Hi All,
WE have just had our first electricity bill, and after doing some mathc, have realised that by leaving the pond pump on all the time we are costing our selves about £200 a year. I would like to put it on a timer so that it comes on when we are here and off during the day. However it is on a RCD plug in the shet, the power goes to the shed via a fused spur which is on the RDC ring from the consumer unit. When you cut the power to the pump the RCD needs resetting, so a trip to the Shed is needed to push it back on. My question is, given the pump is on the RCD from the CU, can I do away with the RCD on the plug, replace it with a normal plug and then use a time switch?
Cheers
Mike