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    All power trips.

    Hi all, I'm here for just a little bit of advice and I'll make it quick. I have a sump pump for draining water in my cellar, only a cheap one I installed myself. Its plugged into the mains and last night I accidentally left it running. I think the motor has burnt out and it tripped...
  2. J

    Opening dryer door trips different circuit

    When I go to open my dryer door (which is on its own circuit) trips the breaker of my living room upstairs. Some electrical work was done but nothing major. It doesn’t trip the other circuit every time, it’s kind of a luck of the draw but it’s fairly frequent. anyone have any ideas what this...
  3. L

    Radiant ring 5 turn trips rcd

    Creda Starlight replaced 7" radiant ring with 5 turn version which trips at RCD. Tried with 2 new rings , same result. Replaced with 7" radiant ring with 4 turn version which works perfectly. What is explanation for this .
  4. S

    Monitor and bulb trips mains.Question.

    I had a good monitor AORUS AD27QD. 3 months ago it tripped electricity in my house/breaker/s.When power back to house.Pc worked fine. But monitor was not turned back. No lights when pressing button,nothing.I sended to rma. Here is shop RMA message: Shop:"We repaired PSU and sending back good...
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    Washing machine intermittently trips RCD. Manufacturer declares machine fault-free and suggests faulty home electrics. What should I do?

    Hi I don’t know how resolve this so any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated. I have no electrical knowledge. I will try to be as clear and detailed as I can. I’ve got a Bosch washing machine that’s two-and-a-half years old. Until early June, the machine has been flawless. But in June...
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    Trips

    I have a garden fountain powered by an mains electric Eden model 128 pump. The electric feed comes from my garden shed where there is a junction box - this also powers the garden lights. There are two switches - lights & fountain. Occasionally when I turn off the fountain the mains breaker...
  7. a-z electrics

    TV trips rcbo in one socket but not the next socket.

    Here's a weird one.. customer complains of sporadic rcd tripping some time ago so I do a series of tests, only thing on rcd are skts and lights... never got to the bottom of it but I noticed the quirky Square D quikline rcd trips at around 15mA on a ramp test. So I recommend replacing the whole...
  8. T

    Oven grill

    My zanussi free standing ovens grill trips the main fuse after use when switching off. It most likely an element issue?
    • tony79
    • Thread
    • after element free fuse grill issue likely oven ovens switching trips
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. S

    Power trips

    My power keeps going off and comes back on after a couple of seconds. No trips on the circuit board. Happens once a day for the last week. Any ideas?
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    US Surge Protector trips RCD

    Hi everyone, I need some advice please. I have a number of 110v equipment from the US that I need to supply power to. When using a step down 240 to 110 transformer when I plug in the 110v power Strip with built in Surge protection it trips the RCD on my consumer unit. I read up on this a...
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    UK Plug and play hot tub tripping the rcd. My cleverspa trips the rcd plug as soon as i plug it in.

    I have a clever spa portable spa and as soon as i plug it in the rcd plug trips. What rcd plug can i get to replace it. Is it the rcd plug thst is faulty?
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    The breaker on the right trips after anything from 30 seconds to an hour. I have only two led lights on this circuit

    The breaker on the right trips after anything from 30 seconds to an hour. I have only two led lights on this circuit. Can anyone please help? Source URL: DIY Electrical Forum - https://www.electriciansforums.net/forums/diy-electrical-forum.64/
  13. J

    Installed a bathroom vent/light and it trips!

    Hey friends Installed the vent/light on 2 switches to function separately. The first switch operates the light and works fine. The second switch has 2 on/off switches. The bottom operates the vent/fan fine but the top operates nothing and trips the circuit when switched!! Maybe I wired wrong or...
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    Borrowed neutral / RCD trips but circuits still live ?!

    I’m just a homeowner, so please forgive me if my question sounds stupid .... i think the lights in the hall of my small bungalow are using a borrowed neutral. I recently went to fit a new light on the ceiling in the hall using the existing connections and turned off the MCB that said “Hall...
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    Short circuit bypasses mcb and trips submain mcb

    Good evening A cable was loose in a ceiling void causing a short circuit this didn't trip the 10 amp 6ka type b mcb but tripped the 50 amp type b 6ka mcb that supplied that board back at the mains. I am wondering why this occurred other than me thinking the local protection isn't very...
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    UK RCD TRIPS BUT MCB DOES NOT

    I have isolated the MCB feeding my garage when switched on trips the RCD. There is no load on the garage I have an internal switch in the garage that switches all circuits off. So the fault must be between the MCB and the garage switch. The armoured cable is under the patch so to dig up would be...
  17. J

    Selecting which breaker trips first by trip curve

    Hello i'm in the EU and i will be getting 230v 40A service in my holiday house (previously was 3ph) My issue is that the mains come in at the pole just outside the property and i'm required to have a 40A breaker there (so far so good) The wire then comes to my house which is about 70 yards away...
  18. Pip

    DOL starter switch Trips out

    Advise Please. Called out to my local farm, who deal in fruit and veg, to a DOL starter switch which cuts out after a minute or so. This switch controls a 415V 5 amp 3 phase motor running a conveyor belt, and has done so for a number of years. I replaced the switch with a second hand one I had...
  19. J

    Light fitting.

    Hey guys. I've fitted 3 LED chandeliers with no issues. Doing the 4th and having a big issue. Everytime I switch it off, the breaker trips. This one has 2 mains connections coming into the light as opposed to just one with the others. Any ideas?
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    Added additional LED down/up lighter and now RCD trips after about hour?

    I am a DIY house renovator. I have 5 outside lights connected to a switch in the hall. Power from the switch goes up the 2 core + earth to the first light, then all of the other 4 lights are daisy chained to each other. (Have 2 cables coming out of each light except the last one) all worked fine...
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