This short article is designed to explain the basics of what an RCBO does, in not too technical terms.
An RCBO is a type of circuit breaker with two functions.
To protect life To protect an overload on a circuit – overcurrent and short circuit
Electricians will install an RCBO (Residual Current Breaker with Overcurrent) [...]
A Cornish gas contractor has been cleared of manslaughter but found guilty of breaching gas safety regulations following the death of a hotel guest in Newquay Great Western Hotel.
Mark Mingo replaced the central heating system for the hotel in 2005. He ordered a boiler flue attached to the hotels wall and told a colleague [...]
South Devon electricians are concerned about the Health and Safety Executive announcement stating that site safety inspections in future will be reduced by one third. This will inevitably lead to more accidents as workers will be able to take more risks and customers demand cheaper prices. Health and safety at work is costly but accidents are far more expensive and [...]
What is an RCD?
Electricians install RCDs to prevent electrocution by detecting the leakage current. Fuses and MCB’s protect only the installation and final appliances; they are not designed to protect people from electric shock. The common misconception is that the voltage kills whereas in reality it is the current that causes a shock [...]
Our plumbers and gas engineers are faced with all sorts of problems with oil and gas boilers on a day to day basis and have to find the solutions quickly, efficiently and most of all cheaply! No mean feat! One of the more common problems is a central heating and hot water boiler losing pressure. [...]
Boiler Servicing – what it should involve
In Torquay just as anywhere else its likely at some point in time you’ve had that uneasy situation of watching a plumber waltz into your home tinker about on your boiler for 5 minutes and then leave with a substantial invoice.
What we [...]
Boiler servicing is crucially important if you want to avoid the risks from Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Leaving no smell and having no taste Carbon Monoxide is very dangerous and toxic. 30 people die each year from Carbon monoxide poisoning and this year we almost saw its most famous casualty [...]
Electricians in Torquay and Paignton face uncertain times. The construction and manufacturing headline activity index in the Markit/CIPS survey of purchasing managers jumped almost three full points to 56.5 in February (above 50 indicates growth). Indicating the biggest growth in the sector for 8 months and provides a good contribution [...]
The use of eco and environmentally friendly is used by many as a marketing gimic to draw people in and has diluted the reality of what it is to be truely accepting of our environmental impacts. Electricians and Plumbers, by the very nature of the work they complete, can have a positive impact on the [...]
The CIBSE reports that an average of one building every minute will need to be refurbished between now and 2050 to meet the national targets for carbon emissions reduction.
Reducing the UK’s carbon emissions to meet government targets of an 80% reduction by 2050 will require an enormous effort, including tackling the energy efficiency of [...]
