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Stop it !! You're such a tease......its Friday the pub is open.
...or seven 1.5 twin's in a rose.The thing is, you won't always be able to find a reg to say something is wrong. Otherwise where would it end? Do you have regulation 3.23.1.0.1 that says you cant have 18 RFCs in one MCB?
The thing is, you won't always be able to find a reg to say something is wrong. Otherwise where would it end? Do you have regulation 3.23.1.0.1 that says you cant have 18 RFCs in one MCB?
The thing is, you won't always be able to find a reg to say something is wrong. Otherwise where would it end? Do you have regulation 3.23.1.0.1 that says you cant have 18 RFCs in one MCB?
It increases the inconvenience in the event of a fault or when works need to be carried out on one of the rings. It also raises some interesting questions about the testing and recording side of things.
Expats do it and Twin and Earth is illegal the main problem probably in Spain would be your insurance maybe an insurance company might not be happy with OPs arrangement again could they prove it is against any rules or unsafe.This is the sort of thing that is wrong with it, not the current capacity (as that is not different from a bigger single ring), but the fact it is hard to test and unexpected/unconventional for any future fault finding or repair work.
Nobody expects the Spanish ring final circuit! Among our methods are multiple connections and a fanatical...
I don't think you can leave it there Pete, I respect your point of view but you have to state exactly what you believe the danger is here, simply saying it's dangerous without giving reasons is not very helpful to those who don't have your experience and are wanting to understand.SC I have stated my point of view, and although an interesting post I really have nothing more to say on the subject, you questioned the dangerous statement, which is your prerogative, I just think sticking two separate systems on one OCPD forming one circuit out of two systems is inherently dangerous, I have no other arguments to continue, what next a lighting system added to a RFC circuit OCPD? or vice versa?
Did not see your post just looked back. lolCan anyone else hear an echo?
I've carried out Continuity tests on all four conductors this evening to find it is 2 RFCs, both sets of circuit conductors have now been marked so they can be identified correctly. Also on closer inspection I've found an sorry looking 32amp breaker in amongst a load of other rubble which could of potentially been from the spare way in the Consumer? Orignally it looks as if these RFCs were both on there own MCB. Going forward I'll purchase a new breaker and seperate these two circuits to there own supply.
it could even be that originally it was 2 circuits.
failed mcb was removed and temporary supply taken from the one next to it.
late night tempory fix that never got finished off?
It does not meat the regs BUT. if you exceed the loading I will be surprised but if you do the breaker will trip, ie doing its job.
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