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    External RCD trips Consumer unit RCD

    I have an external RCD unit to protect outside lights. This trips intermittently, when it does it also trips the RCD in the consumer unit. If I test the external RCD with the trip switch, it trips and also causes the RCD in the consumer unit to trip. I have tested the circuit and the tests are...
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    Cooker hood trips other circuits on fuse board: what's going on?

    Hi, I am a newbie to this site, not an electrician but looking or advice. Please excuse any incorrect electrical language: I'll do my best to describe our strange electrical problem. Sometimes when we are cooking, the fuses for downstairs & upstairs sockets (2 circuits) trip. It's when we use...
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    Garage wireing

    im in a brand new build and paid for mains into the garage, I've discovered the builder has spurred off the back of one of the front room sockets, through the back of the wall to an external junction and to the consumer unit in the garage. If something causes a trip in the garage The consumer...
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    Oven Element Quick Question

    Neighbour having an issue with oven. Will work fine for so long and then it trips off the RCD. RCD resets but oven will not work after that for a day or two. Neighbour seems to think it's been since her husband cleaned the oven. I suggested changing the element but would be a bit of a gamble...
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    Hello! Need help :-)

    Hi there, I've joined this forum to see if I can get some help with an electrical problem I'm having with my home. We've already had two electrical companies out to have a look, and they've both been stumped! We have a Honeywell CM927 Wireless heating control system, and about half the time it...
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    Cooker disconnected, RCD trips

    Recently had an electric cooker removed, the wire was left hanging out of the connection unit having been disconnected at the cooker end (all switched off at the consumer unit). I think the bare earth was touching one of the other two wires. My question is why did the RCD trip when I turned the...
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    Rcd trips after installing rcd

    Dear all, Really shattered today. It is old house. Fusebox vey old type. I replaced it with a new consumer with rcd. However rcd keeps tripping for all the sockets circuits. Upstairs lights fine. Downstairs generall fine but rcd tripps when I turn on kitchen lights. I disconnect earth for all...
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    Mig welder

    Hi guys, I've gone to a job and the customer has a 5-5 split Rccb board, and there shed is wired from a 32amp mcb. But when the welder is in use it trips the RCcb the welder is brand new. What could be the cause? Cheers
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    lighting intermittent fault. mcb trips fault

    Hi guys, wondering if anyone's got suggestions for an intermittent fault. Ground floor lighting circuit, Aprox 10 lights, mostly basic pendants occasionally trip 6A MCB. Customer says it happens once every 2-3 weeks, no noticeable link to bad weather or time of day etc. Also reports it...
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    Generator tripping

    I'm not a sparks.. but I'm hoping for a bit of advice for an animal rescue charity in kent.. Their generator fine on 110v but as soon as it's switched to 230v it trips even with no load... any ideas please?
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    Crabtree Loadstar RCCB Trips (And where to buy)

    Hi all, First of all, i'm sorry if I am not permitted to post here as I am most definitely not an electrician (so excuse my ignorance) Since yesterday, I have not been able to use any sockets, due to my RCCB Split-Load tripping. If I switch the "sockets" switch on my consumer unit, it will...
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    RCD trips occasionally when outside lights switched off.

    A customer has been in contact to say that her RCD is tripping intermittently whenever she turns the outside lights off. There is two consumer units in the house each protected by a 30mA RCD. Has anyone ever had this problem? Going to it tomorrow to do a bit of head scratching!! Lol
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    Cooker Circuit

    Hi all, Had a call from a fellow sparky on the way home tonight. He has wired in a new cooker circuit to power a new range master cooker. 10mm radial circuit back to board via an isolator. Board is a BG split load board with 2 x RCDs for each side. Cooker circuit on a 32amp MCB. When the...
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    Rcd tripping

    Quick question to all ive got and Rcd that trips out randomly through the day. Split board and the Rcd covers shower and sockets. With the shower breaker off an the other 4 socket breakers on, the Rcd will trip when u plug a tester in. However when u turn them all off a test each circuit...
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    RCD Problems with a twist

    Hi, I am having ongoing problems with Rcd in clients house. It is worth pointing out that I am living and working in Spain. The problem is continual nuisance trips when there is a power cut (there are loads when the weather is bad) the rcd is tripping when the power goes of,so it appears that it...
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    Overheating dual oven/grill element trips RCD; replace regulator or the element?

    Hello everyone, I recently relocated an electric cooker as I moved to new accommodation. It was working perfectly well before it was carefully moved but now the grill is overheating and tripping the RCD. As funds are limited I'm not sure whether to replace the regulator or the dual oven/grill...
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    RCD Trip x1 test no reading

    I was called to an office in a field today (tt system) The led lights and sockets (separate circuits ) still have power when switched off at the switches ( lights on dim and socket neon half bright) I did a ze test at the board and had to replace the earth rod. The reading at the board is...
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    Star/delta motor trips on Delta

    Hi, I have a 90KW 3phase electrical motor. It is set up on the star/delta configuration for high current start ups. The problem comes when I start the motor. It is fine in star but when it switches into delta it will trip. It won't trip every time and when it does stay on it will run fine. But...
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    RCD Trips on Every Circuit

    Hi Everyone , Recently got a Call from an old customer . She had a Washing machine Delivered and since then She has No Power or Lights ! I went there and RCD had tripped and cut off all circuits . Turned of all MCB's and put them up one by one .. Every single one Bar a 16 Radial Trips the RCD...
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    RCD trips with various circuits on

    The RCD tripped out 6am yesterday, I'm still trying to get an electrician to come so looking for advice meantime on what I can do. There is one main board then another in our extension which is fed of an MCB in the main board. The house light circuits are fine and don't trip the RCD, there are 5...

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