Patio Heaters Tripping !!!

[Knobhead]

Can u clamp the live in the mcb before it trips???

What with? The only test instrument he's got is a wet finger end.

 

[trev]

Post up your rough location mate, one of us will be able to help you out

 

[sedgy34]

Yeh I've just read back a few!!fair point need some testing gear to test and find faults or use your wet finger but you will get same affect and no results

 

[Darkwood]

All the hand slapping aside - no one seems to have mentioned the most likely cause of which i would suggest one of the elements is failing, its also likely to not fully show on a IR test depending how bad it is; what i suspect is their is an earth fault related to expansion of an element case once its been on a while, if in deed the OP is lacking basic test equipement then running only one heater one night then the other heater the next night may bring to light which heater is faulting either that or the lighting ballast with same issue which does take longer to heat up and would be No1 suspect here.

 

[JD6400]

Am I right in thinking that you have other equipment connected to the circuit as well , in the OP you mention about some fluorescents with the heaters !?

 

[Geordie Spark]

I can manage a job which requires no test instruments. But I know once I get one my view will change completely lol. I wouldn't de-isolate without being confident. But i might look at getting a MFT on finance if I can find that option but I'll leave that to another thread.

Cheers
James

The only thing I would chance doing without basic test gear would be changing the battery in me torch or the light bulb (sorry ... lamp) in me ootside netty.

 

[trev]

Ye gorra tin bath an a clippy mat anaal Geordie?

 

[Geordie Spark]

Ye gorra tin bath an a clippy mat anaal Geordie?

Wheyayeyerbuggerman !! ............... haeye not lyke???

 

[Darkwood]

Lenny!!!! the translate button dont work?

 

[trev]

Wheyayeyerbuggerman !! ............... haeye not lyke???

Whey naar man, we got noo fangled pipes n bogs in the hoose n aal that marra.
It's berra thin Gatesheed doon in shields

 

[Geordie Spark]

Lenny!!!! the translate button dont work?

Here ye gan bonny lad A humorous conversion of English to Geordie, a dialect of Northumbria, North East England

 

[Geordie Spark]

Whey naar man, we got noo fangled pipes n bogs in the hoose n aal that marra.
It's berra thin Gatesheed doon in shields

Ye mean ye've got flush lavvies in yer hooses doon theor ??? mg_smile: Ye'll be gerrin' th' 'lectric next !!!!

 

[trev]

How man wuve had it fo donkeys niw man, wuve got chorches anaal yeknaa wi propa christianity niva fash mesell wirrit thoughbut, aave had choclit fireguards that wis mare gud

 

[Darkwood]

Thatsmi dun toft forra bevvie

 

[trev]

Nice try Darkwood, it's good burrits wrang man