the error of their ways.


    Andy Betteridge 

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    Sparkingchip:

    Quote:


    “Andy B


    That process is not perfect, you may be able to see that there is a main earth conductor installed to a suppliers TN earth terminal, but in reality there could be a high resistance termination or fault rendering it useless, but you got a good loop test result due to a parallel path such as the gas pipe, that’s life.


     Andy Betteridge 


     




    I have worked on installations where an electrician has connected the main earth to the DNO terminal on the suppliers intake without actually confirming the internal link has been installed, a test with a simple two pole voltage tester would have revealed the error of their ways.


    Andy Betteridge 

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