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  1. Goody

    Help! Cooker trips RCD.

    Hi, An electrical cooker stays on for a while and trips the RCD. When the RCD switched back on straight away, the cooker stays on for a length of time and trips again (doesn't trip straight away). The circuit tests OK and the MCB stays on all the time. What could be issue and where...
  2. M

    RCD tripping - why?

    Hi all. Over the weekend I've had a strange electrical fault bugging me.. The washing Machine is tripping out the RCD, no other breakers..also the oven does the same, trips RCD but no other breaker??? Me and my father in law (he's a qualified Elecy) done a little digging on it last night...
  3. T

    Underfloor heating

    Why can underfloor heating cable not be cut?
  4. T

    Immersion heater fault

    I have a customer who had a fault on there immersion, they've lived with this fault for about 8 months and just relying on the boost to give them a quick short supply of hot water. They said it used to work fine, no problems then just went off, So after going and having a look it was just there...
  5. A

    cooker circuit keeps tripping

    my friend recently got a second hand domestic electric cooker, and it keeps tripping the 32amp breaker. no label on the back showing power of cooker. the circuit is wired in 6mm to an isolator then down to a single socket behind the cooker- still in 6mm. the hob works but as soon as the oven is...
  6. M

    Water heater element resistance test

    Can anyone give me the usual reading for a 9 inch element? I presume it's the easiest way to test if it's good or not.
  7. J

    our oven is tripping the fuse box

    Hi All, We have an hotpoint electrical fan oven, that is tripping the fuse box when it gets over 160 degrees, it should be able to get over 200 degrees. I thought it may be the thermostat, but why would that cut the power to the fuse box, has anyone got any tips on what to look at first...
  8. J

    RCD tripping immersion heater.

    Hello All A friend of mine has just had a CU change from an old re wireable fuse box to a new Dual RCD board i didnt do the job for him someone else did. with the old board in place the immersion heater 3Kw worked now with the dual RCD board the immersion heater trips the main RCD the...
  9. A

    Cooker element wiring

    Hey people, just a quick one.... I don't usually do appliances but this is for a member if family so.... The ones I've done before (2 lol) have only had 2 cables going to them so changing them was easy. In this case the element had already been removed and there are 3 cables (assuming earth)...
  10. G

    change an econ-7 immersion element

    any tips for this, ive used a plumber for this in the past but may need to do it myself this time?
  11. R

    SMEG large oven not heating

    Hi I wonder if anyone could shed some light on the cause of my SMEG DO4 SS-5 not heating up. The fan, internal light and clock are all on but just no heat. I have read that it maybe the , Thermostat, Cut- Out switch or heating element. I have the double oven and it is the large clock...
  12. R

    Cooker testing - help needed

    Hi there - just been out to install a cooker. After confiming that the circuit is OK next was testing the cooker. It is a 2nd hand cooker that the owner bought for £50. Checked earth continuity and that was fine. Moved onto the IR tests. Oven was OK with 33.8M ohms. Then the rings. This is...
  13. B

    Convert 110V Waffle Iron to 220V

    Hi all, I recently purchased a Chef's Choice Cone Maker 838, which is a fairly basic waffle iron. The problem is, that as it is a product from the USA its operating voltage is 120V at 60Hz and 1050 Watt (these are probably the max values). Would there be any way of converting this to the UK...
  14. G

    Storage heater keeps blowing fuse

    Hi ya guys ,i wonder if you can help me. Have just been called out to a robinson willey storage heater that keeps blowing the fuse in the cu, it is a combi heater, the convector heater is working fine off the peak but the storage heater on the off peak keeps blowing. Its a 3400w heater. I have...
  15. P

    Shower only warm

    I need some help please my daughters shower when swithed on the water is only warm not hot adjusting themostat makes no difference does this mean its the heating element or should I be looking at something else?
  16. S

    Immersor boiler not working !

    Am a second year apprentice and in my house my immersion heater/boiler has stopped working, the stat down stairs obviously still has power but when it is turned on the boiler is not heating up the water, can this simply just be the element within the boiler is now faulty and may need replaced ?
  17. W

    Oven Element Wiring

    Hi, I have a Baumatic B600 oven. The element died and I have bought a new one to replace the old one. Unfortunately I did not take proper notice of which wire went to which terminal. How do I make sure I attach the wires to the correct place? There are two black wires, and one which is...
  18. J

    immersion heater fault?

    ive got home from work the past few evenings to find my rcd main switch has tripped, checked my sky tv to see what time it tripped, it was approx 9 am. This also happened today (saturday) same time, so i pushed cartridge fuses on DB back in one by one and found the fault to be on the immersion...
  19. S

    Fuses burning out!

    Hi there, I work as an Oven cleaner and I have a heated tank (which heats up to 80 degrees F) installed in my van. I'm having problems with the fuses for the tank burning out after 2-3 weeks. To heat the tank I plug a 13amp extension lead (unravelled) into the mains. Then an RCD socket is...
  20. B

    cooker keeps tripping rcd

    Hi Im pulling me hair out got a cooker that keeps tripping rcd not the trip it mainly happens once its had fan oven on for a while and when you want to check ya dinner ya open the door and it trips it doesnt have a light on it so it doesnt have a switch on door oven remains running when door...

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