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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...
    • Elecon 2004
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    • leakage power problem problems rcd trips
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. E

    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...
    • Ecovegan
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    • element heating overheating rcd replace trips
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  3. G

    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...
    • geor1970
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    • before fault rcd reading still test trip trips
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. S

    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...
  5. L

    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...
  6. A

    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...
  7. N

    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...
    • nemo
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    • lights live neutral rcd switch trips upstairs
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. 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...
    • Pip
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    • 24hr around circuit circuits cupboard economy economy 7 fault rccb thoughts trips
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
    • Deleted member 86472
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    • fault filter garden rcd supply tester trips
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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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...
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    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...
    • Derek Reay
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    • breaker circuit circuit breaker position trips
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  13. 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...
  14. S

    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...
    • Simon Hall
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    • contactor course out rcd swimming trip trips while
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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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...
  16. 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
  17. A

    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...
    • Alison
    • Thread
    • attach breaker cooker electrician kitchen trips
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  18. 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...
    • Andystraughan
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    • being boiler minutes rcd surely trips visual within
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. S

    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...
  20. 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...
    • pads
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    • floor keeps rcbo separate switched tripping trips without
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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