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Morning all,

I'm Having an issue with a cooker install and wonder if anyone can help.
Every time the cooker is switched on there is a RCCB trip (Rated at 80a 30Ma). The circuit will take a supply but no load of any kind. I connected a DeWalt charger to the socket on the cooker plate (only drawing 0.85a) and it still trips. The rest of the ring main/lighting circuit has no issues and tests with no problems.

Testing path -
Tested appliances, all good.
New cable run, thought it may be a neg earth fault due to a rogue screw/nail so replaced the cable again.
Removed all other connections in the distribution board so only the cooker was connected, same problem.
Swapped out the 40a breaker.
Swapped out the cooker connection plate.
All polarity & resistance checks out.

Scratching my head here, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
D
 
Morning all,

I'm Having an issue with a cooker install and wonder if anyone can help.
Every time the cooker is switched on there is a RCCB trip (Rated at 80a 30Ma). The circuit will take a supply but no load of any kind. I connected a DeWalt charger to the socket on the cooker plate (only drawing 0.85a) and it still trips. The rest of the ring main/lighting circuit has no issues and tests with no problems.

Testing path -
Tested appliances, all good.
New cable run, thought it may be a neg earth fault due to a rogue screw/nail so replaced the cable again.
Removed all other connections in the distribution board so only the cooker was connected, same problem.
Swapped out the 40a breaker.
Swapped out the cooker connection plate.
All polarity & resistance checks out.

Scratching my head here, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
D
When you say all Polarity and Resistance checks OK what where the IR readings? and was the cooker ON when you tested L to E and N to E, and at what voltage setting did you use on your MFT
 
Morning all,

I'm Having an issue with a cooker install and wonder if anyone can help.
Every time the cooker is switched on there is a RCCB trip (Rated at 80a 30Ma). The circuit will take a supply but no load of any kind. I connected a DeWalt charger to the socket on the cooker plate (only drawing 0.85a) and it still trips. The rest of the ring main/lighting circuit has no issues and tests with no problems.

Testing path -
Tested appliances, all good.
New cable run, thought it may be a neg earth fault due to a rogue screw/nail so replaced the cable again.
Removed all other connections in the distribution board so only the cooker was connected, same problem.
Swapped out the 40a breaker.
Swapped out the cooker connection plate.
All polarity & resistance checks out.

Scratching my head here, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
D
you have replaced the cable again .so did you not do ir on the circuit to see which leg was giving a fault .
 
Sounds like a faulty RCCB.
Oh yes, lets change everything. RCCB, cable, cooker, isolation switch, etc:eek:
Probably there will be the same result.

What is needed is a change in the level of competence.
 

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