Have had an electrical upgrade within last 2 wks. This has RCD protection fitted into the new fuse box.
When the work was carried out electricians had a fault which at first they could not trace and kept asking me if i have ever had any trouble with my cooker which i had not.
They eventually found the fault which was due to one of the electricians installing one of the cables incorrectly .. to my knowledge this was fixed same day.
First time i used my washing machine since upgrade the sockets tripped everytime the washer reached its final spin (which requires more power?).
I tried turning everything else off except washer but still tripped again and again.
I finally finished my washing by using a socket in my living room by means of an extension cable .. the washer went right through the cycle perfectly .. i have not had any trouble with my washer previously.
Next day the RCD tripped when i used my microwave (different socket to washer). The sockets trip switch refused to go back up immediately to the on position, electrician now tells me this is proof my microwave is faulty and now BUST.
Same day my hoover went wonky turning itself on and off while using it, then the motor appeared to be slowing down and speeding up.
I have had the system checked out again by the contracters no fault apparent on system they tell me. Put my washer on as part of this test ... washer went right through the cycle perfectly this time on the proper washer socket under the bench from where it originally tripped. The electrician came back to check this ... verdict ... intermitant fault on my washer itself.
In short I`m being told that the RCD is showing up prexisting faults on my equipment in other words they are blaming my appliances but i am suspicious of this verdict because of the following,
1) I already know that faulty workmanship NOT my electric cooker was to blame for the fault on the day of electrical upgrade installation. My cooker has always worked fine and so far has continued to do so.
2) I find it hard to believe that 3 of my appliances have developed faults over one weekend which directly followed upgrade.
I have ordered a new hoover (this was an older hoover the rest of my appliances are pretty new). I am about to go out and buy a new microwave but thought i`d do this post first as i am not convinced that my new electrical system has been correctly installed. I know nothing about electrics so need to be able to trust the contracters opinion.
Was talking to someone else who had similar trouble and they said there is something called "back tripping" in which case the fuse box blows your equipment itself and is due to a faulty fuse box/RCD. This may just be nonsense but is there such a thing? Need to be clued up and know how to approach this with contracters can anyone help?
When the work was carried out electricians had a fault which at first they could not trace and kept asking me if i have ever had any trouble with my cooker which i had not.
They eventually found the fault which was due to one of the electricians installing one of the cables incorrectly .. to my knowledge this was fixed same day.
First time i used my washing machine since upgrade the sockets tripped everytime the washer reached its final spin (which requires more power?).
I tried turning everything else off except washer but still tripped again and again.
I finally finished my washing by using a socket in my living room by means of an extension cable .. the washer went right through the cycle perfectly .. i have not had any trouble with my washer previously.
Next day the RCD tripped when i used my microwave (different socket to washer). The sockets trip switch refused to go back up immediately to the on position, electrician now tells me this is proof my microwave is faulty and now BUST.
Same day my hoover went wonky turning itself on and off while using it, then the motor appeared to be slowing down and speeding up.
I have had the system checked out again by the contracters no fault apparent on system they tell me. Put my washer on as part of this test ... washer went right through the cycle perfectly this time on the proper washer socket under the bench from where it originally tripped. The electrician came back to check this ... verdict ... intermitant fault on my washer itself.
In short I`m being told that the RCD is showing up prexisting faults on my equipment in other words they are blaming my appliances but i am suspicious of this verdict because of the following,
1) I already know that faulty workmanship NOT my electric cooker was to blame for the fault on the day of electrical upgrade installation. My cooker has always worked fine and so far has continued to do so.
2) I find it hard to believe that 3 of my appliances have developed faults over one weekend which directly followed upgrade.
I have ordered a new hoover (this was an older hoover the rest of my appliances are pretty new). I am about to go out and buy a new microwave but thought i`d do this post first as i am not convinced that my new electrical system has been correctly installed. I know nothing about electrics so need to be able to trust the contracters opinion.
Was talking to someone else who had similar trouble and they said there is something called "back tripping" in which case the fuse box blows your equipment itself and is due to a faulty fuse box/RCD. This may just be nonsense but is there such a thing? Need to be clued up and know how to approach this with contracters can anyone help?