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3036 fuse board
If you have the old 3036 fuse board it is time to bring it up to date. With no RCD protection these boards no longer comply to the current regulations. The fuse wire can take some time to break leaving you in a potentially dangerous situation. RCD's will disconnect from the supply within 40milliseconds by continuously monitoring the circuits, possibly saving your life. In the event of a trip with newer breakers there is no messing around with fuse wire, just simply push the lever up again, making it easier and quicker to reenergise the circuit. Picture has no cover.
OLD CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Due to the nature of our work, we end up with a lot of spare circuit breakers and electrical parts. We sell some of these items on Ebay and give 30% of sales to charity. Any items not sold or not fit for purpose shall be recycled.
RCD's vs MCB's
RCD's vs Rewireable Fuses.
While rewireable fuses were revolutionary in their day, modern households use far more appliances putting much higher demands on the electrical system. Upgrading your consumer unit (fuse box) to modern RCD/RCBO protection is the single most effective step you can take to safeguard your home and family.
FUSES PROTECT CABLES - RCDS PROTECT LIVES
An old rewireable fuse has only one job, to stop cables from melting and causing fires during an overload. It does not protect you from an electric shock. If a child sticks something into a socket or you accidentally cut through a cable, the fuse wire can take several seconds to blow, enough time to fatally injure someone, or worse. An RCD constantly measures the electrical balance in your home. If it detects even a tiny drop of current escaping, such as through a person, it will cut the power in under 300 milliseconds. Personally seen it as low as 7 milliseconds which is faster than a blink of the eye. If you still have a rewireable fuse box, I would consider getting it changed to a more up to date technology. It could save lives and your house.
