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ive contacted the manufacturer (hotpoint) as there are two different wiring diagrams in there manual hopefully they will tell me which one is right if the hob is faulty then i will return it for new one then i will call the sparky it must be worth £30 for him to have the headache the old...

the connection box under the hob is well labelled live neutral earth so i know i have'nt made a mistake there i didnt need or touched any other connections/wires everything is ok when i switch the wall switch on then when i turn a hob ring on a red light flashes for a millisecond then it trips...

its a 32b mcb thats tripping before that there is the 100amp main switch and a 63amp rcbo

my consumer box consists of 100amp(main switch) 63amp(rcbo)b40/b32(hob)/b32(upstairs sockets x 4)/16b/6b/63amp(rcbo)32b(kitchen sockets x 5/32b(room sockets x 3/16b/6b(upstairs lights)/6b(downstairs lights) hope this helps as both 63amp rcbo trip thanks

i had the consumer unit fitted a few weeks ago (certificate in order) by a professional sparky but i myself changed the hob as shown by the sparky (turn off power supply,remove hob undo l/n/e wires then replace with new one in reverse it would save me £30) he said it may trip the fuse due to...

HI IVE REPLACED MY OLD 6KW HOB WITH A NEW 6KW HOB IVE ALSO HAD A NEW CONSUMER UNIT FITTED AND MY HOB KEEPS TRIPPING THE MCB CAN ANYONE ADVISE ME ON HOW TO CURE THIS PROBLEM THANKS