Recent content by Wilf1982

Sorted. I installed the contact suppressor as advised by bernardgreen which has solved the problem. The lights work fine now with no tripping. Thanks everyone for the help especially bernardgreen. :D

The only wires I have connected are the brown grey and black at the bottom which are from the swa. The block was labeled L N and earth everything else was factory fitted.

All the lights are brand new and each have a transformer. I connected them 1 by 1 and each time they tripped the mcb. I don't think they could all be faulty. Is there a way of testing the transformer?

I have narrowed it down to the lights. I connected a standard lantern with 60w bulb to connection box at bottom of garden and there was no problems, but when changed back to the new lights it began tripping.(connected each individually). They are 13w g24-2 pin lights Each with transformer inside...

I tried a few things today. First I disconnected the flo tube and tried the lights, it tripped. Then I disconnected the outdoor lights 1 by 1 and tried it, it tripped each time (only when switching off). The only connections are where the three lights connect to the main power in the ip66 box...

I will try these out tomorrow and post back what I find thanks for the help

If it mainly trips when switching off the outdoor lights would a faulty flo tube be causing this if it wasn't being used?

I have a consumer unit in my garage which has a circuit for sockets and a lighting circuit. On the lighting circuit is a flo tube and 3 outdoor lights and a security flood light. The lights are on a 3 gang switch the flo tube being two way with another switch else where. When the outdoor lights...

Hi, I have a ideal icos he boiler which does the heating only. The thermostat is a Honeywell HEW80 with a HC60NG relay box. The boiler status is 0, which is no demand for heat. When I put the thermostat upto 30 the red light flashes and the relay clicks on with a green light but the boiler...