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Thanks I'll get one of those testers & meters. I assume its cheaper than a call out fee, & I can keep them in a cupboard for future use, unlike electricians. They tend to go off in cupboards! Also are Belkin or any other brand surge protectors any use or are they just slightly more expensive...

Hi can anyone advise on this situation, 1 week ago my mother said the 4 way extension cord she was using sparked & crackled when she unplugged the iron & tripped the upstairs breaker. I opened up the extension to find the neutral wire had pulled from its mount & come into contact with the live...

Thats interesting, I have never had anything from building control either. Yes the cooker MCB turns off the cooker only and the shower only stops the shower. I shall try it will all MCBs off bar the cooker. Not right now, people will get mad I expect. Thanks RF.

Thanks for that rf lighting, I searched the NICEIC site and he is a registered domestic installer, is he required to issue a certificate? I tried unplugging the water related appliances plus AV setup and it still tripped. I will test with a new oven not yet fitted at my sisters house to find...

There is nothing like that on the letter. He was recommended by a trade supplier and the insurance company approved the quote so I thought nothing of it.

Well there was no certificate given by the electrician. I had know idea there was supposed to be one. All I have is the quote he gave that I faxed to the insurance company, they sent out a cheque to him.

Yes it only started when new CU was fitted, the old one was fuse wire and they never blew. It was fitted july, been putting up with it with the new kitchen on the horizon. Yes I need some extra sockets fitted so the sparky can have fun finding the fault! Thanks all for your words, I will try...

It is just a single oven, separate gas hob with its ignition plug on the main ring circuit. Yes when the big cooker switch is off the oven doesn't start.

Its not a range just an oven but will soon be replaced by a range. I was hoping it was just the oven broken and would mean problem solved with the new range but as I discovered It still trips the RCD when I turn off the oven at the MCB so I guess the prob is not with the oven? The few times I...

If this is the case If I trip the RCD would the cooker be cut off or would that not make a difference? The socket wont be a problem soon as a kitchen makeover will see it replaced by 1 shiny new cooker switch only.

It only ever trips when you turn the cooker off, cutting all sockets off. Not great for the PC or $ky+. If most other appliances are turned off you can sometimes get away without it tripping, not often tho.

cooker MCB on left by main switch. Hope these help.

hello I may have answered my own question but please tell me if im wrong, the RCCB says 30mA, but looking at the pdf manual of the range I have on order it says with a 30mA RCD it may cause nuisance tripping and should be replaced with a 100mA device. Could that be the current problem also?

No tests done on the oven, its being replaced by a dual fuel range in a couple of months.

Well I have been calling it an RCD but it is a "Crabtree" RCCB split load. Is that different to an RCD?

I recently had a new consumer unit installed and the electric oven trips the RCCB when you turn it off, on the oven, at the wall and at MCB which is before the RCCB. Im no expert and puzzled!!! plz help.