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Thanks both. I just like to figure things out myself, but this is probably beyond me obviously. I was sure it was the socket, because it was fine using the extension lead, however it's gone with that now. But I did change extension leads 2 days ago because I needed the longer one for the xmas...

Any chance of one of you answering my questions rather than argue again? :D

Thanks for the help all. Here is the picture of the circuit board, and I don't think there is a plug that's not supplied via RCD unfortunately. Couple of questions, can an earth leakage be caused by an appliance that is off but still plugged in? Or do they need to be in use as well? I'm just...

Ok. I wasn't sure if someone earlier in the thread said that if I only have one RCD, then there's no point changing circuits.

Can someone explain to me if there's any point me plugging into another socket in another room. On my circuit board I believe all the sockets are on one RCD. On the board I have an MCB for 'upstairs sockets', 'down sockets', 'kitchen', 'cooker', then the big RCD switch next to all those. Does...

Ok, struggling to understand what's meant by the dishwasher leakage being below 30mA! Is this something a decent electrician can figure out? I've booked a guy in who's highly recommended. I'm just getting paranoid the house wiring is knackered (house is only 15 years old though) or we will need...

Also, I have plug in RCD's which I use for xmas lights. Could I use one of them on the dishwasher when running. Would that help with diagnosing an appliance fault?

But the electrics only trip when the dishwasher is on?? Is it also worth changing the dishwasher power cable??

The extension lead is on the same RCD - the kitchen circuit.

I rang Bosch to book an engineer last week as well, but they didn't have any appointments, so I had to leave my details for customer services to ring me back - no call back so far. Very frustrating. It doesn't make sense that the machine would run fine for 8 days on the extension lead though.

Well, that was an interesting read!! Back to the dishwasher. I wimped out from changing the socket myself, and booked an electrician for Tuesday morning. Just as well, because the ******* thing has tripped the electrics on the extension lead now!! It's been fine for 8 days until tonight. What...

Yeah I could take it off and pop down my local Screwfix to pick one up, it's only 5 mins down the road. Will probably go ahead with a straight swap, as like you said, it's only a few quid for a replacement. I'm presuming screwhole placement are universal across these sort of sockets? I've done a...

I think you've misunderstood! The dishwasher is now plugged into another socket via extension, and working fine, whilst previously it was tripping when plugged into it's designated socket, close to the leak, behind the kitchen units.

Ok, I see what you mean. How do I make safe of the cable tips? Also, when taking the socket off, should I turn everything off in the consumer unit or will turning the dishwasher isolation switch on the countertop be ok? Probably best go with the former to be on the safe side.

That's fair enough, however the dishwasher was unplugged for almost 2/3 weeks while I waited for the area to dry out - so there shouldn't be any dampness there now surely? The leak was repaired on the 11th November, so has been drying out since - used a dehumidifier for a few days too to speed...

So to update, the dishwasher has been running fine for 3 runs on the extension lead. It could be a coincidence, so I'm going to give it a few more days, but considering it was tripping up to three times per run previously, it's looking likely that it's not the dishwasher. I've only been using a...

Sorry for being uninformed, but what is an 'earth to neutral leak'?

How easy is it to diagnose a fault in the mains filter?? Bosch have already been out to check and said the machine is working fine.

No worries. I wasn't home when the Bosch engineer called, however my partner said he put something in the wall socket to test the electric. (?!) No idea what though. Will probably have to get an electrician out then. Hopefully it's something simple like a socket replacement. In the meantime...

Thanks for the reply. It's very intermittent. Sometimes it does trip 10 minutes in, but other times it runs fine for 30 minutes, then trips! It doesn't seem to colerate with any function on the machine which makes it strange. If it tripped when the water heats up that would be something, but it...