main rcd / rcbo's

[hodaire]

changing a cu that has only 3 circuits (power, lights and immersion) customer has knocked me back on the price and asked if i can supply cheaper option, was going to fit rcbo's, would i get away with just having one main rcd covering all 3 circuits if the customer is happy to have this.

 

[peteludman]

yes you can a 30ma main rcd would be fone i always try to get them to have rcbos aswell, it can save them problems

 

[ryanryan]

stick with the rcbo's, do they want a top job? stand by your guns

 

[Had8Lives]

A slightly cheaper alternative that would help keep inline with the regs is to put the lights on an RCBO and the rest on a seperate 30ma RCD. At least that way the lights will stay on if the sockets or immersion trip the RCD.