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Electrician refused to put in extra RCD/RCBO protection

Solair · 2008-11-19 14:15:21

We were having an elderly relatives house partially rewired recently and I asked the electrician to install RCD protection, preferably RCBOs on the lighting circuits. She is a little less light-fingered than she once was has had accidents where she has touched live light fittings while changing bulbs and I thought it might…

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#32 04-09-2009 10:21pm
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What about installing these in place of all the domestic pendants, job done, no need for all the fuss. AFAIK the rcd protection required for lights from September on will have more to do with the height at which lights are placed than location in the house.

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#33 05-09-2009 6:49am
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What about installing these in place of all the domestic pendants, job done, no need for all the fuss

All a light fitting like this will do is reduce the risk of shock to a person when they are changing the lamp, it will not allow new regulations to be relaxed.

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