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silentboarder69
Hi,
I was called to a customers house as their RCD keeps tripping. I isolated the faulty circuit and began testing.
The fault unfortunately is on the feed from the CU to the 1st floor lighting circuit, and between the neutral and CPC.
I know from installing CUs, that if a lighting circuit has no CPC, you can still install a new CU as long as the resistance between R1/Rn and the earth terminal is > 1MOhm, you can install the new CU (ESC Best Practice Guide 6).
The customer has just had their house refitted, and it wouldn't be ideal to replace the faulty cable.
Would it be safe to reconnect the circuit without connecting the CPC? It is RCD protected. Assuming it meets the tests outlined in ESC Best Practice Guide?
If it is OK, would there be any point in connecting the CPC to the CPC on the 32A circuit?
I'm just exploring these options...
I was called to a customers house as their RCD keeps tripping. I isolated the faulty circuit and began testing.
The fault unfortunately is on the feed from the CU to the 1st floor lighting circuit, and between the neutral and CPC.
I know from installing CUs, that if a lighting circuit has no CPC, you can still install a new CU as long as the resistance between R1/Rn and the earth terminal is > 1MOhm, you can install the new CU (ESC Best Practice Guide 6).
The customer has just had their house refitted, and it wouldn't be ideal to replace the faulty cable.
Would it be safe to reconnect the circuit without connecting the CPC? It is RCD protected. Assuming it meets the tests outlined in ESC Best Practice Guide?
If it is OK, would there be any point in connecting the CPC to the CPC on the 32A circuit?
I'm just exploring these options...