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Two socket circuits. Are you sure you haven't mixed up the tails?

Yes I have done a complete test of the whole install. All tests have been carried out to BS7671. 2 circuits with low meg ohms readings surely indicates damage of somekind thats not visual. Having said that engineer is saying it shouldnt blow the RCBO.
 
Have you started breaking the ring down to establish where the low reading is coming from or are you assuming someone is going to give you the answer you're looking for. Get the tester out and find the fault and put it right.
 
Have you started breaking the ring down to establish where the low reading is coming from or are you assuming someone is going to give you the answer you're looking for. Get the tester out and find the fault and put it right.

Read the pists above I have done eveything and know exactly where the 30Meg ohns is but its not accessable to get into the wall!
 
Yes I have done a complete test of the whole install. All tests have been carried out to BS7671. 2 circuits with low meg ohms readings surely indicates damage of somekind thats not visual. Having said that engineer is saying it shouldnt blow the RCBO.


Which obviously you should realise
 
well if its tripping the rcbo you need to dig it out and sort it. don't just hope it wont trip again. if its a new install then its better to do it now before its decorated.
 
If you are getting a value of 30 to 40 Mohm, i doubt if it'll be actual damage to the cable, far more likely the cable is being compressed/squashed somewhere or other....
 
Few days old but...had a job a few weeks ago,lady away,daughter looking after house,32A MCB goes,fish die,freezer down,blah blah. Reset,lasts a day,resets again,another week,trips one night,wont let her reset,sparks etc (her words),morning after,resets ok. Only RCD is on stand alone DB shower/cooker,ALL other sockets off this one MCB,a proper hotch-potch of additions,part ring,part spurs and add-ons,recently added kitchen circuits,conservatory,garden lights etc...a real pain. IR at board similar to OP's,splitting as could only "splitting the difference" and not revealing any specific areas...getting ready for the big dissection and thought how hot the weather had been,appeared to be blowing at end of day when cooling,had a wild notion maybe conservatory getting biggest temperature change...so 4 double SSO in there,pull faces off,third one has big plasma shadow,end of 3.5mm screw rounded and melted,small burn on looped line. Big amount of luck,but i'll take that. So,long winded way of saying,a big overload,can be intermittent,without showing up between faults,as a catastrophic IR fail. In other words,you could still have a fair problem to find. Good luck.
 

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