fused spur and faults

[lockhes]

hi everyone

if i had a fault on an outside socket and the fused spur was switched off inside what controls outside socket would it still trip the rcd

hope that makes sense

 

[eddielarge]

yes you will still trip RCD through n+e u need to disconect load on spur,

 

[lockhes]

ta very much

 

[m4tty]

im not picking but would it still trip if it had a double pole switch

 

[eddielarge]

im not picking but would it still trip if it had a double pole switch

lol u are picking,, no it wouldnt trip as l and n would be disconected

 

[m4tty]

your on the ball tonight eddie aint ya ... very fast reply nice one mate

 

[eddielarge]

your on the ball tonight eddie aint ya ... very fast reply nice one mate

Either that or talk to the wife,, no choice

 

[gaffer]

I might be wrong here,but I thought spurs were double pole?

 

[chris gray]

only if its switched

 

[gaffer]

Of course,sorry lol having a senior moment.

 

[WayneL]

Don't see how you're going to trip an RCD with no current flowing

It's a bit like saying "will my kettle trip the RCD if it's switched off?" - of course it won't.

RCDs monitor current out (line conductor) against current in (neutral conductor) - if there's no circuit, there's no current to monitor........nothing to do with the earth

 

[chris gray]

Don't see how you're going to trip an RCD with no current flowing

It's a bit like saying "will my kettle trip the RCD if it's switched off?" - of course it won't.

RCDs monitor current out (line conductor) against current in (neutral conductor) - if there's no circuit, there's no current to monitor........nothing to do with the earth

except under fault conditions
which is what im guessing he has
ie the spur is off the ring which in turn has a load on it

 

[WayneL]

except under fault conditions
which is what im guessing he has
ie the spur is off the ring which in turn has a load on it

He is saying he has a fused spur going to an outside socket and this socket has a fault on it.
If the spur is switched off inside - can the outside socket still trip the RCD - of course it can't!

 

[chris gray]

He is saying he has a fused spur going to an outside socket and this socket has a fault on it.
If the spur is switched off inside - can the outside socket still trip the RCD - of course it can't!

unless its a unswitched fused spur.

 

[WayneL]

He says it was

hi everyone

if i had a fault on an outside socket and the fused spur was switched off inside what controls outside socket would it still trip the rcd

hope that makes sense

So, switched off or fuse pulled - it still ain't tripping an RCD