We have a service contract with BG.
Cancel it. Stick the fees in a cookie jar for when you need some work doing.
Funny you should have said, I just have
We have a service contract with BG.
Cancel it. Stick the fees in a cookie jar for when you need some work doing.
at the time I was told if it trips the RCD then its nothing to worry about, it means theres possibly some leakage to earth already and the meter has just put it over the edge. Whether thats right or not I dunno.
I have had occasions where my meter will trip an RCD on the low current "no trip" setting. This has turned out to be on circuits where the leakage current is close to the rated trip threshold of the RCD.
It's probably nothing to worry about, but may be worth having an electrician have a look over your installation.
It would be better if they are supplying a service that requires electrical tests, to either train there engineers to do this tests and use the appropriate equipment or to sub-contract an competent electrician.Supose better to be safe and warn the customer and leave them to decide to get it checked, rather than saying nought and risk it genuinely being unsafe.
Indeed - if those were (realistically) the only two options, it would be pretty difficult to disagree with that!I'd rather employ someone who has the diligenge to actually bother testing for a loop at the boiler as part of their maintenance checks, and when something appears to be amiss to let me know, rather than some numpty who doesn't even bother to check.
I'd rather employ someone who has the diligenge to actually bother testing for a loop at the boiler as part of their maintenance checks, and when something appears to be amiss to let me know, rather than some numpty who doesn't even bother to check.
Again, the information we've be given may be wrong (at least in relation to the OP's case), but we've been told that "they use" plug-in "socket and see" testers. I really haven't a clue as to how they do their ELI testing, or whether they can (and/or do) trip RCDs - does anyone know?It seem to me that this engineer has if either a high loop tester or does not know how to activate the no trip setting. I could be wrong but that is what I am basing my replies on.
I'd rather employ someone who has the diligenge to actually bother testing for a loop at the boiler as part of their maintenance checks, and when something appears to be amiss to let me know, rather than some numpty who doesn't even bother to check.
But you would hopefully expect the engineer to know why their loop testing was causing the RCD to trip, when under normal service the circuit nor the RCD does trip.
It seem to me that this engineer has if either a high loop tester or does not know how to activate the no trip setting.
I could be wrong but that is what I am basing my replies on.
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