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Turned out to be a cable fault (neutral to earth) in the wiring to some of the spotlights in our newish kitchen extension. All sorted now by a friendly electrician.

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I was thinking along the same lines as John. I think there's a spring loaded mechanism which allows the trip to function even if the switch is jammed on. Flipping the switch to off resets the mechanism. Anyway, electrician coming out tomorrow mid morning. Just got to try and keep the essentials...

PS. If I hold the RCD on, the power stays on. I think if there's a fault the RCD should trip even if somebody jams the switch in the on position? Just wondering if perhaps the RCD is faulty?

Thanks again, I thought that might be the answer! I'm not going to attempt it myself, not worth the risk for the potential monetary saving. It's a damn nuisance at the moment though!

Thanks for the reply. Why would the behaviour change in that case? It doesn't ever trip, other than when we've turned the power off for whatever reason at which point it becomes a nuisance. I guess if the fuses are replaced with RCDs the main switch should be changed to just a switch rather...

Hi, Our consumer unit has fuses for each circuit, with the main switch for the whole supply being an RCD. All usually works well, apart from if we have to turn the power off for any reason, and particularly if any work is carried out on the wiring. Then the RCD becomes extremely temperamental...