There is no hob or oven beyond the ds642p yet. We currently live in the granny flat. Almost all of the sockets beyond the ds642p are vacant. Bo the timers, watering and water circulation are only on for 10 minutes. Once the solar pump starts it will run all day, but the ds642p has never tripped...
The fridge freezer combo in the area that covers the tripping RCD is not frost free. It is a basic small fridge with freezer above. I do not think there are any sockets not covered by the ds642p that wouldn’t require a 50m extension. Surely there is no time function on such a fridge that would...
I don't have neighbours, we are at the end of the line. When they replaced the cables 2-3 years ago it was just for us. I'm not even sure if there is anyone else on this "spur". If there are it would only be small residential. I think we are fed directly from a substation and there are 3, I...
The Enel Arrivo has never tripped to my knowledge.
The F202 to its right supplies the workshop downstairs which is physically disconnected from all machines and lights when it is not in use.
The single switch, Allogio, next supplies the granny flat.
It is only the ds642p and the elletrostop that...
My electrician left me a voicemail today and I think the problem of the main CU is solved.
The two black switches on the left, main switch, and the RCD are combined.
If the main switch fires, it takes the RCD with it. I assume that the main switch might go for either a low or high voltage?
If on...
Yes we have a new earth electrode, it has a lid which isn’t waterproof.
Immediately below each consumer there is a box through which all the cables are pulled. The brighter image is the box below the main consumer unit.
All the GY in the consumer units are tied together, main one too, and pass...
I’m often surprised by the huge difference in rules given the EU. You still get 240V light switches and sockets in bathrooms here, i was also told that the Italian regs insisted I have a TV aerial socket in every room or the electrician couldn’t sign off on the job.
I used to live on the “high...
I don’t know UK or Italian regs but if I have understood the idea behind your comment; all wiring is single strand here, pulled through conduits. The way they wire lighting especially is completely different. You end up with a vast number of different colours to differentiate between circuits...
Thank you. As soon as I can I will do as you suggested.
Just for a change the RCD in the granny flat tripped this morning, and the one in the main board didn’t. It is the switch top left corner in images attached.
The relays are for 2 plus switching of lights which operate on push to make light...
The house has been rebuilt over the last 3-4 years, all the wiring is new as is the conduit it has been pulled through. It has been a total rebuild and I am very hands on, so I know what has been done and how it has been done.
The electrician came highly recommended, I have no doubt they would...
As much as I would like to discover what is causing it, and I will continue to look, I need a solution soon. If I go out for the day, leaving before 8am, I’m likely to come home to a defrosted fridge and freezer.
The house wiring is divided into two, this is the main board, there is a granny...
Wiring in Italy is all in conduits. As you build/rebuild walls are chased and conduits installed. 99.9% of floors are solid so conduits are laid before floor is poured. When the general building work is finished the electricians use a fish to pull the wiring which is always stranded here...
I'm not even sure if there are any other properties on these lines, but it is perfectly possible. I assume a restart RCD would solve the problem? How do I determine if it is 2 or 4 pole?
The unit on the right is an RCD, what is the two gang switch on the left? Justa an MCB?
The wiring here is...
The 3 central switches all go together.
No central heating or hot water other than solar. Solar not on clock. Pump kicks in when panels hot enough. Have stood and watched temp go up and pumps kick in without causing rcd to trip. Rcd has also tripped on days when too cloudy for solar pump to...
I live in rural Italy. You get to chose your max KW here and pay accordingly. Most home have 1.5-3.0 kw, I pay extra for 5kw. I am at the end of the low voltage lines, one of only a few on this circuit. I constantly have voltage problems, according to my fluke multimeter it can go from 190v to...
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