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Type A rcd's and additions

aligarjon

Hi guys.

Sorry if this has been asked before, I tried a search but no hits. 

Am I permitted to swap out a few light fittings for LED fittings with type AC rcd's installed. What sort of number am I looking at if there are no other items affecting the installation before there could be a problem. I am looking at 3 or 4 LED battens.  Obviously having to upgrade rcd's, which in reality means replacing the consumer units makes a quick swap a lot more complicated and expensive for a village hall where this is or anywhere else for that matter.

Would adding them be non compliant ?

On an EICR it's a C3 for a type A where a type AC is recommended but I can find no guidance as to when it is recommended. e.g one LED light fitting. 10 LED light fitting. 1 induction hob or anything else .

Gary

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    I can see the dilemma.

    I do not think that your average reasonably confident DIYer would give a second thought to updating a fluorescent batten to LED, or indeed any other shape of incandescent or fluorescent fitting to an LED one.

    Where does this stop? Should I not have replaced my incandescent lamps with fluorescent ones and now LED? (Let's forget that I don't have RCDs save on a few sockets.)

    On the other hand, knowingly increasing a risk is a different matter entirely. Do the manufacturers of the new battens specify the type of RCD which should (must?) be used?

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    I can see the dilemma.

    I do not think that your average reasonably confident DIYer would give a second thought to updating a fluorescent batten to LED, or indeed any other shape of incandescent or fluorescent fitting to an LED one.

    Where does this stop? Should I not have replaced my incandescent lamps with fluorescent ones and now LED? (Let's forget that I don't have RCDs save on a few sockets.)

    On the other hand, knowingly increasing a risk is a different matter entirely. Do the manufacturers of the new battens specify the type of RCD which should (must?) be used?

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    An associated issue when replacing conventional fluorescents with LED versions would seem to be if there are any occupancy sensors controlling the fittings being replaced.  Sensors which have coped for years with, say, a couple of twin 1500mm battens tend to give up the ghost when asked to control two single tube LED units - or are we just unlucky?

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