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Rcd faulty ?

Hi all Been to a house today to carry out a PIR mem split load board 100amp ms / 30ma rcd on a tt system , when carrying out no trip earth loops the rcd trips. I ramp tested the rcd and its tripping in 18ms, anyway i bridged out the rcd all e loops are fine. however the client would like a shed...
- huntos33
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- May 11, 2012
- electricians' talk fault faulty rcd
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Periodic Inspection Reporting & Certification
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Tripping RCD when using welding equipment.

Hi all, this is an odd one but I just want to check out that my suspicions are correct. I've been asked to look at the electrics at a garage unit, but the only thing that is tripping the RCD is this particular industrial welding equipment. To my mind, this suggests that the equipment is faulty...
- BigJonesy
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- May 4, 2012
- electricians' talk equipment faulty rcd tripping tripping rcd using when
- Replies: 15
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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faulty breakers

anyone had similar problems crabtree volex wylex are recalling thousands of faulty breakers back 6a 10a 16a spark im working with has had letter of wylex recalling them and replacing them
- Farmelectrics
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- May 1, 2012
- breaker breakers electricians' talk fault faulty
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Electrical Tools and Products
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Washing Machine Tripping RCD?

Hi, I changed a 20amp flex outlet plate, which fed a commercial washing machine, in a nusery, for a 1G SW socket with built in 30ma RCD protection, as none of the building/Installation had RCD proctection. The faulty commercial wash machine was being replaced with a domestic one with a 13a...
- vincef
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- Apr 30, 2012
- electricians' talk faulty machine rcd socket tripping tripping rcd washing
- Replies: 13
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Help please rcd does not trip.

Hi folks I have just installed an new mk consumer unit, but I'm having problem with the 63A rcd's. The test button works fine and it does not trip @ x1/2 it trips at 99.0 @ x1 and fails to trip @ x5 (>40ms) Its not the tester as I've checked it on another installation I know to be good. Any...
- ashdail
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- Apr 22, 2012
- electricians' talk faulty help help please please rcd rcd's replacement times trip
- Replies: 16
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Faulty proving unit?

My Megger MPU690 Proving unit didn't appear to be working, so I replaced the batteries. When I installed the final new battery, the unit made a fizzing sound, all of the voltage lights lit up and then it just died. After this, I tried testing my voltage indicator using the proving unit and...
- LCD
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- Apr 18, 2012
- electricians' talk fault faulty proving unit voltage
- Replies: 1
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Faulty cu

This was what I found when I was called to a shop for a report of a hissing noise coming from a cu a few years ago,as you can see from pic 1 problem was caused by an incorrectly installed snake,removed same and advised client not to connect anything to supply that was not to correct british...
- Guest111
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- Apr 8, 2012
- attach electricians' talk fault faulty terminated
- Replies: 11
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Help on Faulty Electrics

Hi, We had to move out of our flat (due to relocation of work) and now we have tenants in our flat. The tenants think there's faulty electrics as they replace, on average, two halogen bulbs a week all around our flat and we had a similar problem when we were there (but couldn't say how many as...
- actresskat
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- Mar 20, 2012
- electric electrical electricians' talk electrics fault faulty help
- Replies: 16
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
Di-Log DL6507 faulty design??

Ok I am one of the people who bought this product and as yet have not had any trouble but then I haven't used it much. I have read two posts complaining about the Dilog being faulty, one from "Taffy Duck" and one from "D80", both are members here. So has anyone else bought this meter, have you...
- La Poste
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- Mar 12, 2012
- clamp design electricians' talk fault faulty maplin meter problems
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Electrical Tools and Products
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DC ISOLATOR (faulty)

Anyone had a DC isolator arc out on them? first time today switched on array and smoke poored out plus the conacts arching out big time!!!!all rated correctly replaced it and all was fine but (bit of a wake up call :) supplier said he supplied thousands and never had a prob so JUST ASKING out of...
- powervan
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- Mar 7, 2012
- electricians' talk fault faulty isolator links never string switch
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Solar PV Forum | Solar Panels Forum
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faulty meter?

Been to job today (not my install) 3.6kw installed november produced 48units? inverta no display!! never got there remote display! company OUT OF SOLAR NOW?? tested array ALL GOOD! so can only be meter what about changing meter ? anyone done it (esp if not your install? what do u think it...
- powervan
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- Mar 1, 2012
- display electricians' talk fault faulty inverter meter
- Replies: 16
- Forum: Solar PV Forum | Solar Panels Forum

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