urgent helps please problems with consumer unit rcd tripping

[hunggaur]

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[Knobhead]

Not the best we’ve had.
A few years back the same topic reached in to the 100’s of posts.

 

[Simlec]

I'm staying NEUTRAL in this

Humm, I wonder y you have shouted lol.

 

[Plonker 3]

Do you invoice your customer for internet usage due to any unforeseen faults such as this?

 

[ipf]

Criss Cross Quiz springs to mind :stuart:

 

[wiganspark]

No I have not gone off to sulk.

nice to see someone being neutral and some constructive advice would be helpful. think this was a pointer

I have been tracing the wiring and think I have narrowed it down to a fault or incorrectly wired dimmer switch. Which is what I am now looking at. I was wiring the light it the rcd side but after reading wylex PDF it states to the right. On the none rcd side which is the confusing aspect.


yes I am qualified but have not done anything for about 5 years and am out of practice that's why I was after some professional help and guidance not abuse from some members. Qualified to the 17th edition?

What at I am having difficult in understanding if they are wired on right none rcd side why are they tripping the rcd regardless of what is causing it.

there should be no non r.c.d side if youve completed a CU change to the 17th edition

 

[hunggaur]

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[hunggaur]

there should be no non r.c.d side if youve completed a CU change to the 17th edition

which is what I did to start with!!!!

but why is it taking out the rcd ? Or am missing something

 

[Knobhead]

there should be no non r.c.d side if youve completed a CU change to the 17th edition

Can be with RCBO's if you want to be picky.

 

[ipf]

Wow...the clues are really flying in......keep 'em coming

 

[Simlec]

I should have said, "Some times it needs spelling out"

 

[Knobhead]

You have to have a laugh or you go mad and I love a bright spark especially when it some else who is turning on the switch for me

I'll give you a tip, use the site serch. We're getting fed up with this cropping up once a month.

 

[Simlec]

Or is it me getting my wires crossed?

 

[hunggaur]

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[ipf]

No this is not for a customer as I do not do if a living I am just trying to save a friend a few quid as they are having problems and cannot afford to get a sparky in

would some be kind enough just to tell me why is trips on the none rcd side but not on the rcd side.

I think ink it is to do with the dimmer which I will be testing and changing later as this is tripping the circuit when operated

Try another light and see if it trips

 

[Simonslimline]

Why dont you look up how an RCD works, then start doing some testing to find the problem.