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    Electrician refusing to sign off own work because of tripping RCD

    Hi, an NICEIC registered electrician is refusing to sign off his own work because I told him about an RCD intermittently tripping. He says he's willing to come out and test the wiring but if the tripping wasn't caused by him (e.g. builder trapped a wire somewhere, faulty oven or moisture...
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    Intermittent tripping MCB

    I’ve a fuseboard as pictured, which has been nuisance tripping on the downstairs ring final circuit. It started off with 32a breaker tripping which is RCD protected, and now it’s tripping the Main RCD switch. This is a relative's property and he’s already had an electrician in, who’s ran a...
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    Household Electrics Tripping

    I have garden lights in the front and back gardens. They are on a timer. When the garden lights are on and the indoor house lights are also on, everything is fine. When the Garden lights are on and I turn on the oven or ( occasionally) other large heating appliance, the entire property electrics...
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    Oven RCBO tripping

    I've just installed a new kitchen consumer unit with RCBOs. The client says the oven RCBO is now tripping when it cools down. Any ideas what could be causing this?
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    RCD tripping same time every night

    Hi everyone, I've been reading this forum and was hoping I might be able to get some advice! The RCD switch for my sockets has been tripping every night for the past week between 4 and 5am. I haven't changed anything in the flat in the last week, I got a new hob oven and fridge in Feb so over...
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    UK Electric nail gun tripping

    Hi all, First post here so go steady. Recently installed a small radial circuit in my garage with 2.5, took it from a B16 breaker run through 20mm conduit on a wall. Tested everything with my megger with everything testing ok, happy days. Couple of days later fired up my nail gun, on the 4th...
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    Beko tumble dryer tripping RCD

    Hi First post so apologies if this is in the wrong place, My 2 year old Beko dryer has started to trip the RCD the moment you switch it on! I did a little searching and found that this is generally a sign that the interference suppressor is faulty, i duly followed the online instructions and...
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    Pot lights suddenly tripping breaker every time turned on

    Hi -- I have a series of 5 pot lights, 10-12 years old, in my kitchen, installed (not by me) when the kitchen was redone in 2010. Never had a problem with them, but now all of a sudden they trip the breaker every time I turn them on. I replaced the halogens with LED bulbs almost 2 years ago...
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    Rcd tripping

    Hello IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY ELECTRIC MY SOCKETS AND SHOWER ARE NOT WORKING IVE UNPLUGGED EVERY THING BUT I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM TOP RCD SEEMS TO BE TRIPPING THE BOTTOM RCD IVE TRIED RE SETTING
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    Wet UFH pumps causing RCD tripping

    I have a customer with a problem of RCD tripping caused by the wet UFH systems. There are 5 UFH areas each with a Wilo Para pump attached. Along with this there are 5 Grundfos pumps assisting the flow of water around the property. The System is setup with Heatmiser NeoStats wired through the...
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    Oven tripping Rcd

    Oven trips the Rcd when heating up. Does it twice then after that it will work fine. I’ve tested the circuit and it’s clear, I’ve disconnected the fan in the oven and it’s still tripped. Then I’ve took the element out and insulation resistant tested it and it’s testing fine, any other ideas what...
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    RCD tripping

    Hi everyone, I started to use my chop saw on the down stairs ring main an it instantly tripped the RCD on the board. I tried different sockets and the same thing happened. Tried it on the upstairs ring and it worked fine. So I turned off my tumble dryer off and then used the chop saw down...
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    Rcbo tripping

    I came across something new today. When I removed the main earth to do ze the rcbo tripped. Put the earth back in and it's fine. Can anyone explain what is going on?
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    Multiple GFCI Outlets Tripping at the same time on different circuits

    Dealing with a noodle scratcher. Trying to figure out what has caused multiple GFCI outlets on separate circuits to trip at the same time. Over the last two Wednesdays in the morning something has happened which caused multiple GFCI outlets throughout the house to trip at the same time...
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    UK RCD Tripping

    Evening, came across a fault today on a new board that’s been fitted by a previous electrician. Split load dual RCD 6 way Hager board, when a fused spur is switched on or when the boiler starts up the RCD trips but the circuit is on the other RCD. Have checked the all wiring at the DB and all is...
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    TT system, earth to neutral not tripping RCD

    TT system, Zs on socket circuit is 77.2 down a good bit after I added a second earth rod. When I short neutral to earth RCD doesn't trip. Can anyone help me out and explain please.
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    Sockets tripping after board upgrade - should have been rewired

    After updating a consumer unit, from an old rewireable fuse board, one of the socket circuits is tripping when under load. The property should have been rewired as the installation is so dated but the project manager and client didn't want to rewire it. The supply to the flat is approximately...
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    Fuse tripping when using mitre saw

    From time to time the fuse is tripped when I use my mitre saw the first time, in house sockets seem tobe ok but not for those in the garage. Its the first one (B16), do I just need to call out an professional to replace it for a B32 and if so how much would that cost please? Thanks
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    RCD tripping overnight with nothing connected

    Good evening. Had a new consumer unit fitted a week ago, Paid over £500+vat for a proteus 5+5 board to replace an old non-rcd board. Ever since it was fitted the right hand RCD has tripped in the middle of the night, between around 11pm and 7am, every night. This powers a socket circuit, an...
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    RCD nuisance tripping headscratcher.

    I have been out to a nuisance tripping RCD this morning, there are 3 socket circuits, 1 boiler circuit, and 1 oven circuit protected by the RCD. I started by checking the IR between L-E and N-E, the reading was between 2 and 3 M ohms on every circuit and leg. I then disconnected the CPCs for...
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