Faulty RCBO?

[ed110220]

While cooking dinner the oven and hob switched off. I checked the consumer unit and the RCBO for the cooker hadn't tripped. It still flips off when you press the test button. There is definitely no power in the cooker circuit as the cooker switch is the type with a socket and that doesn't work either.

Does this seem like a failed RCBO? It's fairly new, less than a year old.

 

[sparkwright]

Could be a loose connection... somewhere.

What make is the RCBO?

 

[terryplumb]

More likely an issue elsewhere on the circuit. Do you have any testing equipment ?

 

[JohnW2]

While cooking dinner the oven and hob switched off. I checked the consumer unit and the RCBO for the cooker hadn't tripped. It still flips off when you press the test button. There is definitely no power in the cooker circuit as the cooker switch is the type with a socket and that doesn't work either.

Do I take it that there are no problems other than with the cooker circuit?

Kind Regards, John

 

[ed110220]

Thanks all, no, no other problems apart from the cooker circuit. Seemed a bit strange to me that the power failed on it but it hasn't tripped. I checked the cooker switch where the oven and hob are wired in for loose connections but it's still all tight. Just remembered that the electrician did join the cooker cable with a junction box when moving the CU so I can check the connection there (forgot that the cable wasn't continuous any more). I have a multimeter. It's a BG CUCRB40.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Set your multimeter to a high AC volts range first test that the meter is working using a known voltage point, perhaps the incoming supply at the main switch in the consumer unit. Use the meter to check for voltage starting at the RCBO end. Check for voltage leaving the RCBO. If that is OK, move on to the junction box. Take a logical approach along the connecting cable and you find the culprit.
NOTE: be careful, you will be testing with live voltages in play!

 

[ed110220]

Thanks all, turned out it was a loose connection. The live conductor coming out of the RCBO hadn't even been screwed in at all. I thought the electrician was in a hurry when he fitted the consumer unit!

 

[Taylortwocities]

Great. Sounds like you need to check the rest of the connections.