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I agree with your final sentence but where exactly in the Vaillant documentation does it say this. Neither my Vaillant documentation, nor the documen...
@batpred of course you could just leave out the RCD altogether which is what my electrician did.
Agreed but how does an industry funded body do that?
Indeed, all of which have a vested interest in preserving the status quo. Rather than proposing solutions or identifying a few remaining very specifi...
I'm case anyone has any doubt that the trade will continue to try to block this here is an article from 3 days ago. I think we all know that pause is...
Sorry missed that. It's pretty obvious from the photo that this RCD is fed from the main cu, but if there is no MCB then, as you say, what protects t...
@transparent. It looks from the picture posted earlier as if this RCD is fed from the main cu. That being the case perhaps there is an MCB in series ...
Same as I quoted, no requirement for an RCD to be fitted but if one is fitted then it must be of a specific type. I think that's very clear and also ...
At a guess because he is one of those electricians that will only put a component from manufacturer x in a box from manufacturer x and will refuse to ...
@trebor12345 Noted. As I say the Valiant installation manual I have does not require an RCD, but does specify the type if one is...
The first question to ask is, does it? What does the latest Vaillant Installation manual actually say? Bear in mind that some tradesmen speak out of...
MCS are inevitably going to be opposed to this because it cuts them completely out of the loop and may well force down prices for 'installed' systems ...
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