Tell us about your faults!

[kung]

Hi ALL
Just thought id put this one up for all those faults we find.
heres one to kick it off !
Domestic RCD tripped and wouldnt reset cause was a blown low energy light bulb.
There you go now for yours !

 

[Kate]

Grr can't attach photo again. Please look up a few posts for relevant picture..any ideas greatly appreciated!!

 

[Stroppy]

This one:

 

[Kate]

Hahaha yea you spun it around too

 

[Stroppy]

My 15 years as a computer engineer weren't entirely wasted!

 

[Kate]

Not at all. I'm being lazy and posting from my phone. Thank you
I have so many computer issues here lol reckon u would have a week of work!!


but if anyone has any ideas of next step of fault finding??

 

[HandySparks]

but if anyone has any ideas of next step of fault finding??

Think I'd get out my earth leakage clamp meter to see if there's any part of the installation (or an appliance) that's particularly leaky to earth.

 

[Kate]

There's only 1volt of leakage and considering all the computer equipment that's not a major worry.
The boiler can be isolated by two different breakers on two different DBs. WTF?? Boiler was installed less than 18months ago so customer was going to contact them and get them out to fix this. I'm pinning my hopes on that being the issue hahaha. Whole place needs gutting and starting fresh but customer needs a 'lottery win' for that.

 

[dan86]

all the computer equipment.
old customers.

something not right with that!

 

[Kate]

They have kennels on the property...and a room of the house has been turned into an office for the kennels. They have workers who run that part for them.

 

[44ALLAN]

There's only 1volt of leakage and considering all the computer equipment that's not a major worry.
The boiler can be isolated by two different breakers on two different DBs. WTF?? Boiler was installed less than 18months ago so customer was going to contact them and get them out to fix this. I'm pinning my hopes on that being the issue hahaha. Whole place needs gutting and starting fresh but customer needs a 'lottery win' for that.

Leakage is current Kate not voltage.............buy yourself a leakage clamp meter worth their weight in gold

 

[Kate]

I had one...worked on a big building site...lots of trades...then I didn't have one. Fun times!!

 

[44ALLAN]

Clamp meter ?

 

[Kate]

Yea got nicked

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Yea got nicked

but leakage clamps are specific Kate....
need one of those when RCDs are about love..
as i told you....you can do it using the ramp method....
but a leakage clamp is a damn site quicker.....

 

[Kate]

If I earn any money on this job I promise to buy a new one