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Have been to a job where the hob has a dedicated circuit protected by rcd. each time we flick the cooker switch the rcd trips. If you leave switch in on position and use hob its fine, does not trip. I have checked all connections in fuseboard and cooker swith and outlet and all are tight. I have replaced cooker switch as i thought this may have been faulty but did not solve the issue. the client had an appliance engineer round to check hob and all was ok?
 
IR test the circuit.....It's not unknown for a slight surge when switching to bridge a low IR fault and trip an RCD...but left on it doesnt trip. If you dont pick anything up @500v try 1000v..(assuming no sensitive electronics),sometimes this will pick up an intermittent IR issue when 500v shows clear.
 
If all your testing reveals no apparent fault, then the tripping could be caused by the double pole switch in the CCU opening the neutral pole before the live pole ...
[FONT=&amp]In the real world, the situation is complicated by the residual capacitances and leakage paths.
N-E residual capacitance exists in all installations, but the leakage through this capacitance is negligible because of the low potential (almost zero) between N-E. When the N pole of a double pole switch opens, the voltage across this capacitance will rise suddenly with a subsequent increase in N-E leakage current through this capacitance. This increase will be at a maximum if the switch N pole opens before the L pole. As the switch contacts open they will arc, causing HF voltage spikes, raising the N-E leakage even higher. If the switch has a slow break characteristic, often found in domestic switch gear, the effect will be even greater.
This phenomenon is most commonly witnessed in distribution boards with a separate front end conventional RCD. Where opening the DB Main Switch causes a high voltage (near full mains potential) to charge the N-E capacitance of the whole installation, easily causing enough leakage current to flow to trip the RCD. [/FONT]
 
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Have been to a job where the hob has a dedicated circuit protected by rcd. each time we flick the cooker switch the rcd trips. If you leave switch in on position and use hob its fine, does not trip. I have checked all connections in fuseboard and cooker swith and outlet and all are tight. I have replaced cooker switch as i thought this may have been faulty but did not solve the issue. the client had an appliance engineer round to check hob and all was ok?

Just a thought, but what did the "Appliance Engineer" use to test the Hob ? the majority of appliance engineers still don't carry a Megger of any sort & just use a Multimeter for testing. Might be an idea to carry out your own IR test on the Hob.
 
I have tested circuit at 500v dc will good readings the r c d is 80 amps 30ma
The hob works and does not cause the r c d to trip when in use.
 
i would test the rcd, then insulation/resistance test the wiring, if alls ok i would check that rcd protecting the problem circuit isnt covering any other circuits that may actually be the problem, ie with a low n e reading, thus when the switch is pressed (load applied) causes the rcd to trip, i came across this bout 5 years ago and it took a while to find, but hey thats experience, we all dont know everything, if we did we would be liars, so i hope this helps my compardrey.
 

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