Lighting Circuits on RCD/ELCB

heffo500

I'm a bit confused about this and wanted to hear some feedback here.

Ive been told by some electricians that the lighting circuits in a house shouldn't be on the RCD/ELCB as if a socket trips it. It will leave the owner in the dark which would a health and safety hazard if at night and that people dont make contact with the light fittings so they don't need to be on an RCD/ELCB but others have said everything should be wire through the RCD/ELCB.

What the offcial word on this can anyone tell me?

meercat

new regs state that bathroom light circuits should be rcd protected
also light fittings not directly attached to the house(ie driveway or garden lights)
they should have their own rcd(not on socket one)
sometimes an rcbo may be preferable

Bruthal

meercat wrote: »

new regs state that bathroom light circuits should be rcd protected
also light fittings not directly attached to the house(ie driveway or garden lights)
they should have their own rcd(not on socket one)
sometimes an rcbo may be preferable

I laughed at this:D:D:D

pyromania

does external wall lights need to be feed from a rcbo if they can be touched by hand..

meercat

pyromania wrote: »

does external wall lights need to be feed from a rcbo if they can be touched by hand..

not specifically,if they are attached to the building
im sure they are ip rated and fully enclosed with no access to bulb or connections
it would be no harm to have rcbo protection on outside lights though(im sure we are heading this way at some stage)

Bruthal

I agree with meercat. Outside lights will likely be in the rules at some stage.

I put them on one anyway, sometimes spurring from the sockets, with a double pole spur setup.

paddymick

meercat wrote: »

new regs state that bathroom light circuits should be rcd protected
also light fittings not directly attached to the house(ie driveway or garden lights)
they should have their own rcd(not on socket one)
sometimes an rcbo may be preferable

Brilliant Meercat,I like it...:D:D Its nice to see a bit of humour in the middle of serious stuff too:)

Bruthal

paddymick wrote: »

Brilliant Meercat,I like it...:D:D Its nice to see a bit of humour in the middle of serious stuff too:)

This forum has nothing but jokers on it:D

paddymick

robbie7730 wrote: »

This forum has nothing but jokers on it:D

Ah sure this is a dead thread anyway and it would be ashame to let it go to waste!!
Actually there should be a Sticky "cool down"thread in here for when things do start getting heated

Bruthal

paddymick wrote: »

Ah sure this is a dead thread anyway and it would be ashame to let it go to waste!!
Actually there should be a Sticky "cool down"thread in here for when things do start getting heated

No, il always be wrong then, and 2011 will always be right, im sick of it i tell ye...........damn the cool down

paddymick

paddymick wrote: »

Ah sure this is a dead thread anyway and it would be ashame to let it go to waste!!
Actually there should be a Sticky "cool down"thread in here for when things do start getting heated

Woops I thaught this was the light switch thread.Let the competition continue......

Bruthal

paddymick wrote: »

Woops I thaught this was the light switch thread.Let the competition continue......

Thats mad, thats exactly what i thought. Jumping between both of them.