have a few problems with my central heating and have had pump unpluged now thats fixed every time you plug in the pump it trips the eletric off completely also theres a socket that not working aswell is this conected as it stopped working after eletric tripped
eletric keeps tripping
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I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM AFTER I DRAIN THE SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE VALVES I COULDN'T GET THE SYSTEM TO FILL AGAIN AYWAY FINALLY GOT IT FILLED GONE TO PLUG IN THE PUMP AND IT TRIPPED THE ELETRIC
Faulty pump?
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Moderator 3 said:
I think what Crafty had in mind is that this is a duplicate post. The other is on //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=677653#677653
megawatt said:
The OP is from Manchester
REA-S, if no fixed wiring in the installation has been altered then its safe to assume the fault is wiring the new pump or associated wiring. Is said pump simply on a 13A plug? If so, are you certain both the pump and plug end have been wired correctly, no mixups between earth and neutral?
You also mention a dead socket. Is this the same outlet feeding the pump?
it's no **** take
no new installation of pump its the exist one its been unplug for a few weeks while works been done now pluged it in and it trips all the eletric oof in the house have to unplug and switch the trip switch back on at the fuse box other socket now working again
no new installation of pump its the exist one its been unplug for a few weeks while works been done now pluged it in and it trips all the eletric oof in the house have to unplug and switch the trip switch back on at the fuse box other socket now working again
The thing that trips, is it an RCD (with a "Test" button)?
Likely causes are:
Incorrectly wired plug
Incorrectly wired pump
Water leak at pump making electrical connections wet
Incorrect supplementary bonding or an electrical fault on e.g. the imersion heater or boiler travelling through the pipes
Incorrect connection of the circuit in the consumer unit
Suspect recently-changed or fitted components first.
Try plugging some other appliance in to the same socket and see if it trips. If no, the fault is with is the pump, wire or plug. if yes, it is the socket or cable that's the problem.
It is very odd to have a pump connected via a pump, since it ought to be switched on and off by the boiler and the thermostats. why is it done that way?
Likely causes are:
Incorrectly wired plug
Incorrectly wired pump
Water leak at pump making electrical connections wet
Incorrect supplementary bonding or an electrical fault on e.g. the imersion heater or boiler travelling through the pipes
Incorrect connection of the circuit in the consumer unit
Suspect recently-changed or fitted components first.
Try plugging some other appliance in to the same socket and see if it trips. If no, the fault is with is the pump, wire or plug. if yes, it is the socket or cable that's the problem.
It is very odd to have a pump connected via a pump, since it ought to be switched on and off by the boiler and the thermostats. why is it done that way?
megawatt said:
No.
Is superfluous not english? I'm trying to prove how old I am John! ie. not 17!JohnD said:you should have used the word "duplicate" rather than "superfluous" then (s)he would have known what you meant
If you want to be stroppy you have to go over to the Plumbers' forum
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