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  1. 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...
  2. 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
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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,
  14. 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...
  15. L

    Overload breaker tripping.

    Going to a garage tommorrow were they have just had new LED lights installed. After a while the photocell overload breaker trips, the photocell is connected to a contacter the RCD protecting the whole circuit never trips. The light units that have been installed are approx 1/3 of the wattage...
  16. D

    Two radials together, when separated it trips dual rcd board.

    I have just installed a new wylex dual rcd board replacing an old memera 2000 single rcd. Whilst wiring in I noticed what was purporting to be a ring main was in fact two radials in the same breaker, no problem I thought, I will split them up, one on each rcd, however, having done that it will...
  17. rustynails

    RCD tripping

    Hi all, On a ground floor ring main protected by a 30amp bs3036 rewirable fuse the owner has reported the 100ma rcd trips out on any occasion where her bathroom extractor fan is on at the fused spur and she tries to use the Hoover. After looking at her bathroom extractor fan, I've seen that...
  18. T

    Fault

    Been called to a fault today customer saying RCD tripping when under load. I go rcd holds in till he plugs something in that say uses more that 50w, I try and ramp test rcd - no trip, 5x no trip, 1x no trip, rcd test bottom - no trip. so I think it’s a faulty rcd, i put a new rcd in and test...
  19. M

    rcd trips on loss of power?

    evening all, i understand the types ie active and passive, rcd, but are all rcd's classed as 'electromagnetic'?
  20. A

    RCD Trips when we get heavy rain?

    Hi all. Got a bit of a problem. When we get heavy rain like we did today, the RCD trips. So i push it back on and sometimes it will stay there for months or it sometimes again instantly. Any idea what the problem is? I do have 2 outside lights and a PIR sensor on them. Im thinking the problem...

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