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You cannot guarantee that the chassis of an appliance will forever remain isolated from the earth. A washing machine is connected to...

Yes. You have the correct idea. In the USA we refer to the RCD as a a GFCI. A receptacle that contains GFCI protection is protected at 5...

@gen x . Concerning your last diagram in post #17. Assume the chassis of your appliance is isolated from the actual earth. You've drawn...

Both diagrams in post #15 will cause the RCD to trip as they are drawn. But the way they are drawn do not guarantee a floating system...

@gen x Have a read. What I described in the above post was covered on the thread below. Not sure why I couldn't find it earlier...

@gen x the link you proved in post #12 makes sense. The user named transistor is basically correct although I will say that a fault the...

Isolated/floating systems are also used in places where a fault would otherwise trip a breaker and the loss of power would cause a large...

Have you done a search here on PF? It's been discussed. You will get the same answers from the same people in this thread that have...