rcd tripping

  1. Soulsurfer

    Washing Machine Rcd Tripping !

    Hey all I'm sure it's an old frequently asked one but had a callout this afternoon where young couple just bought brand new high end Miele washing machine and had plugged into an old powerbreaker rcd socket in garage. As soon as it's turned on to start any program and door interlock operates as...
  2. N

    RCD Tripping

    Hey all, Downstairs lights are off. When you put the mcb on the rcd instantly trips. I've done an insulation resistance test and I have >20MOhm on L-N, L-E, N-E. I've checked the wiring at all the roses and all seems secure and correct. What could be causing this? There are 4 ceiling...
    • Nickj
    • Thread
    • earth light rcd rcd tripping switched testing tripping
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. S

    Rcd tripping fault

    Hi, hope someone can help on this one since it has me stuck. A lady had a new kitchen put in 2 years ago with a new range master induction cooker. Everything was fine for a year. Then the rcd covering the cooker, 2 socket circuits and 4 lighting circuits started tripping every time she put the...
  4. markythesparky

    Weird RCD tripping

    Hi guys, I've installed a new c/u for a swimming pool plant room (very small) consisting of circuits for a pump, electrics heater, pool and garden lighting and timer control for the heating/ filtration. it has an RCD main switch. when commissioning everything worked fine although the pump had...
  5. B

    Rcd tripping - very odd

    Hi all not posted for a long time but found this place very useful in the past so thought I would give it a try. been working as a qualified sparky/maintenance engineer now for almost a year since I qualified and now have my first real problem, was hoping for some advice/reference to certain...
  6. A

    RCD tripping

    Hi All, I am a little bit confused, I have just bought a house and the boiler and whirlpool bath are connected together to a 16amp breaker, I know the boiler should have its own supply but this is what I got. Anyway if the boiler or whirpool is turned on, it trips the RCD. Ive disconnected the...
    • abdulrahman42
    • Thread
    • boiler breaker circuit fault rcd rcd tripping supply tripping
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. G

    Rcd Tripping

    Hi got a call last week maybe the week before about an rcd tripping, turns out it was a tumble dryer in a shed at the back of the garden. I stayed with him for about an hour talking him through how the rcd works and reassuring the device was doing its job etc, didnt charge him. now got a call...
  8. U

    Nuisance RCD tripping advice please

    My 3 year old install for a while has been giving me issue with nuisance tripping the 30ma RCD in a 17a Split board I had originally thought the cause was a faulty outside light but one morning recently it was tripping so many times I managed to isolate the problem by switching of the MCB to the...
  9. M

    Randon RCD tripping

    Hi, I visited a property suffering from random tripping of the 100ma RCD. I found several very loose terminals in the CU neutral and CPC screws. I tightened those and the problem disappeared for a couple of days. Originally it was happening every couple of hours. This morning I get a call...
  10. M

    30ma rcd tripping after replacing consumer unit

    Hello all, how are you? I often look on here but the time has come to ask for some advice! Nearly finished some alterations in a customers Kithen, Dining room, Utility room and Garage. Approx 3 days work in total. Anyway, after all 2nd fixed and new split load board installed pop goes the rcd...
    • muzza1
    • Thread
    • 30ma after consumer consumer unit rcd rcd tripping replacing tripping unit
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. yellowvanman

    RCD tripping

    Email from customer: Our Solar PV installation is protected by a 30mA RCD in it's own CU which regularly trips during the morning inverter startup at this time of year (when the roof is persistently very wet). We have a transformerless grid-connected Power One Aurora inverter, and I...
  12. L

    RCD tripping under load

    Installing a split RCD board in a new barn conversion build, IR tests come out clear, ring continuity tests fine, but the RCD will trip out when something is plugged into the circuit, happens on both sockets that are currently running off that side of the RCD but when I swapped one over to the...
    • Liam_Spa
    • Thread
    • circuits fault load neutrals rcd rcd tripping right tests tripping under
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. M

    RCD tripping

    Hi, Got called to a jobs due to the RCD tripping on the downstairs ring, as soon as the MCB for the ring is turned on the RCD trips. I didn't have long but I did some quick tests, R1+R2 was fine on all sockets so I split the ring about half way and did an IR test on each side of the ring and...
  14. N

    RCD Tripping under No Load!!

    Hi Folks, I'm new to this forum. Got a bit of a head scratcher for you all. I have recently installed a new dual rcd consumer unit in a retirement home apartment It is about the 20th apartment we have done with no previous problems whatsoever. On energizing the consumer unit I switched...
    • nate1880
    • Thread
    • circuit consumer lighting load rcd rcd tripping switch tripping under
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. H

    RCD tripping after moving MCB

    Hi all...advice needed. I have just replaced a MCB on my girlfriends board...as it was faulty and tripping intermittently. Whilst doing that I decided to 'tidy' up the board as it's a bit of a mishmash with labels and such. Whilst labeling....I went through the whole house finding what MCB fed...
    • hotspothannon
    • Thread
    • after mcb moving neutral rcd rcd tripping socket still tripping
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. M

    Rcd tripping

    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...
    • matt12321
    • Thread
    • circuit circuits earth leakage rcd rcd tripping tripping trips
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. A

    RCD tripping

    I have a strange RCD tripping problem, we have a dual RCD consumer unit, when the main switch is turned off both RCD s activate, they have activated individually but not at the same time. There is no continuity between the neutrals and both sides have an insulation resistance of >25 meg, we have...
    • AlarKris
    • Thread
    • rcd rcd tripping results something switch tests tripping
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  18. S

    RCD tripping at 6ma on ramp

    Hello, I am a diyer doing my own board change shortly (paying a premium for the honour to BC) and have a problem either with my tester or something else. Basically when i test the RCDs and the two RCBOs i have on the board they are tripping on ramp at crazy figures, 6ma on one RCD and 9ma on...
    • Sq-Pants
    • Thread
    • rcbo's rcd rcd tripping tested these tripping
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  19. P

    rcd tripping

    My customer's RCD trips on the CU, but only when the induction hob CB is on, and never when the induction hob itself is switched on and operational. With the hob CB off the RCD never trips. Is this coincidence and it's another circuit from the CU that is faulty, or is there a fault in the hob...
    • PeterMount
    • Thread
    • fault faulty induction rcd rcd tripping tripping
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. M

    RCD tripping Problem solved

    This was an interesting problem and solution I recently wired an community hall - the supply was a TPNE – one phase was being used for E7 heating. One phase was unused. And the third was to supply the lighting and power. I fitted a split board 12 way CU and ran two A2 radials for the...
    • mojorebel
    • Thread
    • fittings lighting problem rcd rcd tripping switch switches tripping
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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