Cooker hood trips other circuits on fuse board: what's going on?

[Octopus]

I think you should give up with internet advice and get your wallet out

 

[Tom Oxford]

I think you should give up with internet advice and get your wallet out

Yes, I think you're probably right.

 

[Octopus]

^^ good man.

The best (and only) thing you can do is keep a log of what trips and when , and what you were doing........ then discuss this with the spark you get to investigate.....but don't be surprised if he "does the basics" to check what's connected to what etc....

 

[CACJL]

It could be by crossed earths in the split load consumer unit.

 

[Octopus]

It could be by crossed earths in the split load consumer unit.

Now that is carp

 

[Pete999]

It could be by crossed earths in the split load consumer unit.

Crossed earths?

 

[weevilward]

Ha ha I bet the sparking hob phenomenon is just coz whoever is looking at the hood is leaning against the knobs on the hob.... I've done that a few times fitting hoods and it scares the sh@t out of you for a second before making you laugh.

 

[Dangerous Brian]

hello, here's a "way out there thought". If the ground and first floor sockets have any surge protection extension leads connected could the operation of the extractor hood cause a voltage transient that is causing the surge protection in the extension leads to dump the transient to earth and so operate the two rcbo's on circuits 5 and 6.

 

[davesparks]

It could be by crossed earths in the split load consumer unit.

Go on then, enlighten us as to what on earth you are talking about, or else I'm afraid I have to call -------- (bovine excrement) on this one.