RCD protection

[Yendor]

I have an extension used for cutting the front grass, that needs replacing. Where is the best place for the RCD protection?

I see reels with the RCD on the reel itself, where I would plug my mower into. I also can get a RCD adapter the plugs into the socket in the house, which I then plug in the Extension lead.

Or does it make no difference.

[Tim Watts]

On the plug end so the cable is protected.

Unless your house already has RCD protection on the sockets in which case don't bother.

[Roger Mills]

+1

[Andrew Gabriel]

Bare in mind they're fragile, and RCD plugs often break when being whipped around on the end of a cable which is being moved or wound up.

Best is to have the socket RCD protected. If the socket is outdoors, install the RCD indoors in the dry.

[Brian Gaff]

Well mine is in the house, but I suppose it depends how good its protection is and how likely it is that the extension will be damaged or get damp. Brian

[Yendor]

Thanks.

[Graham Nye]

As the extension cable is lying on the grass that's being cut then that's a 'quite possible' to both parts of your question. So put the RCD at the house end, where it protects from damage to both the mower and the cable.