New lamona cooker hood tripping both rcds

[Paddington]

Hi, installed a new lamona cooker hood as part of a kitchen refit. Connected to 6a lighting circuit on switched 3a fuse supply. All tested fine, but use any function on hood, and dual rcds trip. Checked wiring, all ok, fused switch is new click, but since not tripping when this is switched on, sure it’s not that. Fused switch as it’s own independent cabling. Before I remove extractor And frog march back to howdens, any one any constructive ideas?

 

[Pete999]

Hi, installed a new lamona cooker hood as part of a kitchen refit. Connected to 6a lighting circuit on switched 3a fuse supply. All tested fine, but use any function on hood, and dual rcds trip. Checked wiring, all ok, fused switch is new click, but since not tripping when this is switched on, sure it’s not that. Fused switch as it’s own independent cabling. Before I remove extractor And frog march back to howdens, any one any constructive ideas?

Where exactly have you connected the cooker hood to the lighting circuit?

 

[Paddington]

Run direct from cu

 

[westward10]

Is the hood Class I or II.

 

[DPG]

Out of interest why did you feed it from the lighting circuit if you have taken it direct from the consumer unit? I assumed you had taken a feed from the lighting circuit because you could pick it up near to the location of the hood.

 

[Pete999]

QUOTE="Pete999, post: 1379502, member: 72029"]Where exactly have you connected the cooker hood to the lighting circuit?[/QUOTE]
Have you connected the N to the corresponding N busbar? you may have created a "borrowed N condition"

 

[Paddington]

QUOTE="Pete999, post: 1379502, member: 72029"]Where exactly have you connected the cooker hood to the lighting circuit?

Have you connected the N to the corresponding N busbar? you may have created a "borrowed N condition"[/QUOTE]
Wisps gold to that man, I had indeed borrowed neutral, problem resolved, thank you sir

 

[Pete999]

Have you connected the N to the corresponding N busbar? you may have created a "borrowed N condition"

Wisps gold to that man, I had indeed borrowed neutral, problem resolved, thank you sir[/QUOTE]
Glad we could help out

 

[Taylortwocities]

Of course, you do know that connecting directly to the consumer constitutes a new circuit??

This work therefore needs to be notified to the local authority, and of course you'll be providing an installation certificate that confirms that all of the tests you have done meets the requirements of BS7671?

Of course you will

 

[DPG]

The debate on 'one ocpd = one circuit' will now begin again......

 

[Pete999]

The debate on 'one ocpd = one circuit' will now begin again......

He only has one OCPD he has just connected the N to the wrong busbar.

 

[davesparks]

Which part of the name ‘lighting circuit’ makes people thing it is suitable for providing power to non-lighting loads?

 

[Midwest]

Bathroom extractor fans, are installed onto lighting circuits.

 

[davesparks]

Bathroom extractor fans, are installed onto lighting circuits.

When there is a regulatory requirement for them to be controlled by the lighting circuit it is necessary yes.

 

[Midwest]

Are we talking of Approved doc F?

Not all bathrooms require an extractor fan. I'm just in an argumentative frame of mind. I wouldn't put a cooker hood on a lighting circuit.