Staturday morning phone goes RCD tripping ,fault fault on a fridge ,easy , saturday afternoon Call out RCD tripping in a busy hotel , found an extension cable cable that no one new what it was was removed plud and told them to call if anything wasnt working ,and yes they did it was the TV supply...
nickblake
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Hi all,
I have a TT system at the moment and a freezer trips the rcd on start up. I am rewiring and the old 100m/a rcd board is still on, it works fine on this and starts up, and if you leave it for a few minutes and plug it into the new board afterwards, it does not trip the new board.
what...
Hi, EF, My first post here.
Re : CCTV Installation.
When connected the output cable to TV Video from DVD recorder it trips the RCD on consumer unit.
I isolated the socket suppying the CCTV/DVD recorder and without RCD protection, and it did NOT trip the RCD, what could it be...
rschatha
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appliances
aus
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Well looking for help again.Got asked to have a look at an immersion heater that trips the rcd as soon as it reaches set temp.This can be set at 50 degrees to 90 but as soon as it gets to the temp off goes the rcd.Have cheaked ir on cables back to board no problems,restance of dual elements 1...
pfa
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aus
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immersion
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Hi All
been asked to check out my friends flat his rcd is tripping all the time even when he's not there all seems fine apart from the insulation resistance on the lighting circuit is slightly low but unable to currently get to the connections as they are spots and cannot get to the junction...
tommy-trucker
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aus
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shower
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Hi All,
I've got a 63A 30ma RCD in my garage / workshop which keeps tripping. The regular load on it is a standard domestic chest freezer with a 45W pond pump on a timer. The timer is set to switchthe pump on and off 6 times per 24hrs, each run period is 1.5hrs and they are equally...
Rambler1
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timer
times
trippingtrippingrcd
wiring
Hi folks.
Changed a Cu today. No rcd protection, Changed for a split way board. All tests were fine. Came to do Zs test on immersion heater - everything fine. Turned on DP switch to immersion and rcd tripped.
Had a good look at all cables for the circuit and all seemed fine. Disconnected...
harrymonkfish
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aus
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everything
heater
immersion
rcdtrippingtrippingrcd
Hello chaps,
going to a job on monday where the clients washing machine is tripping the rcd during its cycle, never came across this problem yet just wondering if anyone had any pointers
paulthe spark
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washing
Hi All
My customer has just called to say her RCD main switch trips when the washing machine is on - only happens with the W/M and when it is approaching the spin cycle. Machine is 3 years old but has just been moved from her old house - no problems with it at the old house. Is it likely to be...
andyww
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aus
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machine
maybe
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Another problem encountered today was the rcd tripping with a lighting circuit. What's the best way to find the fault - with dimmers & sensor lights on circuit??
240sparks
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aus
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circuits
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lighting
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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:
240sparks
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aus
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earth
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rcd
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water
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...
Kensprint
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oil
radiators
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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...
lost-sole
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