Over the top?

[imago]

Doing a rewire at the moment which is part of a full refurb of a bungalow. As usually happens some additional works were requested and spec changes made. Outside lighting and garage power for example. Anyway, whilst discussing my intentions (with another spark not on this job) I said that I was going to up the board to a 12 way, and put the outside lights (5 bulkhead type, two with PIR) onto their own MCB. For the garage I'm putting a 40a RCBO into the CU to feed a two way board with a 32a and 6a MCB for the power and lights respectively. It just seemed a sensible approach to me, but he seemed to think that it was going over the top. I told him, well a shorter version of "I disagree my good fellow. Further more as it is I who have been engaged to complete this work, you should trouble yourself no further with it."

It's got me thinking now though, hence the question on here. Am I over doing it?

His suggestions by the way were that the outside lights could be combined on one of the three other lighting circuits, and the garage should just be on a 32a MCB off of the CU.

 

[Geordie Spark]

I wonder how long it will be, before you get rid of these twin RCD protected CUs to be replaced by RCBOs in domestic installations. Those things are nothing but stored up trouble in my opinion!! lol!!

I've done it this way ...... in my own house.

I tried to convince a customer to have the same, but he's having none of it. Cost etc.

 

[Engineer54]

difficult enough to get joe public to pay for RCDs, let alone RCBOs.

Trouble is, your being screwed in the UK on RCBO's. There nothing like the price you pay in many parts of Europe, including Cyprus. There about 4 quid here in China, lol!!!

The contractor is in the process of setting up there clean technical repair and calibration workshop. When it's finished and up and running, i might do a series of tests on locally manufactured different bits of kit. If i do, i'll let you know my findings. There actually using a fair bit of such kit in there site offices and other workshops etc now. So far it all seems OK from what i can see, ....or want me to see...lol!!

 

[Des 56]

The top manufacturers seem to be dropping their Rcbo prices

MK was £35 ish,now £20
The £11 cheapies are probably forcing their hand, otherwise they would still carry on the great rip off as standard practice

 

[imago]

The Hager 40a I've just ordered is £22:85 + VAT, so not too bad.

 

[Engineer54]

The Hager 40a I've just ordered is £22:85 + VAT, so not too bad.

Hager RCBOs are around 12 or 13 Euros in Cyprus, and considered as a budget manufacturer!!

ABB/MG on the other hand are around 20 to 24ish Euro's!! Like i said Rip Off Britain is still alive and well it seems!! lol!!

 

[ipf]

Hager RCBOs are around 12 or 13 Euros in Cyprus, and considered as a budget manufacturer!!

ABB/MG on the other hand are around 20 to 24ish Euro's!! Like i said Rip Off Britain is still alive and well it seems!! lol!!

Too true. Just been quoted £47 each for twelve C60HB MG
RCBO's

 

[jase]

it'll come, with the requirement for virtually everything to be rcd protected why not just protect individual circuits?? no faffing with this spilt dual inconveiniance business then.
the way the prices of RCBO's are coming down they will be as cheap as MCB's just in time for 18th ed!!!