Good Old Delroy, he gets all the best Jobs :)

[Dustydazzler]

 

[LukeD]

I've met Nick in person he's a nice guy very down to earth, watching his videos I think he does a good job but he's very much a domestic domestic electrician, kitchens, rewires and that's about it

Domestics Rock !!

 

[Mike Johnson]

This is the CU I inherited when we purchased the RCD is under the CU:

 

[brianmoooore]

In that case, you have a RCBO, not RCD. A RCD only reacts to differences between current out and current in .

 

[mainline]

This is the CU I inherited when we purchased the RCD is under the CU:
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Is that on the 3 phase incomer acting as a main isolator as well ?

 

[DPG]

In that case, you have a RCBO, not RCD. A RCD only reacts to differences between current out and current in .

Being pedantic, an RCBO is an RCD.

 

[Dustydazzler]

This the sort of carp Del is often dealing with

 

[mainline]

This the sort of carp Del is often dealing with

I can't believe how close his fingers came to the energized bus bar when putting the cover on.

 

[goasis]

I can't believe how close his fingers came to the energized bus bar when putting the cover on.

That rcbo flylead as well

 

[mainline]

That rcbo flylead as well

NAAA it's Cool man me got me special tool station electric gloves on.

 

[brianmoooore]

Being pedantic, an RCBO is an RCD.

Part of a RCBO is a RCD. Part of a car is an engine. Is an engine a car?

 

[DPG]

Part of a RCBO is a RCD. Part of a car is an engine. Is an engine a car?

No, that's not a good analogy - an RCBO is part of the RCD family of devices.

 

[loz2754]

RCD is the umbrella term for all types - RCCB, RCBO etc.

 

[brianmoooore]

Just Googled RCD. Loads of definitions, all explaining, in language ranging from simplistic to technical, how it protects against earth leakage faults, either direct to earth or through a person, but not one that mentions overload protection

 

[DPG]

Just Googled RCD. Loads of definitions, all explaining, in language ranging from simplistic to technical, how it protects against earth leakage faults, either direct to earth or through a person, but not one that mentions overload protection

An RCBO is a member of the RCD family.

 

[brianmoooore]

An RCBO is a member of the RCD family.

A few posts ago, I wrote that a RCBO contains an RCD, so yes, a RCBO is part of the family of devices containing a RCD.