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  1. N

    Random RCD tripping out

    Good evening all. 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...
  2. mikeyking

    RCD tripping... What other problem determination can I do?

    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...
  3. J

    RCD tripping straight after smart meter install

    Hello, 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...
  4. I

    UK Rcd tripping, 77v on earth bar

    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...
  5. B

    RCD keeps Tripping, need some Advice

    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...
  6. cliffed

    Rcd tripping times on EIC

    Testing Rcd trip times would you write down 28.4ms or 28ms If say 28.6 would you write down 29ms.
  7. M

    Faulty RCD, electrical board or unknown

    Hi 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...
  8. Pretty Mouth

    RCD tripping, could a surge protected extension lead be responsible?

    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...
  9. T

    Rcd tripping on new hot tub circuit

    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...
  10. F

    Main incoming rcd tripping on any circuit

    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?
  11. S

    Nuisance RCD tripping - faulty RCD?

    Hi everyone. 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...
  12. J

    RCD Tripping

    Hi all 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...
  13. HappyHippyDad

    Why is the RCD tripping?

    I have just popped out to a frustrated customer who has had intermittent tripping of a 30mA RCD for years, on average 5 - 10 x p/month. It used to be 10 x p/month a year ago, now it is around 5 times p/month. This is a dual RCD board (Harok??) with 2 socket circuits and 2 lighting circuits on...
  14. J

    RCD Keeps tripping

    I have recently added two double sockets in a lounge original nor realising that the source was a spur that someone had already wrongly spure, so two existing double sockets a spur from a spur I then added 2 sockets across the room on a back to back wall essentially creating 4 spurs which...
  15. Z

    UK Rcd tripping cause?

    Daughter’s new house. Garage has very old wylex distribution box connected to a double socket and a lighting circuit with one neon. put an RCD’ed extension cord in socket and the RCD trips instantly. Measured leak current at main fuse area. The neon light was switched off. Leakages house as is...
  16. D

    Rcd tripping with no switch on after smart meter installarion

    Hi I am.from uk I had a gas top up meter and a electric smart meter installation Thought to ask my energy supplier to fit me a gas smart meter aswell Their enginner came and said we will have to install the electric meter aswell so they will combine the smart thing on the display But after...
  17. mc1903

    Intermittent RCD tripping. Benefit of changing over to RCBO's?

    Hi, We have recently had some electrical work completed in the house to add a new circuit for air conditioning. We are now experiencing intermittent RCD trips, at all hours of the day and night, in the section of the consumer unit that the new A/C MCB was installed into. No MCB's trip - just...
  18. The apprentice

    RCD tripping on lighting circuit

    Hi there I have a problem with rcd tripping in a department store, I changed 2 old board which where re wire fuses to dual rcd boards which all the other circuits stand but 2 circuit breakers which one does a few track lights for display and the other does 2 led tornado fittings when I energies...
  19. D

    rcd tripping but very strange

    rcd tripped today wouldnt just reset so dropped all mcbs then one at a time put them back on , problem is so far 3 different mcbs have tripped the rcd each time i reset ,can get all on except one of these 3 each time i reset them all , it is raining here today if thats anything to do with...
  20. D

    UK RCD tripping when no load or anything switched on

    Hi, an Electrician recently replaced all switches, sockets and spot lights. They also appear to have connected an RCD to the fusebox or installed one - I don't know exactly. However, I now have no power and only a few lights will come on. The RCD is showing as tripped. I can turn all the...

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