Tripping 6amp breaker

[micknew]

Had the same problem sort of intermittent problem years ago.
It had bugged the owners of a house for years.
It turned out to be a nail in a floorboard that had gone through a T&E lighting cable and now and again would short out the live and earth.

 

[eco-tech]

I think all I can do is isolate the kitchen light and replace the breaker again and see what goes down !

 

[eco-tech]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Just been told the bathroom light switch had a intermittent fault. I replaced the light switch but do you think this problem could be on the N

 

[eco-tech]

OMG my head is pounding.


As of a fellow spark's does it sound like a N problem from kitchen to bathroom light hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

 

[Octopus]

Or a drip from the bathroom into the kitchen light circuit?

 

[eco-tech]

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG think i'll be a painter AGAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[eco-tech]

Thing is if this is the case and i isolate the kitchen, will it still trip due to water damage if its N ?


I'm going mad ere

 

[eco-tech]

myhead hurts

 

[Octopus]

Condensation????????????

Hope your client has deep pockets!

 

[eco-tech]

Hmmmmm if I have a N fault on the sockets would this make the breaker trip (6amp Lighting)

 

[eco-tech]

Think I will tell him to have the lighting re-wired grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr


Its a good mate tooo grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr


Thought I fixed it with the new switches grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[PB1]

If it is being caused by damp or water dripping somewhere wouldn't you expect the IR readings to be lower than 200Meg? I've come across damp problems twice before, once in my own house where a leaky shower was wetting floorboards close to some down lights. The IR reading in the morning not long after using the shower was below 1 meg, whereas next morning before using shower it was around 20meg, presumably because it had dried out.

 

[Octopus]

If you're 90% sure its the lighting circuit at fault maybe you should look at the switches, fittings etc for any sign of moisture.

I admire your tenacity with this, I bet you're pulling your hair out!

 

[eco-tech]

I'm now bald. Fighting with the mrs shouting at the dogs not eating my dinner asking the walls for answ and last but not least asking my 8 year old girl if she knows anything lol

She says I should drive a bus WTF lol


Na to the point. All I can do now is isolate this kitchen circuit and see what happens then. It looks like this problem is in this area but if not it's a rewire me thinks.

What you think ?

 

[eco-tech]

Yeh but all readings are fine (like a new build lol)

cant even split this circuit as its all under tiles and lam flooring grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Cant find any j/b all I have is 1 light with 2 N in grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr