This has messed my head up so much I’m not sure I can even explain it properly but hopefully someone out there may give me ideas of what to do next…
Had a call out to a house today with the owner (polish if it has any relevancy) saying he was getting small shocks off taps & was getting a...
Quick question to all
ive got and Rcd that trips out randomly through the day. Split board and the Rcd covers shower and sockets. With the shower breaker off an the other 4 socket breakers on, the Rcd will trip when u plug a tester in. However when u turn them all off a test each circuit...
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I am having ongoing problems with Rcd in clients house.
It is worth pointing out that I am living and working in Spain.
The problem is continual nuisance trips when there is a power cut (there are loads when the weather is bad) the rcd is tripping when the power goes of,so it appears that it...
Hi. I have been asked to change a DB in an office that is going to be used as a call centre. The original wiring (which isn't being altered) is T+E in partition walls.
With amendment 3 coming in and the removal of "under the supervision of skilled and instructed persons", would I be right in...
I've come across a problem today that has completely stumped me. I used my clamp meter on the main protective conductor and found there was over 4A flowing. Checking the line and neutral conductors, they each had exactly 2A. Obviously these numbers do not add up as if there was leakage to earth...
Morning all, want to add an earth leakage clamp meter to my kit these two are what I'm looking at from research so far has anyone got any thoughts? Thanks
TM-EL9809 High Resolution AC Earth Leakage Clamp Meter
TIS 550 Earth Leakage Clamp Meter
Want one to cover both earth leakage and max...
Hello, im looking for advice on a dorman smith sensel SRD earth leakage relay. I am doing an EICR on a caravan park, the Earthing system is TT and a sensel SRD relay fitted to load side of 200 amp main switch feeding various pillars. Relays have 4 settings from 30mA to 2000mA with time delay...
Hi, I'm a newby hear and wonder if anyone can help me with this question. I work on a ship and our sockets are 2 phase 220volt instead of Live and Neutral 220volt, i.e we do not have a star point at our transformer. Our network voltage is 11KV / 440v Delta / Delta and then transformed down to...
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Have just wired up a new Immersun 2; on switching the MCB supplying it, both earth leakage trips in my vconsumer unit knock off (strange as it's a split distribution setup - but BOTH trips go off). This also happens with the immersion heater disconnected from the Immersun output...
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First post so please be patient. I was called to our local vets as there X-ray machine would trip the RCD at the consumer Unit when they went to switch it on but when they re-set it it works fine as it only does this the once. I can not find any faults with the fixed installation and...
Can't work out if this is utter sh** or pretty good if you didn't possess a earth leakage clamp meter.
Diagnosing RCD earth leakage breaker nuisance trips | eBay
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I went to go and look at a job replacing a consumer unit. It is a TT system, with an old Wylex board. It is protected by an old earth leakage device as described in the post I have attached. Would it be acceptable to leave this connected and then have a RCD protected board in series. It...
I have an installation that has an inherent earth leakage of about 15mA. The issue I have is that when I go to do an RCD test it trips due to the the additional current created by my MFT.
Question is, if this was an EICR what would you code it as and why? My take on this is that 15mA is still...
Hi Peeps,
Had a job where the base element in the top oven had gone on a Zanussi ZKC6040. No problem fitted a new element, swiched on, put hand on the oven base sure enough started getting warm, bosh, job done, thank you very much and see you again!
The next day customer phones to say the RCD...
I was recently playing with my Amecal leakage current tester and found approx. 2mA when clamped around both tails at home, I put this down to the various tv's and game consoles on at the time, but when I clamped the MEC at the same time I found a fluctuating leakage current of anything between...
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