Earlier this evening for no apparent reason the RCD tripped. Through a process of elimination I identified it was something on the garage circuit causing the issue. Any reset of the RCD and having this breaker switched on caused an immediate trip.
Again through a process of elimination I found that it was the microwave to blame (don't ask why its in the garage..). As soon as I switched it on at the socket the RCD tripped. Seems obvious its the mircrowave or perhaps that socket thats to blame.
But the microwave was not in use, or hadn't been used for several hours. The garage is reasonably warm and dry (part of the house). What would cause it to suddenly degrade to such an extent?
Again through a process of elimination I found that it was the microwave to blame (don't ask why its in the garage..). As soon as I switched it on at the socket the RCD tripped. Seems obvious its the mircrowave or perhaps that socket thats to blame.
But the microwave was not in use, or hadn't been used for several hours. The garage is reasonably warm and dry (part of the house). What would cause it to suddenly degrade to such an extent?