Recent content by DUB88

Ok a little update. I was on nights last night but the wife said she'd noticed the electricity tripped off when she was up at 2am. She reset the RCB that had tripped and now she says she thinks the MCB beside was also gone but she was half asleep. This is for the downstairs sockets. I have...

Thanks. I'm making an assumption ( probably a dangerous one) that the electrician who came today checked out the wiring correctly for this type of problem. Insulation resistance tests etc...

Ok if the RCD and the wiring are fine and no one appliance is leaking excessive current I'm going to really struggle getting to the bottom of it.. When the RCD trips it resets fine so for me (obviously not an electrician) the fault that tripped it has gone as the RCD remains latched...

Will a new RCD definitely test higher then?

Thanks for that. I couldn't find it on that link but it is a Legrand 086 31, 80A 30mA The oven and the Fridge freezer are less than 9 months old but tripping was happening before they were installed. This has started with the new extension but the wiring has checked out. It can trip at...

I have had a problem with a very random tripping of the RCD on my CU. I have isolated all the appliances over time and can't narrow it down. There is no pattern to the tripping, it can happen in the day, in the night, with appliances running or turned off, rain, dry, etc etc.. can't tie it down...