Capricorn Electrical Limited is a one-stop, first-class service offered to both domestic and commercial customers. We understand just how vital current UK regulations are. Therefore, all our first-class service work is fully compliant and of the highest standard. We have a team of fully qualified and experienced experts on hand. Furthermore, customer service is paramount at Capricorn Electrical, and we strive to complete all our jobs professionally and promptly.

There are so many reasons to choose Wylex. Wylex is a market-leading brand in circuit protection. They can help you to comply with the 18 th Edition of the Wiring Regulations with their Arc Fault Detection Devices. Wylex Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDDs) include AFD, MCB & RCD technology to provide protection against overload, short circuits, earth leakage, and arc fault conditions. Why choose Capricorn Electrical? My question is - could the Wylex WSES 80/2 just be getting old and, basically, too sensitive and if I can find a second-hand replacement, might that cure the problem. I'm tempted to replace the RCD with a Wylex 810X switch as there is no direct replacement for this trip any longer. Replacing the whole consumer unit does not seem like an appealing options. All Wylex RCDs incorporate a filtering device to provide protection against transient surges in the supply to the unit, thus reducing the occurrence of unwanted tripping. The Lifeline range of residual current devices, RCDs provide valuable additional protection to almost any type of installation by detecting earth fault current below the level sensed by traditional overcurrent devices such as fuses of miniature circuit breakers.

This definitely coincides with our supplier sending quite hefty spikes down the line and increasing and decreasing the supply (this is quite visible with light intensity going up and down maybe 20 or 30 times a day, but the supplier says it's all in spec!). This is happening a lot at the moment which sems to be causing the Wylex to keep tripping (maybe several times a day). But the other RCD can take these trips and never trips. The fact that we can go months without this happening leads me to believe that we don't actually have a current leakage problem in the house - not that I would know where to start looking for it!

This is a WRS80/2 life line series 2 module double pole type AC residual current device RCD 80A 30mA. All our products and services can be found online, so what are you waiting for? Have a look and see for yourself! Wylex RCD measures the current flowing in the live and neutral cables and if there is an imbalance, that is current flowing to earth above the RCD sensitivity, the RCD will trip and cut off the supply. We've got 2 trips on two separate circuits in the house (don't ask why!) One is working fine, but the other (an old Wylex WSES 80/2, which is integral with our main consumer unit trips out from time to time.

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