Fuse box tripping?

[Benty1985]

Still tripping? Or all good?

So far so good. We've got rain due next Tuesday. Even though it didn't trip when it last bounced down I still want to test that theory again

 

[pete01]

So far so good. We've got rain due next Tuesday. Even though it didn't trip when it last bounced down I still want to test that theory again

So it's still on the other rcbo at the moment?

 

[securespark]

My usual suggestion to customers with random tripping (after belling out the wiring to make sure it was clear) was to unplug absolutely everything that could be unplugged and switch everything else that couldn't, things like cookers, showers, immersions, off, unless using them. Then once finished, unplug or switch off again.

I suggested leaving boilers, alarms systems and routers on.

This way, there would be a bare minimum of equipment attached to the circuit at any one time, making it easier to try and track down the culprit.

 

[Benty1985]

My usual suggestion to customers with random tripping (after belling out the wiring to make sure it was clear) was to unplug absolutely everything that could be unplugged and switch everything else that couldn't, things like cookers, showers, immersions, off, unless using them. Then once finished, unplug or switch off again.

I suggested leaving boilers, alarms systems and routers on.

This way, there would be a bare minimum of equipment attached to the circuit at any one time, making it easier to try and track down the culprit.

I considered that but with it being completely random and impossible to determine when it would happen, I thought it would be pointless. I was convinced it was rain, still might be, it's gone from tripped 2-3 times a day to stopping all together. Didn't trip for 2 days before we had the downstairs lights joined on the upstairs ones

 

[Benty1985]

So it's still on the other rcbo at the moment?

Yeah. My plan is to let it hammer it down again and that should narrow it down. If it trips then likely leak, damaged wiring. If not, possibly faulty switch. Or something in between

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

My usual suggestion to customers with random tripping (after belling out the wiring to make sure it was clear) was to unplug absolutely everything that could be unplugged and switch everything else that couldn't, things like cookers, showers, immersions, off, unless using them. Then once finished, unplug or switch off again.

It is just a downstairs lighting circuit, and so the only loads are lamp bulbs.

 

[securespark]

With the title being what it was, I posted my advice so that others who come here can read it.