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  1. H

    New Cooker, Fan oven trips electric

    Hi Everyone, Have just bought a new Flavel Cooker and everything works ok until I switch on the fan oven and then the electric trips after a few seconds. Any suggestions very much appreciated. Henry
    • Henry9066
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    • cooker electric electrical fan new oven trips
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. L

    PV Array trips RCD's

    Hi, anyone got any advice re this problem that I can't solve.... I have 2 PV arrays installed, a 4.2Kw and a 5.0Kw. The electricity supplier here made me install them on 2 seperate single phase supplies. My house now runs on 2 seperate supplies, half on one supply and the other half on the...
  3. M

    washing machine trips out the rcd as soon as its turned on

    I have a hotpoint Aquarius washing machine. As soon as its plugged in and switched on it trips the rcd. I've tried at another socket toake sire its nor a fault on the socket, but its definitely the machine. Could anybody give me any pointers as what to look for. Thanks
    • markfox2205
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    • machine out rcd socket trips turned washing
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. E

    Washing machine trips 32 amp mcb intermittently

    Called to a property today. Customer said that kitchen ring circuit trpped whilst washing machine was half way through cycle. Tested the circuit with my insulation resistance tester and all was fine. Tested the appliance itself and found dead short between live / earth and 0.26 between neutral...
    • egginyourface
    • Thread
    • amp machine mcb trips washing
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. P

    RCD Spurious Trips

    Hi Guys, now here's a strange fault. I have recently installed a new split MK consumer unit. All circuits have high IR and the RCDs were tested by a Robin tester from all sockets and oven and lighting circuits etc, all good. When I switch "off" my garage lighting, which is 3 fluro fittings the...
    • pastitsparky
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    • circuit final garage leakage lighting rcd trips
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. F

    rcd trips

    Having dissconected all circuits fed from rcd lives.neutrals and earths rcd still will not reset any ideas
  7. S

    RCD Tripping

    Circuit: - 17th edition board with 30mA RCD Pond pump circuit is a 16A MCB feeding double pole FCU with 3A fuse, this feed an electronic immersion heater timer, this is connected to a pond pump/filter unit via SWA. Problem: - RCD trips every time the pump switches OFF What is connected to RCD...
    • Strawbs
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    • filter rcd rcd tripping timer tripping trips
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. sajeel

    rcbo tripping

    Rcbo keeps tripping when earth connected it is non earth rcbo. Have performed continuity test on wiring no fault on wiring any ideas ? Circuit is 10a for exterior lighting although nothing connected yet want to sort out earth fault first. Supply is 3 phase tn-c
  9. A

    ring final circuit breaker trips off

    Everytime i use the brand new iron and ironing machine after a few minutes, the breaker trips off. Its annoying to go to electric panel board turn on everytime. The iron and ironing board machine has 2200 wattts. The ring final circuit breaker got 32amp which is enough to protect the sockets...
    • Abot
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    • breaker circuit circuit breaker final off ring ring final trips
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. K

    Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker Trips out

    Hello again and thanks to everyone who helped me out with a recent issue. This one is trickier, at least to me - Let me outline the scenario - if I leave some detail out, please bear with me as I'm now off site and I'll try and reply in good time. I'm working on an old croft house in Scotland...
    • KingKenny
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    • breaker circuit circuit breaker earth earth leakage leakage out trips
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. S

    Indesit KP59 cooker trips RCD.

    Hi all. This is a 7-year old but barely used (10 times max?) dual-fuel cooker that has started tripping the RCD when the oven is used. This is an intermittent fault - the last time it was used, some months ago, it worked fine. The time before that it tripped the RCD after 10 minutes, and when I...
    • Scooby
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    • cooker element every fault indesit rcd trips
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. A

    Whats the fault :)

    As you all know my electrical knowledge is not great, my fault finding is also not great. So please Dont abuse im only asking so i have more knowledge to my customer :) - I know exactly how to test, wire and all that just thought id ask this get a more clear idea SO Phone call from local pub...
    • axel132132
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    • breaker fault lights outside switch trips whats
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. M

    any ideas..lighting circuit keeps tripping

    Hi Guys I hate being beaten but this has got me scratching my head. Got a lighting circuit thats tripping the mcb (6A 1.5mm t&e), RCD doesnt trip so has to be overload ("has to be" is taken with pinch of salt please!) All bulbs out - trips SELV disconencted - trips all switches unwired - trips...
    • mdgibbs32
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    • circuit getting iphone keeps lighting lighting circuit tripping trips
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. M

    RCD trips when sockets and lighting MCB switched on.

    Hello all, while i was away, the RCD kept tripping intermitantly at the house which my mum rents out, so the letting agent got their electrician to go round and he couldnt find the fault so he changed the RCD for a main switch as a temp measure. When i got back i went round and installed 2...
    • markthespark
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    • lighting mcb rcd socket sockets switch switched trips when
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. F

    Commando sockets for welding sets

    Back in this fab shop today replacing 400v 4 pin commando sockets got me thinking there 3 phase and earth so I gather the welding sets are balanced loads but has anyone installed or come across the 5 pin ones were you require a neutral
  16. D

    QQ - Electric Oven trips MCB and RCD

    Hi All, sorry for the boring question you must get all the time but just want to sense check myself before I call in a sparky.. As subject... 13A fitted oven tripped MCB so I put in an RCD as I was messing around which now protects the fuse but both get tripped the moment we switch it on Is it...
    • djp
    • Thread
    • electric electrical mcb oven rcd trips
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. N

    A little question about RCD...

    Hi guys, was just wondering if anyone could help me with a problem that I've been having recently. In my new flat, whenever I plug my laptop in, the electric trips. I then have to go to the RCD and switch it back on, but the problem remains whenever I plug in my lap top. My question is, seeing...
    • np120
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    • electricians' talk laptop little other question rcd socket trips you've
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. S

    RCBO trips with dishwasher

    Hi all, I have a Bosch sms2012gb dishwasher approximately 15 years old and it has started to trip my RCBO for the kitchen. I have pin pointed the trip to where the programmer reaches the main wash cycle as the photo shows. I can reset it a few times and then it finishes as normal. I have...
  19. B

    rcd short circut

    my rcd 30ma trips everytime i put the iron on, it lasts a couple of minutes then trips , all sockets and lighting trip ,so its a big inconveinience,, any advice would be a great help. thanx,
    • bmc48
    • Thread
    • circuits electricians' talk leakage problem rcd replacement short trips
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. C

    rcd tripping

    Hi all. Need some help,I fitted a new dual rcd board today and have problems with the RFC tripping the RCD. Test results for circuit are as follows, r1=.34, rn=.36, r2= .81 (r2 a little higher than expected but I think still o.k?) I.R= 10.6 M ohms.lower than I would like but still acceptable...
    • colshaws
    • Thread
    • circuits electricians' talk leakage other rcd rcd tripping still tripping trips
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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