Recent content by Chrisbly

You have all been very helpful. This is my first post and I am very overwhelmed by all the feedback I have recieved so thank you very much. Just to clarify a few points: One of the first questions I asked was has any work been done and the answer was no and after looking around this was a...

I see what you mean now, thank you for all your responses by the way. I will inform the customer and he will more than likely get the whoever fitted it back as I'm quite sure this would of been installed in the last year. Could this be the reason of the RCD tripping perhaps?

And I appreciate what you have said about alarms as this is not my area at all. So your telling me without knowing what the alarm is... If someone was to pull the main fuse outside his property that they could just break in without alarming the neighbours because alarms should never go off...

I was asking to make conversation as this is my 1st post and they took the time out to reply to my question. Thanks anyway lol

Thanks, I think I'll check the external lights and complete ramp tests and no to a clamp meter (I could of done with one just last week so will definitely get one now). Accumulation is possible but I have heard timers are known for tripping the RCD and he has around 3 of them. Thanks for...

Just to confirm.. The alarm works perfectly and yes it goes off when the power is off. Customer problem: alarm goes off when the RCD trips and this could be at any given time (I.e at work or in the night)

Hi Steve, Thanks for your speedy reply... Where was the neutral fault on yours? Can you tell me if neutral - live is irrelevant when hunting down nuisance tripping on RCD too? I'm not the experienced of electricians :s He / we can't turn the external alarm off when the power is done. So...

I wonder if someone can shine any light on this for me... Customer complaining of RCD tripping at random times- night/ day, everyday and sometimes only trips once every 2 months. The rcd covers immersion, sockets and both lights which also has an alarm on one of the lighting circuits...