Recent content by KennyB

Sorry Sherlock, The RCD would not reset but the MCB had stopped tripping out. The sparky was on his day off and the maintenance manager gave it to me. I will read the info you have sort carefully. Since I disconnected the dodgy spur wire from the circuit, there has been no more...

There are five options in that section 2000k, 200k, 20k 2000 or 200.... I assume it is 20k? When you say look for low resistance, what range of numbers am I hoping for? and where do I stick the pronged leads... actually in the 13 amp socket or open the back a place each one on L & N...

There are five options in that section 2000k, 200k, 20k 2000 or 200.... I assume it is 20k? When you say look for low resistance, what range of numbers am I hoping for? and where do I stick the pronged leads... actually in the 13 amp socket or open the back a place each one on L & N...

UPDATE: It took ages to get the RCD to reset. I eventually did it by unplugging and switching off everything in the house, including te isolation switches for the emersion and power in the loft. Then went back and turned everything back on and the RCD refused to trip even if I deliberately...

Thats sounds easy enough ... Thank you, I will try that. Bringing the problem up to date.... I had no more trips throughout the day and evening and went to bed at 10pm. Glancing at my bedside clock at 1am (because I heard the church clock chime 1 am) I noticed the power was off, which meant...

Hi PBof Derry, Yes, I checked inside the socket earlier today when I discovered the fault when using the 13 amp tester. there was a single wire (which made me assume it was a spur) and all 3 wires were correctly connected. My ealier post explains this in mor detail. I cannot locate where the...

High Sherlockholms, Definitely no link to anything else as that was part of my investigation from the start. There was no particular time it happened and could go 10 hours or ten minutes or ten seconds between trips. The MBC in question only feeds the following: half the sockets in the...

Hi PBofDerry, I did think of the mouse issue. I know my neighbor has caught two mice this winter. But if it was mice chewing cables wouldn't it be less irregular or is it possible that it has to ark to trip out? I did reconnect an outside armored cable to my new workshop. I did all the wiring...

I am an amateur so would like some guidance if you would be so kind. I have an RCD with 4 MCB’s. One of these MCB’s has started tripping for no reason, It could happen while watching TV, working on the computer or while we are asleep. I found a loose earth on a socket and tightened that, but 6...