Q. Does our "Safety Switch" (RCD) need regular testing?

Yes. Your RCDs need to be tested to ensure that they will respond to a fault situation quickly enough.. powerTAG will test your RCDs to ensure that they comply with the standard.

Your Safety Switch is also an electrical device, and though they are built to last, they don't last for ever, they can be damaged or faulty. In mn ay ways, a Safety Switch is like a smoke alarm. They provide an immense sense of security when they are firsts installed, then a sense of complacency that they are installed, working away, and will ever provide for your safety and security. This complacency with regard to checking of smoke alarms has led to many people thinking they were protected when they were not and the same applies for Safety Switches.

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