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dave-gardiner
can i wire from a 16A mcb to a 40A 30mA rcd then to a socket outlet( 13A) in 2.5mm twin and earth. or is the rcd to large.
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Why dont you just use a 16A RCBO???
as lenny says, but you can use a 40A RCD, the 40A is just the max. rated currentcapacity of the RCD, bear in mind it's not an overload device.
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