Hi, while testing the new board I installed I got to the live testing at the sockets one of the RCD's kept tripping during the loop test, the other ring tested fine so it's not the tester, the insulation tests where all good. Unfortunately I didn't have a residual current clamp meter with me, to...
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I have an ongoing issue with an RCD which keeps tripping when bathroom light (not on RCD) is turned off.
The issue doesn’t happen every time the bathroom light is switched off but only ever trips when I turn it off. It happens mainly at night and there doesn’t seem to be much of a link...
Conversation developed with a middle aged lady who has recently lost her husband.
Note to self, stop walking dog around the graveyard
Anyway this lady who I find extremely polite and respectful, said to me her electrics started tripping out early Saturday morning @5:00am
To cut a long story...
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I have recently installed a sub main in 4mm 3-core SWA, approx length 45 metres, to feed a small garden office.
Final circuits in the cabin are protected by 30mA RCBOs and the supply is fed from a 32A MCB on the non-RCD side of the DB in the house. As the installation is TT I put in...
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No electrician background here, so novice question!
I have a new (<6 months) plug socket that whenever I switch it OFF it trips the RCD on the fuse box.
I’d previously had an issue with the RCD and ‘socket’ switch tripping (all sockets are on one switch on the fuse box) which was traced to...
I’m replacing a damaged 415v 5pin socket in an engineering shop which is been used for welding, this will need to be replaced with RCD socket to keep up with the regs. but my question is will the welder trip the RCD.
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I’m a new member and found this place by searching for some info on a problem that has developed. I used to be a sparky in the Navy so have some experience, did my first year but never completed the training.
So back ground.
No issues for over 3 years. Did have a RCCB...
Unfortunately my electrician is too busy installing EVs so I've kinda been left on my own for now! I have an issue where the RCD labelled #1 in the attached picture trips as soon as I attempt to turn the immersion heater on. I've had the immersion heater replaced (well, I couldn't get it out...
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Firstly, I'm aware other people have posted similar topics on this forum, I'm not trying to create a duplicate, but more looking for advice as to the distance between my smart meter and the tripping RCD.
I had a smart meter fitted yesterday, and straight after the installation, the...
So to start off with i’ll tell you i’m a young electrician, 23, I am qualified but obviously will always be learning.
Was carrying out an eicr early last week. During the eicr I went to disconnect what I thought were the earths for the (switched off) kitchen ring, as they were in the...
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I'm wondering if someone can shed any light on a peculiar RCD tripping problem please. It's feeding four socket rings along with garage and the PV system is also connected through it. What happens is the RCD sometimes trips between 09.00 and 09.30 in the morning and only in winter. A...
My RCD began to trip several months ago. I narrowed it down to a fridge/freezer in the garage. However, after turning this off, its now started to trip again due to another fridge/freezer (in the last few weeks). Either I’m incredibly unlucky and both appliances need replacing, or there’s...
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Hoping to get some insight from people, as I have had two electricians check the fault, to no avail.
The most obvious fault is the RCD is tripping.
It trips randomly. I have tried a process of elimination and it is not a faulty item.
It will trip when cooker is turned on, when washing...
I had a fault finding job on Thursday, intermittent RCD tripping. 2 actually, there was a 30mA RCD upstream, and a 30mA RCBO protecting the problem socket circuit, and either one could trip.
I had limited time to work on it, but had eliminated everything obvious through testing, and was...
I'm having a problem with the CU rcd tripping out, I have installed a feed outside to my daughters hot tub using 6mm cable about 14mts in length going to a metal clad dis board and from there via a 32A mcb to a 32A switched socket, insulation is good, no damp, but when I connected up the tub the...
My main incoming rcd is tripping out as soon as any load on any circuit. Have pulled each circuit out of the board live and neutral in turn but failed to isolate it to any specific circuit, is this likely to be the rcd at fault?
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This has been an off and on issue for quite a few years, and seems to return for short periods of a few days or weeks and then goes away for months even a year or more. During the dodgy spells, the RCD trips at pretty random times - it was just after 10pm last night, after we'd all...
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I have had my garage connected to my home electrics.
However, when anything is plugged into any of the sockets and switched on, the house RCD trips. The garage RCD and breakers do not trip, just the house one that the armoured cable connects to.
My electrician is away til October...
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