Thursday 16 June 2011

What does an RCD (earth trip) do?

An RCD is a sensitive safety device that switches off electricity automatically if there is a fault.
An RCD is designed to protect against the risks of electrocution and fire caused by earth faults.  For example, if you cut through the cable when mowing the lawn and accidently touched the exposed live wires or a faulty appliance overheats causing electric current to flow to earth.

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