Electrical installations in a home must protect people from fire and electric shocks, but what about the garden? Given the greater risk of electric shock outdoors, there’s a need to protect homeowners outdoors, too.
According to research 10% of UK adults with gardens have had accidents or shocks using electrical equipment outdoors*. The Starbreaker Miniature RCBO from Crabtree, one of Electrium’s leading brands in electrical components, provides a safer environment when using electrical appliances, indoors or out.
The compact device has switched neutral built in as standard. The technology combines earth leakage protection (for personal safety) with overload and short circuit protection in a miniature size. Two Pole RCBOs are also ideal for electricity supplies around the garden, to safely feed secondary consumer units, for lighting and power in summer houses or sheds.
These miniature RCBOs measure one single module wide, and are just 90mm in height. This gives installers around 30% more wiring space to work with in the consumer unit, saving time on tricky installations.
Because the miniature RCBO has built in switched neutral as standard, live and neutral conductors do not have to be disconnected for insulation resistance testing.
For more information about Crabtree’s Miniature Starbreaker RCBO, submit a request via: www.electrium.co.uk/contact-us
*https://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/mediacentre/
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