Just tested a rain water pump with my portable appliance tester & it tested ok (earthing & insulation resistance). Plug it into the power point & it trips the rcd as the pump starts. The power point is fine have meggered the wiring etc. Any ideas?:confused:
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Just returned from callout to Old dear in village who had a problem with an RCD tripping. Checked circuits and discovered that she had just connected 3 oil filled radiators to ring circuit to "keep chill out" before having to use central heating. Oil filled radiators have not been used for 6...
I have a 6A C Type RCBO feeding a Horstmann 20A Timeclock and the switched-line operating AC1 on a 4P 24A contactor (NO).
There are three lighting circuits going into the contactor, all fed from individual 6A B Type MCBs (on the RCD side of the DB).
Why should the RCD sometimes trip when the...
Came across this problem at weekend brandnew range installed 40amp mcb on RCD side of split load board. Cooker isolator is 2 gang with socket out let. The rcd trips when ovens are on I know the reasons but was wandering how you go on with regs as all i could do was move mcb over to none rcd side...
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