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Rcd discrimination

Any Information greatly appreciated.


Each outdoor socket has to be RCD protected, so if you have a junction box supplying more than one outdoor 30ma socket, how do you achieve RCD discrimination all the way back. I have an older C/U and the rcd on it is also 30ma?


A spur from internal plug to fused switch outside, which then feeds multiple outdoor sockets?


this is just a scenario I am trying to figure out.


thanks for anyone’s time.


Andy
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  • Former Community Member
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    It's not possible to achieve discrimination (or selectivity) in that set up


    It would be achievable with a 100mA S type on the front end, plus the 30mA devices acting on both poles - and you may then need further 30mA devices to protect existing circuits


    Is it really a problem  - my house has a single front end 30mA device - I have no further RCD's anywhere - a single fault knocks us out - I can live with it


    Regards


    OMS
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  • Former Community Member
    0 Former Community Member
    It's not possible to achieve discrimination (or selectivity) in that set up


    It would be achievable with a 100mA S type on the front end, plus the 30mA devices acting on both poles - and you may then need further 30mA devices to protect existing circuits


    Is it really a problem  - my house has a single front end 30mA device - I have no further RCD's anywhere - a single fault knocks us out - I can live with it


    Regards


    OMS
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