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[DC-K]

Joining the list of quiet members prodded into action... I'm a keen DIYer, mostly electronics but the occasional electrical. I developed a keen interest in earth leakage after a circuit breaker tripping caused an unplanned freezer defrost during my last holiday...

 

[Sintra]

Hi & welcome

I have added permissions for you to post in the DIY section of the forum.

 

[telectrix]

Joining the list of quiet members prodded into action... I'm a keen DIYer, mostly electronics but the occasional electrical. I developed a keen interest in earth leakage after a circuit breaker tripping caused an unplanned freezer defrost during my last holiday...

so did you find the cause? wherever possible i feed freezers on a non-RCD protected circuit

 

[DC-K]

yes, it was a blanket weed preventer on a water feature. I have since split the load across independent consumer units...

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thanks

 

[Aldo Errico]

Joining the list of quiet members prodded into action... I'm a keen DIYer, mostly electronics but the occasional electrical. I developed a keen interest in earth leakage after a circuit breaker tripping caused an unplanned freezer defrost during my last holiday...

Hi
I've got a commercial panini press grill on the blink. Its second hand but in really great, clean condition. Turn it on and after 4 mins the RCD trips. Tried it on another circuit, same thing. Opened it up, clean as a whistle, nothing corroded, loose or broken...it looks brand new. Took off top element covers; the elements look clean and in good nick....but the thermal insulator pads that sit on top of the elements are a very brittle and crumbly. Before I go ahead and order new ones, would anyone say that the earth leakage could be caused by these pads?

 

[Specialist]

Hi Aldo: It's more likely to be a problem with the Element (s) leaking to Earth as the unit warms up, it's something that's reasonably common.
The only way to find out for sure is to get a Technician to do an Insulation test on the Elements, this may need to be done just after the unit has tripped the mains & while it's still warm.

Welcome to the forum by the way.

 

[telectrix]

Hi Aldo: It's more likely to be a problem with the Element (s) leaking to Earth as the unit warms up, it's something that's reasonably common.
The only way to find out for sure is to get a Technician to do an Insulation test on the Elements, this may need to be done just after the unit has tripped the mains & while it's still warm.

Welcome to the forum by the way.

you wet the bed again?

 

[Specialist]

you wet the bed again?

Morning Tel: Had a lie in this morning, woke about 3.30 but decided to just lay in bed until 6.00

 

[telectrix]

was just having 1st smoke of the day @ 07.10 when phone rings. call-out to local Spar shop. can't open roller shutter. took me 5 minutes to take keyswitch front off, tighten loose retaining nut. sorted.

 

[Specialist]

was just having 1st smoke of the day @ 07.10 when phone rings. call-out to local Spar shop. can't open roller shutter. took me 5 minutes to take keyswitch front off, tighten loose retaining nut. sorted.

Nice start to the weekend mate, you on the tools today ?
Time you stopped smoking anyway, told you before it'll stunt your growth

 

[telectrix]

only on stand-by if anyone calls. might even get round to a van wash.

 

[Specialist]

Used to love being the weekend on call Engineer, good excuse to stop my missus dragging me round the shops. Had to be by the phone, she never cottoned on that they could ring the mobile

 

[Specialist]

Morning SC