zlodnick Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Ive read hours and hours of posts about electricity and still Im puzzled about the term "safe t cut'. When posters talk about safe t cut, are they refering to a specific brand, or is it a generic term for a type of consumer unit? We had the common Issan set up of a knife switch and a buss fuse for years, then 5 years ago, I got the local sparky to upgrade us to something a bit safer. He installed a ground rod and a real fusebox. The fusebox is not a safe t cut brand, but it looks the same. The main breaker is 63A with a test button, and there are 4 individual breakers. Because it is not safe t cut brand, does that mean it is less safe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Safe-T-Cut are a Thai manufacturer of domestic electrical components http://www.safe-t-cut.com/en/ The term "Safe-T-Cut" has become synonymous with a front end RCBO installed to provide earth leakage protection to an existing installation. One of these http://www.safe-t-cut-rangsit.com/product_detail.php?pid=36 The fact that you have a "Test" button indicates that you already have earth leakage protection, no need to change anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlodnick Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Thanks again, Crossy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankruatsteve Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Just to say... When you have a brand that implies safety, they really should not be able to use the same "Safe-T-Cut" brand on the units that do not have RCD. Should be illegal to do that. I suggest not recommending the brand for that reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryB1263 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I have a Square - D box in my condo. The main breaker is Square - D size C50. Does Safe t Cut have a drop in replacement for this Main breaker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I have a Square - D box in my condo. The main breaker is Square - D size C50. Does Safe t Cut have a drop in replacement for this Main breaker? Schneider (the makers of Square-D) do: http://www.charnchai.net/product-en-1073318-6154510-SCHNEIDER+QO263MBGX30+RCD++SA.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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