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  1. R

    Alta Lab Ap6 keeps disconnecting

    Evening All, Please bear with as I am new to networking etc, so my terminology may be slight off !! I have wired two altalab ap6 via an 8 port Poe switch. I currently have a sky router. I have adopted the devices and all the right coloured lights are showing. The problem is that the Ap were...
  2. SparkySy

    1 year old immersion heater keeps tripping thermal cut out, any suggestions?

    Hello good people. I have an ongoing issue with a top entry immersion heater over heat stat that keeps Tripping out. (Built into stat) On a 24hr mechanical timer. The tank was replaced just over a year ago and with it a new immersion heater and stat. The original stat worked fine for about 3...
    • SparkySy
    • Thread
    • heater immersion immersion heater keeps old out suggestions thermal tripping
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. O

    Rcbo keeps tripping

    Hi just wondering if someone can help me. I have an rcbo that keeps tripping but only when the fly earth and neutral lead on the bars it trips out. Has this happened to anyone else. I could just replace the rcbo as this could be faulty but don't want to do that if there could be another...
  4. D

    Breaker keeps tripping, potential ground fault?

    Hi all. We have a 120v 20 amp circuit to an accessory dwelling with a run of about 75' of direct bury #12. The breaker keeps tripping even when there is nothing connected to the circuit. What I've done so far: Checked all connections in the circuit(outlets, etc) Then, disconnected the...
  5. T

    House water pump keeps needing a reset

    Hi. I have a single phase water pump which supplies our house. It frequently cuts out and needs to be reset (on pump itself). Because of our location (rural Spain) I suspect it is erratic voltage supply. Is there a power regulator I can use in between pump & outlet to overcome this?
  6. S

    Lighting MCB keeps tripping after changing the kitchen light

    I'm not sure what's going on with my kitchen light. I've replaced an old 28W CFL fitting with a new 4 x LED GU10 fitting (a cheap one from Screwfix). Although the light turned on after flicking on the MCB, when you turn it on or off the MCB trips, and sometimes the RCD, too. I removed the...
  7. S

    Continuity values keeps going down.

    So bought a second hand Megger BM233 to practice with as I'm a college student.. So I was just using it on a loose 2.5 cable. Testing on the neutral from both sides . Whilst having the device on the Ohm side. I nulled it to zero by touching the probes. When I do the dead test. It starts off...
  8. M

    The EC Fan keeps tripping the RCD

    Hi All, Weird matter happening here and I hope you can help! My 3 Pahse EC Fan is connected to a sensor and a controller for the temperature setpoint. A control panel to manage the EC Fan is in the room. EC Fan above faux ceiling. The panel has it's own MCB. The RCD is upstream, before the...
  9. S

    Lights RCBO keeps tripping randomly

    I have an issue with a home lighting circuit 6A RCBO provides power to 13 bulbs which randomly keeps tripping, when I say randomly it keeps tripping with no switches or even bulbs being attached to the circuit. Even trips when other appliances that are not on that lighting circuit are not being...
  10. M

    AFCI keeps tripping - replaced outlet, checked switches - how to choose replacement?

    Our family room is part of an addition built a few years ago. We had an issue with nuisance tripping on an AFCI and the electrician came and replaced it saying the one we had was later found to be faulty. All was fine until I bought a new Denon receiver to replace an older Onkyo. I plugged the...
    • MHDguy
    • Thread
    • afci checked how to keeps outlet replaced replacement switches tripping
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  11. S

    GFCI for hot tub keeps tripping

    Hi, My hot tub keeps tripping after 12 years of use. I'm thinking it's the GFCI gone bad. Unfortunately it's a CH 2 pole 50 amp (GFTCB250) and they are on national backorder. The only options I can think of are to put a GFCI in the main panel (Sqaure D) and replace the GFCI at the disconnect...
  12. _KaCe_

    Trouble shoot why a ground fault circuit breaker keeps tripping.

    I installed outdoor lighting and outlets. I finished this past year. I passed my inspection on April 2022. I was so pleased, BUT now the circuit the outlets are on has a problem... the circuit keeps tripping. Question 1: I was wondering if there's a way to test the circuit breaker itself? Then...
    • _KaCe_
    • Thread
    • breaker circuit circuit breaker fault ground keeps testing tripping trouble
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  13. K

    Fused spur keeps tripping breaker

    I've a 13a fused spur which is attached to single socket. The fused spur looks like it is used to power 2 security lights. One night the breaker for my upstairs sockets tripped and after some investigation I discovered it was actually the fused spur in the garage that's causing it. The socket...
  14. S

    Dimplex Quantum storage heater 150 - keeps melting 20amp double pole switch

    Had a quantum (qm150) installed for 8 years - no problem. Couple of weeks ago the switch (usually always on except when on holiday) stuck and no power to heater. Had a look at switch and saw it was melted where the N wire goes in. Bought an exact replacement (B+Q) and replaced myself with the...
  15. D

    Celeb Sparks keeps his cool when helper cuts the wires

    Sometimes I find myself browsing some Celeb sparks on YouTube and this fella keeps his cool live on camera when his helper chops off the live and neutral but I bet in his head he is going ' you fecking idiot '
    • Dustydazzler
    • Thread
    • cool keeps sparks when wires
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. O

    Dewalt multitool keeps cutting out, anyone else had this?

    My 1 year old DeWalt multitool DCD355 now only works when I start it slowly and gradually increase speed, then if I touch a surface with it it will cut out. Has anyone else had problems with these? The light works fine, batteries too, it's as if the auto cutoff if the blade gets jammed...
  17. S

    RCD keeps tripping. Perhaps i've wired it incorrectly?

    Good afternoon! In my house, I have a three-phase power system and this RCD that's rated for 40 A max and 30 mA leakage current. It keeps constantly tripping on loads larger than a phone charger (ie an electric kettle or toaster). This house is to EU standards (I live in Latvia). I'm wondering...
  18. D

    3 Phase power keeps on tripping

    Hi Guys any advice on this one will be a major help. Was called out to a loss of power turned up expecting a breaker down as usual but not the case. so here goes the problem- an apartment block with 315 amp incoming fuses feeding 400 amp mccb set to trip at 220. This in turn feeds a rising...
  19. J

    UK 100mA RCCB keeps tripping with certain items connected.

    Hi all I am in an industrial unit and the 100mA RCCB keeps tripping. They use it as the main switch inside of the unit's distribution board. The mainboard that feeds all the units has an MCB in it. The RCCB keeps tripping when I plug-in AC to DC transformer loads such as laptops, speakers...
  20. electricky

    DB board keeps tripping mysteriously at night

    Is it possible that a DB board can be controlled from outside the unit/house itself? We suspect that someone has been playing around with our electricity and we're wondering if that is possible. I know next to nothing about electricity other than the basics so please excuse me if this question...
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