05/01/2025
Over the Christmas period our most frequent call out has been to properties fitted with single ‘upfront’ RCDs or older split-load RCD type fuseboards where multiple circuits share a single or dual RCD trip switch.
Due to the use of a shared RCD, one single fault on any one individual circuit typically causes the loss of power to multiple circuits supplying significant (or in some cases all) lighting, power, heating & hot water to a property.
While a single fault should be a minor inconvenience, the loss of multiple circuits as a result of the operation of a single shared RCD can turn that inconvenience into a genuine urgent situation.
If the homeowner is older or if you’re a of a tenanted property then these properties are particularly sensitive to loss of multiple circuits and occupants are generally unable to wait and may quite possibly require a potentially expensive out of hours emergency call-out.
If your fuseboard looks similar to the types in the first two photos below then consider changing them to a modern RCBO type of fuse-board now (like the one in the third photo) before it becomes a potentially costly emergency call-out.
Get in contact for free advice or book a quote.
www.alliedelectrical.co.uk
