Potentially nightmare RCD tripping issue!
Potentially nightmare RCD tripping issue!
In my large cellar, I have three 2 x 4ft (Class 1) fluorescent fittings, all of which were retrofitted with LED tubes a few years ago (without bothering to remove ‘ballasts’), all ofwhich have Indi dual switches (but usually all left ‘on’ with control by a single upstream switch), plus a few individually-switched LEDs in batten holders. The only other loads on the (6A) circuit (in a mini-CU, with 30 mA RCD in cellar) are three PIR detectors.
For years there have been no problems and the...
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by JohnW2
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Potentially nightmare RCD tripping issue!
In my large cellar, I have three 2 x 4ft (Class 1) fluorescent fittings, all of which were retrofitted with LED tubes a few years ago (without bothering to remove ‘ballasts’), all ofwhich have Indi dual switches (but usually all left ‘on’ with control by a single upstream switch), plus a few individually-switched LEDs in batten holders. The only other loads on the (6A) circuit (in a mini-CU, with 30 mA RCD in cellar) are three PIR detectors.
For years there have been no problems and the...
Read more
by JohnW2
This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum