Adding socket on to kitchen ring-no rcd

[Chris]

Hi all,

I was asked today to add 2 extra sockets on to an existing kitchen ring, however the board is an old wylex with the push in MCBs so no rcd protection. To add the extra sockets would it require A board change/rcd isolater?

Thanks

 

[Deleted member 26818]

I think I may have mentioned once or twice in the past, that switch fuses use a different standard to DB/CUs.
That doesn’t stop manufacturers from producing switch fuse which comply with BS EN 61439-3.

 

[Ian1981]

Some manufacturers jumped on the chance to cash in, stating that you must use a non combustible switch fuse ( wylex pushed this notion when the regulation first came out) so installers inevitably believed that it has to be non combustible ( non combustible cabinet ignored for now)

 

[magnoliafan89]

So if you wanted to fit an rcd before a consumer unit would you take the tails from the cut out into the incoming side of an rcd then take tails from the rcd into the incoming main switch?

 

[Deleted member 26818]

So if you wanted to fit an rcd before a consumer unit would you take the tails from the cut out into the incoming side of an rcd then take tails from the rcd into the incoming main switch?

Yes.

 

[Midwest]

MAKE THE DAM REGULATION CLEAR.
There’s always amendment 1 to look forward to.

When the 18th draft was open for public comment, I made an observation about this particular regulation, highlighting similar comments made here, examples, conflicting guidance etc. I not naïve enough to think the committee would take any notice of me, but there were comments from several others.

Clearly the observations were dismissed. I wonder sometimes, if the committee likes to keep certain things vague, perhaps it would make life too problematic for them.

 

[telectrix]

So if you wanted to fit an rcd before a consumer unit would you take the tails from the cut out into the incoming side of an rcd then take tails from the rcd into the incoming main switch?

NO. you'd fit the RCD after the meter, other wise you'd be stealing leccy.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

NO. you'd fit the RCD after the meter, other wise you'd be stealing leccy.

Missed that bit.

 

[magnoliafan89]

NO. you'd fit the RCD after the meter, other wise you'd be stealing leccy.

......bold of you to assume i dont want free electricity....

 

[sheppertonspark]

Interesting information, I've been buying metal "garage units" and binning the mcb thinking I had to do this for compliance. Back to the little plastic 2 module enclosure for me then ! It did seem a bit daft when adding on to a circuit in a plastic Consumer Unit.