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Natedog Full Member Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 347 Total Thanks: 9 For This Post: 0 Swindon United Kingdom	RCD Nov 13^th, 2011, 8:10am i've got a plug in rcd that i use when i'm working in the garden (hedge cutter etc) that i would plug in before the extension lead. now that i've had the new consumer unit fitted do i still need to use it?
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8815 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: RCD Reply #1 - Nov 13^th, 2011, 8:35am Assuming your new consumer unit has been fitted correctly, giving RCD protection to sockets (not just MCB), then yes, you can ditch the RCD plug.
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Natedog Full Member Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 347 Total Thanks: 9 For This Post: 0 Swindon United Kingdom	Re: RCD Reply #2 - Nov 13^th, 2011, 4:28pm It's split in 2 halfs, each half has its own rcd. Thanks dude
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