cooker keeps tripping rcbo as soon as you switch it on

[rusty_welder]

hi people not sure if this is the right place or even the right site to be looking for help but have some problems with my cooker keep tripping the rcbo.

it will reset when the wall switch is off but as soon as you switch it on the rcbo trips, I thought that the cooker had snuffed it so got a new one and wired it in....same problem.

if I disconnect both cookers from their cables the trip resets, I have put a voltage tester on and all seems ok in till I connect cookers back to the cables, my electricians away for a few weeks and it's really bugging me,
any help would be appreciated, if I'm in the wrong place please let me know

 

[Vitesse]

I had one not long ago that was causing an RCBO to trip and immediately thought it must be the element on its way out. Earth leakage clamp picked up decent leakage. When I IR checked the circuit I found the cooker DP switch to be causing it.

 

[rusty_welder]

There's a slim chance but highly unlikely, the circuit needs testing properly and that should reveal the problem, shouldn't take long to sort out.

ok thanks mate

 

[rusty_welder]

There's a slim chance but highly unlikely, the circuit needs testing properly and that should reveal the problem, shouldn't take long to sort out.

ok thanks mate

 

[telectrix]

you call 3 years old???? ours is a 20 year old double oven jobby, has been used almost every day, and to date has had 1 new 15watt bulb and last year the horrendous cost of £30 for a new element.

 

[rusty_welder]

I had one not long ago that was causing an RCBO to trip and immediately thought it must be the element on its way out. Earth leakage clamp picked up decent leakage. When I IR checked the circuit I found the cooker DP switch to be causing it.

I have replaced the cooker switch on the wall for a new one, not sure about earth leackage, think I will get an electrician in

 

[rusty_welder]

you call 3 years old???? ours is a 20 year old double oven jobby, has been used almost every day, and to date has had 1 new 15watt bulb and last year the horrendous cost of £30 for a new element.

lol not old at all to fair it was a cheap one we bought when we moved in so thought that was what the problem was,

 

[buzzlightyear]

lol not old at all to fair it was a cheap one we bought when we moved in so thought that was what the problem was,

second hand was it !

 

[Wilko]

Hi - you've got rcbo, cable, switch and flex and it could be any of these. Unfortunately it is possible to fix one thing and put a fault in another. Hopefully an Electrician will find it quickly with the right test gear

 

[rusty_welder]

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View attachment 37411 second hand was it ![/QUOT
no it was band new, in the skip now though!

 

[telectrix]

View attachment 37411 second hand was it !

you been snooping round my kitchen?

 

[rusty_welder]

Hi - you've got rcbo, cable, switch and flex and it could be any of these. Unfortunately it is possible to fix one thing and put a fault in another. Hopefully an Electrician will find it quickly with the right test gear

ye I will leave it to the guys that know what they are doing! Cheers

 

[rusty_welder]

cheers for taking the time to reply guys

 

[buzzlightyear]

ye I will leave it to the guys that know what they are doing! Cheers

good man.

 

[mark wright]

Is the rcbo a single unit or is it the main consumer unit that is tripping?

 

[telectrix]

suspect a N-E fault on circuit. trips RCBO as soon as a load is applied.