i/r ON FRIDGE

[morph]

Have no experiance on this sort of thing so sorry if sound stupid

readings on suspect dodgy fridge
are about 12 M
simply i tested at 250 V , L-E. N-E ,

Does that sound dodgy or as expected ?
its an american style one

thanks

 

[Specialist]

yep
i will see if it trips the rcd on the xtension lead#if it does then t is down to them to get fridge frixed
big posh house but htey are skint lol
i wish i had a five bed detached house with double garage and a big bloody fridge !

Funny how they've allways got money for Holidays etc but when it comes to paying Tradesmen they're skint lol.

 

[Specialist]

Plugging a device into a socket on a different RCD is a simple exercise to see if the device is the culprit. I have never implied that by doing so the problem will be solved or suggested that the healthy existing circuit should be dumped.

??? What did I miss ?

 

[fuzzydunlop]

Just out of interest (and for future reference) how would you explain this to the customer

Would you get all technical on their --- and bore them to death of how RCDs work, or just blame it on the fridge and point them to whitegoods

Either way you're on a kicking imo

 

[Specialist]

oops too much wine , but i think the above is readable

Yes mate, but i'd ditch the wine & get on the Rumarty::26::tounge_smile:

 

[morph]

bloody american fridge !
now i got the cheque dont bloody cancel it !!!

 

[morph]

Yes mat, but i'd ditch the wine & get on the Rumarty::26::tounge_smile:

had a few triples b4 the wine

 

[Specialist]

Just out of interest (and for future reference) how would you explain this to the customer

Would you get all technical on their --- and bore them to death of how RCDs work, or just blame it on the fridge and point them to whitegoods

Either way you're on a kicking imo

i'm with you mate, your damned either way. From what Morph has said it's going to be his fault no matter what in the eyes of the customer & no amount of explaining is going to cure that, the only thing he can do is try to prove it beyond doubt. Thinking about that: Morph if as you say it's happening regularly just unplug the Fridge & see what happens, as long as it's not opened it will keep it's temp for up to 8 hours.

 

[Specialist]

had a few triples b4 the wine

Oops, I find Woods 100 Navy Rum is good to soothe the nerves. (Well that's my excuse for it)

Ok Guys: I'm off for supper & then maybe bed, have a good night will follow up on this in the morning.

 

[morph]

was there for 7 hours ( mostly it was of it due to working eTC) and it was fine then three hours later of it went . i am sure its the fridge

 

[fuzzydunlop]

was there for 7 hours ( mostly it was of it due to working eTC) and it was fine then three hours later of it went . i am sure its the fridge

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[UNG]

You don't say what make the fridge is. I've had a few problems with some Samsung fridges that took a while to identify the faults. The auto defrost element is usually the problem if it trips every 24 hours or so

 

[morph]

i think it was a samsung!
i will call in a bit
thanks

 

[paul wild]

Hi guys,
Why not meter out the start and and run windings on the compresser, and meter the defrost element if it has one
or put a amp probe on and set to peak hold and compare the readings ?

 

[UNG]

If it is a Samsung also check the ice maker if it has one this can cause problems when it turns the ice out, another one is to check the temperature sensor in the back of the freezer

 

[morph]

not a samsung
they plugged it in to a different rcd fed circuit last night
daughter got up early and some electric was out so she reset the rcd but cant remember which one ha ha