What is an RCD?

Due to recent legislative changes regarding RCD protection, many Nottingham homeowners are now finding they need to update their RCD protection.

Unless you are an electrician, these changes are likely to mean very little and can seem confusing. As your trusted, local electrician in Nottingham Definitive Electrical Solutions here to explain what updating your RCD protection involves and why it is important.

In these strange times, we are all spending a lot more time at home and if we are lucky enough, in the garden.  But how can we make sure the places we want to relax in are as safe as possible?
The past few years have seen around 8,500 admissions to hospital for gardening or DIY related accidents a year.  Lawnmowers and electric tools are at the top of the offenders list.
Electric mowers and other power tools should always be used with an RCD which will cut off the power quickly in the event of an accident.