Hi. I have a standalone electric cooker that is tripping the RCD (its a second-hand one but was tested and should be ok).
I've used the oven and hobs separately without a problem for a week.
Last night though the oven was on for at least half an hour without a problem, I turned a hob on to heat something and was still ok, after I turned a second hob on to heat something else the RCD tripped.
I turned it off and and turned the same back on after a minute and it tripped straight away again. I then left it for a few hours and tried all four hobs then plus the oven and it was ok (only left it on for 5 mins though).
The cooker is 7KW. The RCD for the cooker is 32A so even on max output it should be ok shouldn't it (7000W / 240V = 29.16A)?
The electrician who re-wired the house a few years ago was called (via our landlord) and said that the wiring was more than sufficient for any regular electric cooker.
Could it just be due to water on the hob plates from cooking maybe (I read that on a post on this site somewhere for a similar scenario)?
Any help / ideas appreciated...
I've used the oven and hobs separately without a problem for a week.
Last night though the oven was on for at least half an hour without a problem, I turned a hob on to heat something and was still ok, after I turned a second hob on to heat something else the RCD tripped.
I turned it off and and turned the same back on after a minute and it tripped straight away again. I then left it for a few hours and tried all four hobs then plus the oven and it was ok (only left it on for 5 mins though).
The cooker is 7KW. The RCD for the cooker is 32A so even on max output it should be ok shouldn't it (7000W / 240V = 29.16A)?
The electrician who re-wired the house a few years ago was called (via our landlord) and said that the wiring was more than sufficient for any regular electric cooker.
Could it just be due to water on the hob plates from cooking maybe (I read that on a post on this site somewhere for a similar scenario)?
Any help / ideas appreciated...