Recent content by Don246

:lol: Problem solved, a downpour the other night showed the way Unknown to me an appliance plugged in to a RCD plug (in this case my pond pump) will not only trip itself when a fault occurs, but will also trip the consumer unit RCD as well This somewhat defeats the object of me using an RCD...

Thanks for the info Unfortunately this has only happened when we are out, therefore no MCB causes the RCD to trip on our return No there is no dampness under the floor Tonight I have tried to reproduce the problem by using a watering can over the lights to no avail (though the neighbours...

Can anyone help please. My RCD is approx 13 years old, and recently during/after heavy rain has tripped out. The RCD switches on OK after isolating the MCB's I have outside lights which I thought maybe to blame, so I installed switches (single pole) to both, but with both off the RCD still...