Rcd protection new regs

[Matty o]

Just been looking at the new regs book cant find any change for the need for rcd protection on minor works i.e extra socket to existing circuit
Was this recommendation dropped

 

[Snapester]

Murdoch i agree i was just wondering the best way to do it really, seeing if i was missing any other methods?

 

[Deleted member 26818]

First off, only circuits of special locations require RCD protection.
As such unless the RFC includes a socket-outlet in a bath or shower room, or the installation is TT or agricultural/horticultural, there is no requirment to provide RCD protection to a RFC.
If you are extending the circuit and concealing cables in walls, you are required to provide additional protection for those cables.
If you are adding socket-outlets for general use by ordinary persons, or to supply mobile equipment outdoors, then those socket-outlets must be provided with additional protection by means of a 30mA RCD.
As for the best method, that is something for you and your client to determine.
You could provide the whole RFC with 30mA RCD protection with a separate RCD in an enclosure.
You could run earthed sheathed cables and use RCD sockets.
You could install the cables in earthed conduit or trunking and again use RCD sockets.
If all you are doing is spuring off a RFC, you could use an RCD FCU.