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    Revisiting "Borrowed Neutral - or Live" RCD trips

    Hi , I'm a new member and resorted to joining this forum in an attempt to get to the bottom of a frustrating problem. I can see many forums where this is discussed but not many give a definite answer , maybe there isn't one. Scenario is upgrading bathroom completely and as part of this new...
  2. Pip

    Economy 7 RCCB Trips from 24hr Circuits Your Thoughts

    Hi Guys, Called out yesterday morning client has 2 x Wylex Boards with MCB's each has a 63Amp, 100Ma RCCB as the main switch on a TT System. Board 'A' is the main 24hr feed for the house, Sockets., Lights etc 8 circuits Board 'B' is the economy 7 night storage heaters. feeding 7 circuits...
  3. V

    30mA rcd trips at 17mA when submain connected mcb is on...ok when submain mcb is off

    Hi all Ok...been to a job today with a random tripping 30mA rcd its a bit of a full on install...at a undertakers.... 3p cutout feeds 3 main switches...1 for a workshop db...for a flat over the undertakers...1 for the undertakers.... from the undertakers mainswitch...we have a swa submain to a...
  4. D

    Garden Supply trips RCD

    Hey everyone, this is my first question post so please go easy on me :) My parents have a pond in their back garden, it has a pump and filter in it which is powered from a mains supply from the garage. The RCD on the house consumer unit tripped a couple of days ago and wouldn't reset untill...
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    Fault

    Hello... Got a call from a. Customer saying when ever they plug in there 2kw heater it trips... So One shal think the heater is faulty. I told them to unplug it and turn the rcd back on. they rcd then restet... I thought over load may be a issue but she said she unplugged everything. She then...
  6. D

    Mid Position valver trips Circuit Breaker

    Hello, I have been working on a Central heating system where , after selecting the heating to come on, it often trips the Circuit Breaker. Throughout the Summer, it appears that there were not any problems, when only the Hot Water was selected on the Timer programmer. Both the valve and the...
  7. yellowvanman

    RCD trips when power lost

    Customer complaining that RCD trips when there is loss of power - lives out in the sticks and had some power outages during the winter storms. CU is an old Wylex fuseboard with a 30mA RCD at the front end. TT earthing. RCD trips OK on test. Can replicate the fault by simply turning off the...
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    RCD trip out

    I've been called to a job for a friend as his swimming pool pump keep tripping the RCD, it took me a while to work out how the other electrician had wired it but of what I see, it's a bit of a mess. I'll do my best to explain for the pool I can see 3 MCB's used 1st is a 6A type b in to a time...
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    RCD testing anomaly in TT environment - i5 test at 180 trips downstream RCD

    Hi All, I was called in to follow up some nuisance tripping in a country cottage, which was 2 properties knocked into 1. There are 2 CUs in the property, one at the East end of the property and one at the West end, there are still 2 earth electrodes. Only one distributor supply now exists...
  10. R

    RCD on shower circuit trips fraquently

    Hi anybody could tell me what test I need carry out when RCD on shower circuit trips fraquently, even though the shower is not in operation?? this is insulation resistance? or something else
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    Cooker trips breaker

    New kitchen fitted. Company's electrician came to connect cooker on Friday afternoon. Told me when he left all ok to use. Sunday, went to cook Sunday lunch. Trip in fusebox keeps going. Looked under new kitchen unit to find cover that goes over wires on back of cooker the on floor. So decided...
  12. A

    Boiler trips rcd within 30 minutes

    Hi guys im going to have a look at a job tomorrow night. The lady states for the last 10 months! The boiler has been tripping the rcd on and off. You turn the central heating on and it trips in about 30 minutes. The women was a bit vague over the phone as she also says it trips with hot water...
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    Over Voltage as SolarEdge SE3500 Error Code 33 Trips out frequently. 253v / 264v ?

    Esteemed forum Members, I had a 4kW Solar PV system installed in Dec ‘13 and since Feb and on an increasing basis with improving sunshine, I’ve seen my SolarEdge SE3500 invertor trip out showing Error Code 33, AC Over Voltage. I don’t know how accurate the device is but I can see on the...
  14. P

    RCBO keeps tripping - without explanation

    The wiring in the house is split into separate circuits each with their own RCBO for 3 for lighting (separate for ground floor; upper floor; and basement) 3 for power (again as above) 1 for cooker 1 for shower 2 for fridge/freezers The problem exists only on the ground floor power circuit...
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    DB2 (TT) trips DB1 TN-C-S

    Evening all Been on here for some time now but never posted as always found the answers to my questions in older posts. Just completing a domestic rewire with shed/office on DB2. Installed new DB1 (split load 2 x 30mA RCDs) on new DNO TN-C-S supply. Great readings, no probs. Run 10mm SWA to...
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    Strange RCD Problem

    Afternoon all. I've got a problem with an RCD tripping that I can't get my head round. Upstairs lights are tripping the RCD. I switch off the MCB, but still tripping. So you'd think it was an earth/neutral fault. Nope. I remove the earth and the neutral from the board, and it trips on Live...
  17. D

    Pull switch trips Rcd

    Evening gents just wondered if any of you have come across such a thing when switch is pulled straight down its fine but when pulled at an angle trips power just wondered what your thoughts are
  18. L

    Britannia S1-E10T Main Oven Tripping RCD

    A customer has a Britannia range cooker which trips the RCD everytime the main oven is switched on. At first the problem was intermittent and progressively worsened until now it happens every time the oven is switched on. The RCD trips even with the oven temperature setting on minimum before the...
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    Immersion tripping RCD

    HIi guys, Had a call out to a property today and looking for a bit of advice. As stated the RCD trips whenever the immersion heater kicks in. I have disconnected the incoming cables and Insulation Resistance tested them and they come out >200MOhms which is all good. The element is a Theeta...
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    zs test keeps tripping rcd

    fitted a new c/u and put a new ring main in kitchen last week ready for my assessment in the morning, everything tested ok and zs tested ok then, sent meter in for calibration check last thursday and picked it up today (megger 1552) certificate says everything passed no adjustment needed, so i...

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