Warning Labels inside consumer unit lid

[Octopus]

We have a rcbo board...... Never tested in 3 years

 

[Ian1981]

If people don't want to test the rcd button by the recommendation of a label it's their problem

 

[Midwest]

Perhaps a mcb should have a test button.

 

[Ian1981]

How

Perhaps a mcb should have a test button.

How would that work?

 

[Octopus]

If people don't want to test the rcd button by the recommendation of a label it's their problem

I don't have the RCD test label on my CU.... took it off after my assessment.

Most people don't know what an RCD is, let alone understand they need to test it!

 

[Midwest]

How

How would that work?

It would go bang!

 

[Ian1981]

It would go bang!

And people might soil themselves

 

[static zap]

Can anyone tell me if they know of anyone that regularly tests their RCD's every 3 months?

Lawn mowing , hedge trimming season maybe ?
Since having unreliable ones on extension leads !

(Don't cut the cord or it becomes a mcb test )

 

[Ian1981]

I don't have the RCD test label on my CU.... took it off after my assessment.

Most people don't know what an RCD is, let alone understand they need to test it!

It's a true statement however they are required to be fixed on/near the db in not smaller than the text size given in bs 7671

 

[Ian1981]

The dual color warning label is a waste of time, money and space

A requirement none the less if required

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

Taken all labels off mine at home as when it was built someone stuck in right in the middle of the downstairs hallway wall.

All pretty pointless, never heard of any home owner or school caretaker Test a RCD, only a electrician should be working in it do duel colour is pointless, 230v isn't needed and next test date isn't needed on the CU as only needed at the origin.

 

[Octopus]

A requirement none the less if required

hum.... anyone removing the lid of a CU should be more than familiar with the colours of the cables and shouldn't need a warning label this long after the colour changes...

 

[Ian1981]

The db would be fully labelled as required if it was for assessment by a scheme so don't see the difference but hey ho each to their own I guess.

 

[Ian1981]

hum.... anyone removing the lid of a CU should be more than familiar with the colours of the cables and shouldn't need a warning label this long after the colour changes...

Rightly or wrongly DIY springs to mind I'm afraid.

 

[Octopus]

Rightly or wrongly DIY springs to mind I'm afraid.

If a DIYer removes the cover of a CU and gets hurt...... its their own look out. I can't imagine a label will help