Are you involved directly with heat pump installations or expecting to deal with an existing installation? A better understanding of RCD requirements associated with HPs can save time and money for you and your customers, as Chaz Andrews, Technical Manager at Doepke UK, explains. ASHPs (air source heat pumps) contain large inverters in comparison to ...

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Why are RCD sockets still popular? Andy Douglas, MD at Timeguard, offers his thoughts. The 18th Edition gives us detailed information on the different types of RCDs These regulations apply to the design and verification of electrical installations as well as any additional and/or alteration of existing installations of sockets rated to a maximum of ...

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Provided you had a reliable test set, testing RCDs used to be pretty straightforward. Peter Wade of Megger looks at why life is now getting somewhat more complicated and discusses what you need to do about it. Let’s start by revisiting a few basics. Residual current devices (RCDs) are available in numerous types but in ...

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