All working good now which is great ........ Except having spent last night researching new dryers I'm not tempted to upgrade.
Anyone interested in an Aeolus Pet Dryer in perfect working order??
Car dryer went bang!!
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Rab J wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 7:07 pm"Cut off" is probably a bit of a loose term Nick. Actually opened, checked, and all wiring removed to be safe before storage in a sealed electrical plastic bin. Blame that on years working for the Japanese with their risk assessment focus.Nuclear Nick wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 5:30 pmI hope you’ve removed the wiring from those ‘cut off’ plugs. Always gives me the skits seeing bare end cable sticking out of a plug. If say, a child, got hold of one and plugged it in and switched on there could be a very dangerous live conductor exposed!
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Modern practice appears to be combined RCD and MCB. Each circuit then has its own individual RCD. Retrofitting combined MCBs to an existing consumer unit is straightforward and we upgraded last year. Knowing of someone who lost their life using a pressure washer without an RCD I'd never use anything electrical outside near water if it wasn't RCD protected.Guy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 6:34 pmA second 'plug-in' RCD is not essential in this case, but if you used a relatively sensitive plug-in one it should trip first, thereby preventing the power to the rest of the house being tripped.MCDK wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 5:41 pm Thanks for all the suggestions. Cut off 6 inches of cable and fitted a new plug and hey presto it’s working!!
My house and garage have RCD all wired in to the distribution boxes as they are recent builds but guess it would do no harm to use a portable RCD where I plug in the extension lead. It’s all used inside but there can be some puddles on the floor where the water has dropped off the car or is the portable device not needed due to the RCD on the boards.
combined RCD and MCD's are called RCBO's and provided all of “over load+short circuit+leakage protection”.rydercowan wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2020 9:59 pmModern practice appears to be combined RCD and MCB. Each circuit then has its own individual RCD. Retrofitting combined MCBs to an existing consumer unit is straightforward and we upgraded last year. Knowing of someone who lost their life using a pressure washer without an RCD I'd never use anything electrical outside near water if it wasn't RCD protected.Guy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 6:34 pmA second 'plug-in' RCD is not essential in this case, but if you used a relatively sensitive plug-in one it should trip first, thereby preventing the power to the rest of the house being tripped.MCDK wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 5:41 pm Thanks for all the suggestions. Cut off 6 inches of cable and fitted a new plug and hey presto it’s working!!
My house and garage have RCD all wired in to the distribution boxes as they are recent builds but guess it would do no harm to use a portable RCD where I plug in the extension lead. It’s all used inside but there can be some puddles on the floor where the water has dropped off the car or is the portable device not needed due to the RCD on the boards.
2019 Macan S Porsche code PKW8WKI8
Well, that is with the exception of the 6” of cable and the original plug
Previous Porsche’s
2008. 987 Boxster S Sport basalt
2012. 991 Carrera S aqua
2016. Macan Turbo volcano
Current
2020. Macan GTS crayon
2024. Macan GTS gentian sometime this year https://configurator.porsche.com/porsche-code/PR8H7WC6
2008. 987 Boxster S Sport basalt
2012. 991 Carrera S aqua
2016. Macan Turbo volcano
Current
2020. Macan GTS crayon
2024. Macan GTS gentian sometime this year https://configurator.porsche.com/porsche-code/PR8H7WC6