Dual RCD boards are unlikely to be suitable for EV charging installations even with type A or B RCDs, discuss

I’ll paraphrase Regulation 722.531.3.101, “each charging point shall be protected individually by an RCD”. With that in mind a dual RCD board where both RCDs protect multiple circuits will not be suitable as the requirement is for the charge point to be individually protected. The reason I open this up to discussion is because so many installers seem completely unaware of the wording of 722.531.3.101 as about 50% of the installations I see the charger is protected by an RCD protecting multiple circuits, in particular new builds were the provision for electric vehicle charging has been made during development. I also often give quotations to prospective clients where they’ve already had at least one quotation where the previous installer has said “great you’ve got a spare way in your dual RCD board, so we can use that” and I’m thinking “erm no you can’t”

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  • Whether it’s double pole or not seems to be the least of the worries associated with EV charging. Way back when deliberations about 722 were completely consumed by open pen considerations, I felt a more serious threat was being neglected. Now that the relatively tight control of installation integrity has all but disappeared due to the withdrawal of the grants and the lash it in brigade are in the ascendancy, fire risk will inevitably surface to become a primary concern. 

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  • Whether it’s double pole or not seems to be the least of the worries associated with EV charging. Way back when deliberations about 722 were completely consumed by open pen considerations, I felt a more serious threat was being neglected. Now that the relatively tight control of installation integrity has all but disappeared due to the withdrawal of the grants and the lash it in brigade are in the ascendancy, fire risk will inevitably surface to become a primary concern. 

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