Recent content by alpesh26

Yes, I thought this too. The machine stopped mid cycle last time (its never done that before) so I think whatever fault it has is getting worse

Closing this out, we had an electrician come out and he tested a few things and determined the washing machine is at fault. It was failing the tests when he plugged it into his PAT tester. I don't have the specifics as my Dad dealt with the electrician and I wasn't there. The washing machine...

No, I told my dad to get an electrician out but he's got someone coming to change the RCBO's rather than troubleshoot the root of the problem

My thoughts too, we can only see

The boiler is on that left bank of circuits, but I don't know whether its wired directly into that RCD (or if you can even do that)

This issue is has been happening at my Dads house and he's decided to go straight for RCBO's before diagnosing what the problem actually is. I'm not entirely in agreement with his approach but I've said my peace. It makes more sense to have an electrician find what the issue is rather than...

Here is another issue, they're not split properly. If you turn off the downstairs sockets, some of the upstairs ones will turn off too. I think it needs checking by a competent electrician and wiring correctly in to the CU

This is what is happening - left side is tripping. Is there a case to replace this CU entirely with RCBOs?

Thanks, I also think its accumulated leakage and the washing machine is a red herring. I will get an electrician round to check rather than firing a parts cannon at stuff

Here is a pic of the CU. It's the Left RCD that is tripping

Thanks @ericmark. It was too late to cancel the suppressor for the washing machine and I suspect @seasickstevie is correct in that it won't fix the issue, however, there is no harm in replacing it anyway. As you say, I think the way to go now is to get an electrician in. Changing to RCBO's is...

Thanks, yes the same friend that suggested to remove the neutrals from the boiler suggested to get an RCBO too Yeah, the mains suppressor is a capacitor.

I have a weird issue where the mains is tripping immediately when the washing machine (Siemens - 12 years old) is switched on. The weirdness is, is that it is only happening intermittently and the mains has tripped with the washing machine unplugged. When the mains trips, its the larger RCD...

I saw this earlier, my tray isn't affect by this issue as the casting is flat. Someone in the comments mentioned it may be affecting the trays with the 50mm wastes only. Mine has a 90mm waste. I've done the same test as the video and there is no water leaking. I didn't use silicone to attach...

I've just bought a Mira Flight Low 900mm Quadrant (https://www.wolseley.co.uk/product/mira-flight-low-quadrant-tray-no-upstands-900-white/) which comes with a "vortex" waste which is their own make rather than a generic one. Is the supplied waste any good or should I change it for a McAlpine...