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  1. beatboaby924y

    shaver socket tripping rcd

    Hi guys wondering if you could help with problem I've got? I wired a shaver socket off of a new lighting circuit in a loft conversion I recently carried out. Everything was fine when I tested the circuit (removed the shaver socket when testing) and the results were expected and within limits...
  2. M

    Tumble Dryer Tripping Rcd

    I have a 3 month old condensing tumble dryer, which has recently started tripping out the RCD (63A, 30mA) within 30 secs of being on. I've tested the RCD, which was going out at 18mA, and the tumble has an earth leakage of 1.17mA. I have now changed the RCD, but still continues to trip, within...
  3. N

    And here's one for christmas , call out tripping RCD

    All im going to say is i wonder why :Cables jointed in 2 places doesnt look like it in the pic the terminal block was 3 amp , how not to wire in your oven, hob, light in a cupboard,and cooker hood cables used 6mm 2.5mm 1.5mm 0.50mm all into a 60 amp terminal block, take note the earth to the...
    • nickblake
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    • attach cables christmas connected out rcd terminal tripping tripping rcd
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. S

    New shed circuit tripping RCD at house consumer unit

    Hi, I've recently run 4mm 4 core SWA from a 20A MCB house consumer unit to a garage unit installed in a shed 50M away. The garage unit has 16A and 6A breakers protected by 40A 30mA RCD main switch. All wiring connections seem to be correct, however, as soon as anything is placed under load...
    • solgen
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    • circuit consumer consumer unit house new rcd shed tripping tripping rcd unit
    • Replies: 53
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. S

    Pyro Cable Tripping RCD

    Went to a job in a church hall today where one of the power circuits was tripping the rcd. There seems to be 4 bad legs of pyro in the circuit, as I get a dead short in my IR tests between line/neutral, line/earth. Is it common for pyro cable to do this after a certain time, or could a fault...
    • sl1210
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    • because cable church pyro rcd short tripping tripping rcd
    • Replies: 64
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. D

    Induction hob tripping RCD in normal operation?

    Hi chaps, As some of you may recall, I posted a while back about a dodgy electrician who did some work at my parents place, including putting in a circuit for a new induction hob, as well as a board. He cocked a load of things up so following a complaint to the NICEIC, the guy came back today...
    • DNS1
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    • circuit electricians' talk hob induction induction hob normal rcd things through tripping tripping rcd
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. P

    Pv tripping rcd

    Hello all, I have been to a property with a crabtree starbreaker board main switch is 80A 30ma rcd. The customer thought the dishwasher was tripping electrics I teste IR when I tested RCD it tripped on times half! I have ordered a new one but when the breaker is turned off for the PV the rcd no...
    • piz
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    • electricians' talk fault installed longer protected rcd tripping tripping rcd
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Electrical Tools and Products
  8. J

    EP2000 Programmer tripping RCD

    Hello, I have a Potterton Neateheat 10/16 with an EP2000 programmer, which has been been working fine and very faithful for the past 26 years. I recently had the consumer unit changed from the old fuse wire to a Wylex High Integrity unit. When the fused spur is switched on for the boiler the...
    • Jimbo
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    • boiler earth electricians' talk fault fused programmer rcd tripping tripping rcd
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  9. S

    Lighting Fault, Earth to Neutral Tripping RCD

    Hi, I was called to a customers house as their RCD keeps tripping. I isolated the faulty circuit and began testing. The fault unfortunately is on the feed from the CU to the 1st floor lighting circuit, and between the neutral and CPC. I know from installing CUs, that if a lighting circuit...
  10. D

    New RCD Cu...every circuit tripping RCD

    I just fitted a new RCD Cu and the ring, and lights etc trip the RCD when powered up. The only things that don't trip it are the new shower circuit, the emmersor and the power to the heating timer. The ring trips it and so does the lighting when powered. I've had to modify the board so that...
    • Diode
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    • circuit electricians' talk new rcd tripping tripping rcd
    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. J

    dryer tripping rcd

    Hello all I have recently started working for myself and allwas ok until one of my customers called Basically I upgraded an old Consumer unit to a 16 duel RCDwith a Vphase system integrated on it.All tests where done before leaving and signing off Now the tumble dryer is tripping the rcd the...
  12. J

    Washing machine tripping RCD

    Hi, I have just had installed a new RCD consumer unit and the washing machine keeps tripping it, what should I do? the washing machine is only a few years old. Could it be an issue with the plug socket? Also would installing a plug socket RCD as well stop it from tripping the main one or is...
    • joolzhaines
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    • electricians' talk elements fault machine motor rcd tripping tripping rcd washing
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. B

    Tripping RCD when using welding equipment.

    Hi all, this is an odd one but I just want to check out that my suspicions are correct. I've been asked to look at the electrics at a garage unit, but the only thing that is tripping the RCD is this particular industrial welding equipment. To my mind, this suggests that the equipment is faulty...
    • BigJonesy
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    • electricians' talk equipment faulty rcd tripping tripping rcd using when
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. V

    Washing Machine Tripping RCD?

    Hi, I changed a 20amp flex outlet plate, which fed a commercial washing machine, in a nusery, for a 1G SW socket with built in 30ma RCD protection, as none of the building/Installation had RCD proctection. The faulty commercial wash machine was being replaced with a domestic one with a 13a...
    • vincef
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    • electricians' talk faulty machine rcd socket tripping tripping rcd washing
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. S

    Electric hob tripping RCD

    Went to visit a customer tonight briefly to have a look at a electric hob that was fitted last year when the new kitchen was fitted. All has worked fine until last week when they switched on the cooker switch/socket for the hob which tripped the RCD. They had the hob checked under warranty as 2...
    • Simon_
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    • electric electrical electricians' talk hob rcd tripping tripping rcd
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. S

    Storage Heaters Tripping RCD

    Hi all, I have a customer who when they get up in the morning the RCD has tripped on the storage heaters CU. The storage heaters have stored some heat so the RCD has tripped during the charge. They reset the RCD (Approx 6.30am) no problem and the heaters all continue until 7.00 am when eco7...
    • s7t7e7v7e7
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    • electricians' talk fault heaters rcd storage tested tripping tripping rcd
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  17. K

    zs test on lights tripping rcd help

    morning all i have a problem with the lights in a house firstly they wouldnt seperate as theres a borrowed neutral on upstairs circuit so had to put them into same mcb now when doing my zs test it keeps tripping the rcd any help please
  18. SolarCity

    Kostal Piko inverter - tripping RCD

    Hopefully I can get some information on a problem I am having at one of our installations. We are getting nuisance tripping on our PV system: 3.75kWp system with a Kostal Piko 3.6 inverter. TT system, connected via it's own 100mA RCD. Every now and then, it will take the RCD out. My tests...
  19. K

    SMA 400TL tripping RCD

    Just switched on and inverter goes through the motions. Just at the generating stage and it trips out the RCD. Replaced RCD, checked ALL connections 10 times each, run as 2 strings as many times before, all connections are correct. Any ideas? I don't really want to take this out now and send...
  20. L

    Tripping RCD

    One of the RCDs keeps tripping in one of the propertys we are working on. The RCD supports the ring in the kitchen, lights and doorbell from what I can remember. when we put the ring on the other rcd in the consumer unit it didnt trip, but we need to investigate this tommorow. Any ideas whats...
    • lofty84
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    • aus check current electricians' talk neutral rcd tripping tripping rcd
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Australia
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