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Hi,
You don't want cheap surge protection in the desk socket, it will be weedy and possibly a fire risk if there is a voltage problem. If you DO need surge prottection fit the propper stuff at the distribution board.
 
The client is reusing existing leads and equipment we are just installing new sockets and cabling

I will however mention your comments
 
The ups is 15minute backup

It tech is not in house

If the servers went down before the it department realised then that could be a problem
 
So what do they do when they have a power failure !
The servers will be just fine.

Just divide circuits up.
If they wanted a 24/7 uptime system then he will have to spend lots of money.
 
But if rcd can be ommitted for the server than what is the point of fitting an rcd to protect that one socket
 
So what do they do when they have a power failure !
The servers will be just fine.

Just divide circuits up.
If they wanted a 24/7 uptime system then he will have to spend lots of money.

When they have a power failure everything goes off. If an rcd protecting the servers suffers a nuisance trip then the servers go off but everything else stays on.
There is a big difference between the two scenarios!
 
I don't see why you are trying to go out of your way to omit the RCD?
Why do you think that plugging in a server the RCD will suddenly become unstable and keep tripping!
When was the last time your computer at home operated your RCD? im willing to bet never unless it has a fault.
 
I don't see why you are trying to go out of your way to omit the RCD?
Why do you think that plugging in a server the RCD will suddenly become unstable and keep tripping!
When was the last time your computer at home operated your RCD? im willing to bet never unless it has a fault.

It doesn't have to keep tripping, it only has to do it once to cause a problem.
 
The server will be feed from a socket, and that socket will need RCD.

Whats the big difference Dave? Server goes off, server gets put back on when power is restored !
Where is this big nuisance problem coming from?
 
The server will be feed from a socket, and that socket will need RCD.

Whats the big difference Dave? Server goes off, server gets put back on when power is restored !
Where is this big nuisance problem coming from?

The socket doesn't need rcd protection of it is installed for a specific piece of equipment!

The big difference is that in a power cut everything and therefore everyone stops working and liability could be placed with the dno.
If the server goes off but all workstations stay on then everyone still stops working and the liability could lie with the person responsible for such a bad design.

Why are you so dead set against putting a server on a non-rcd supply? It doesn't need rcd protection so why would you install it?
 
Chaps

Thanks for all the comments and help

Theres no point arguing about rcd protecting a server or not

If you want to then no problem
If other people dont but it complies then no problem either

Dedicated sockets labelled up can omit rcd protection
 
Not aware that there has been a change in the requirements which now require sockets intended for a specific item of equipment to be provided with RCD protection?
Perhaps someone can quote the Regulation which now requires all sockets to be provided with RCD protection?
 

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