Blowing sockets and popping RCD

[Josh555]

A client asked me to add two sockets in their bedroom

I took power from two sockets in the lounge which is behind the bedroom wall.

I ran a cable out of each socket for the new socket

The problem is it now is tripping the RCD and blowing the old Existing sockets and light switches

But the new sockets I added still work fine

The old existing sockets and switche are blown and unusable

When I try to reset the RCD It pops and Sparks down

Any idea to why this is happending

 

[goasis]

Going back to your original question, "any idea as to why this is happening " I'd suggest it is because you are vastly underqualified/experienced to be carrying out this work. The fact you called the customer a client suggests you are being employed to carry out this work which you probably shouldn't be doing and are probably at risk of endangering property and life.

 

[westward10]

From your profile I see you are a trainee so is this a private job?

 

[Josh555]

On the assumption you're trained and experienced, what does that tell you ?



Did you leave the socket sparking and popping when you left or have you isolated it / them?

Yes they were isolated the socket was removed completely and connections put into a choc box

 

[westward10]

Yes they were isolated the socket was removed completely and connections put into a choc box

Are you doing this as a private job?

 

[Josh555]

On the assumption you're trained and experienced, what does that tell you ?



Did you leave the socket sparking and popping when you left or have you isolated it / them

don't have much experience with fault-finding so that's why I'm asking that question. I've been doing electrics for 2 and a half years

 

[Josh555]

Are you doing this as a private job?

Yes

 

[westward10]

In this day and age it is a bad idea to undertake such works without the necessary experience and insurances. Unless you know someone who can help you your 'client' needs to seek the services of an electrician and you are likely to foot the bill, a harsh lesson but you don't have much choice.

 

[Josh555]

Going back to your original question, "any idea as to why this is happening " I'd suggest it is because you are vastly underqualified/experienced to be carrying out this work. The fact you called the customer a client suggests you are being employed to carry out this work which you probably shouldn't be doing and are probably at risk of endangering property and life.

I'm an apprentice with 2 and a half years experience I work for a company we call all our (customers) clients thank you. I have completed electrical tasks 10x harder than this one anything from 2-3 way switching to DB uprgrades. I have done the above countless of times without problem.

 

[Josh555]

In this day and age it is a bad idea to undertake such works without the necessary experience and insurances. Unless you know someone who can help you your 'client' needs to seek the services of an electrician and you are likely to foot the bill, a harsh lesson but you don't have much choice.

Understood I do have someone with the necessary experience and qualifications who has seen be do this type of work so many times. So they know I can do it correctly.

 

[Petej999]

Good luck

eDo you know what IR testing means????

 

[goasis]

Right, to clarify:

-You spurred off 2 sockets to add in 2 additional sockets
-Assume they were OK when you left?
-Now the sockets you spurred from are 'sparking' and "blowing", (still don't know what you mean by this)
-The rcd is tripping
- but the new sockets are still live? There's no way the rcd can trip, and your new sockets still be OK. There's only one rcd covering all the circuits.

 

[westward10]

I don't know what has happened here but from you you are saying you don't have the knowledge to interpret what has happened. It is all very well undertaking things '10×' harder than this but you must have introduced a fault, it happens to us all but experienced people can normally resolve the issue.

 

[Josh555]

eDo you know what IR testing means????

Insulation resistance. I'm not a newbie dummy so stop asking these dumb questions I just don't have 10byears experience

 

[goasis]

Insulation resistance. I'm not a newbie dummy so stop asking these dumb questions I just don't have 10byears experience

Dude, don't get offensive, you've attempted to undertake a fairly basic task, somehow created a fireworks show. Don't be surprised if you get asked "basic" questions.

 

[Josh555]

Right, to clarify:

-You spurred off 2 sockets to add in 2 additional sockets
-Assume they were OK when you left?
-Now the sockets you spurred from are 'sparking' and "blowing", (still don't know what you mean by this)
-The rcd is tripping
- but the new sockets are still live? There's no way the rcd can trip, and your new sockets still be OK. There's only one rcd covering all the circuits.

No so basically the the sockets were working perfectly fine when I left use my kewtech socket tester. Client phone back about 6-7 hours later saying the RCD was popping and tripping the mcbs never went down once only the RCD. I then opened up the sockets I added the connections were fine. I then opened up the sockets I spurred of from connections were fine. The light switch then popped this was busted then the socket I took power from physically blew with sparks. Alot of the old switches and sockets blew but My new sockets were fine. I know this because I removed the sockets I took power from and put the connections in wagos and everything worked fine.no more tripping