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I visited a customer that has a holiday chalet and has owned it for about 13 years.  The electric shower had previously been connected prior to the meter. A smart meter installer noticed this and disconnected the shower circuit. I have not heard if any legal action will be taken against the chalet owner. I reconnedted the shower circuit today, it is 30mA protected in a “garage unit.”

The main consumer unit is an old Crabtree C50 type with a separate upstream Crabtree L60 500mA current operated earth leakage circuit breaker which still works fine. The earthing arrangement is TT.

The owner did not allow me to renew the E.L.C.B. with a 30mA R.C.D.

A short sighted view I feel. After renewing the tails and installing Henley blocks will I be liable for any future problems?

 

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    Wylex boards running 6Kw shower on a rewireable fuse and 7.2Kw on HRC (HBC As they were called back then) and not an RCD in sight , used to be quite common back in the day. Would you run one nowadays? An ELCB as it was called back then either voltage or current sensing you had a choice. Would you feel happier with one now? Perhaps the current operated ones? The anology with old cars is a good one, the old VW camper vans were a real breaker back in their heyday too. Compared to todays camper vans they are just exciting to a certain few

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    Wylex boards running 6Kw shower on a rewireable fuse and 7.2Kw on HRC (HBC As they were called back then) and not an RCD in sight , used to be quite common back in the day. Would you run one nowadays? An ELCB as it was called back then either voltage or current sensing you had a choice. Would you feel happier with one now? Perhaps the current operated ones? The anology with old cars is a good one, the old VW camper vans were a real breaker back in their heyday too. Compared to todays camper vans they are just exciting to a certain few

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