Fuse box tripping?

[endecotp]

Is this how the electricity gets in the house, the small brown thing?

Swap the rcbo wires over 6 amp to 6 amp if the same rcbo keeps tripping then it's faulty.

OK.... I agree that a faulty RCBO is a possibility, but frankly, if you can't tell the difference between the incoming cable TV wire and the mains electricity, then you shouldn't be doing anything inside your consumer unit.

 

[pete01]

OK.... I agree that a faulty RCBO is a possibility, but frankly, if you can't tell the difference between the incoming cable TV wire and the mains electricity, then you shouldn't be doing anything inside your consumer unit.

True, he could get a sparky to do it.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Swap the rcbo wires over 6 amp to 6 amp if the same rcbo keeps tripping then it's faulty.

A quick, easy test, to discount that as the cause!

 

[Benty1985]

OK.... I agree that a faulty RCBO is a possibility, but frankly, if you can't tell the difference between the incoming cable TV wire and the mains electricity, then you shouldn't be doing anything inside your consumer unit.

Already said I'm not going to **** about with it

 

[pete01]

A quick, easy test, to discount that as the cause!

Exactly

 

[ebee]

A quick, easy test, to discount that as the cause!

"Discounting"
Yes it can often be a good indication to suggest that I agree.
But it sometimes only " suggests" - the more clear cut the difference then the more it suggests it tends to discount but it could sometimes be an indication of one being a little more sensitive that the other so not always completely foolproof (there is a very slight chance it can mislead, might be worth bearing in mind rather than total absolute reliance). Non the less, it is a good step to take to indicate some clues.

 

[Benty1985]

During the night we've had 2 heavy downpour and light rain in between. Didn't trip

 

[pete01]

Always listen to pete01

 

[CountryFan]

Always listen to pete01

Only in the electrics forum though. Otherwise it's you and BrightSpark, I mean Highwayman reporting each other

 

[pete01]

Only in the electrics forum though. Otherwise it's you and BrightSpark, I mean Highwayman reporting each other

Reported

 

[ericmark]

As I see it, there are a few options for you now:

That does seem about it, good advice. I do find it hard to work out what to do without meters. So easy when you can see exactly what is leaking, but even with all the tools, these as well, when my front of house sockets tripped, I never did find out what it was which caused it. I had stopped the tripping by unplugging dishwasher, tested it, and no fault found, tested socket, and tripping at around 24 mA so that was about right, plugged it back in, and nothing has tripped since.

Could have been a spider or slug in a socket, or a faulty capacitor which has blown clear, I was lucky, my freezers run on an uninterruptible supply, so no panic.

Also, someone used a bit of sense when wiring my house, and split sockets side to side of the house, so by running an extension lead, I can without any trip hazard on the stairs, move items to be supplied from another RCBO, if the fault moves to the other RCBO I know I have found the culprit.

 

[Benty1985]

48 hours and no trips despite heavy rain. All lights moved onto upstairs circuit. Monitor it and see how it goes. But seeing as it hasn't tripped for 2 days it could just be a coincidence if it doesnt do it again

 

[ebee]

Well it certainly is starting to look like a clue at this stage.

 

[morqthana]

Find a new electrician

"New" implies he's already got one.

 

[pete01]

48 hours and no trips despite heavy rain. All lights moved onto upstairs circuit. Monitor it and see how it goes. But seeing as it hasn't tripped for 2 days it could just be a coincidence if it doesnt do it again

Still tripping? Or all good?