i'VE JUST INSTALLED A NEW RING CIRCUIT INTO MY HOME. pROBLEM IS MY RCD KEEPS TRIPPING OUT WHEN I HAVE THEM ALL ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE CIRCUITS IN MY WORKSHOP. SHOULD I JUST REPLACE THE 32A MCD TO A 45A INSTEAD. OR SHOULD I REDO ALL MY TEST AGAIN?
NEW SOCKET CIRCIUT TRIPPING THE RCD
- Thread starter bushynut
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RCD or MCB???
If it is the MCB, which I tend to think it is, you are overloading the circuit.
You must not increase the rating of the MCB. Your cables would overheat!!
What do you have plugged in, and what gets used at the same time??
I suspect you should have planned a little better prior to installing the ring circuit.
If it is the MCB, which I tend to think it is, you are overloading the circuit.
You must not increase the rating of the MCB. Your cables would overheat!!
What do you have plugged in, and what gets used at the same time??
I suspect you should have planned a little better prior to installing the ring circuit.
bushynut said:
1: stop shoutin
2: all of what on at the same time?
3: why would replacing a 32A MCB to 45A stop an RCD trippin.
4: whats trippin? RCD or MCB? if RCD you have an earth fault. if MCB, your overloading it. changing the MCB to a higher rating will cause a fire
5: if it was planned better and tested properly you would not have this problem
tHANKS FOR REPLYING I MEANT THE RCD KEEPS TRIPPING OUT THE CIRCUIT
My workshop is full of computers I build and sell them for extra income. anyways thats what I'm using the sockets for.
In designing the ring circuit. I counted up the maximum devices that I would be using. And took that into consideration on my cable calcs.
WOULD IT BE AN IDEA IF I JUST REPLACED A DOUBLE SOCKET PLATE WITH A DOUBLE BLANK PLATE?
This way reducing the possibility of overloading the circuit
My workshop is full of computers I build and sell them for extra income. anyways thats what I'm using the sockets for.
In designing the ring circuit. I counted up the maximum devices that I would be using. And took that into consideration on my cable calcs.
WOULD IT BE AN IDEA IF I JUST REPLACED A DOUBLE SOCKET PLATE WITH A DOUBLE BLANK PLATE?
This way reducing the possibility of overloading the circuit
bushynut said:
computers. im assuming you know about the special rewuirement of earthin? how many computers do you have?
you are NOT overloading the circuit. the computers leak current to earth (NOT a fault) but too many computers and the earth leek exceeds 30mA, tripping the RCD
bushynut said:
connect less computers. the only way. only other option is to use RCBO's instead, and have 2 (or even 3) ring mains for power. and surely youll kno how many computers you have. until we kno, we can only guess what you need to do
bushynut said:
if i remember correctly, a computer leaks 4-5mA. so you have to have 6 max to stay under 30mA. try switchin on 1 every 5 mins and c how many are needed to trip the RCD. best option would be to use RCBO's and have 2/3 circuits. also, are the lights on the RCD side? unless you have a TT supply, then they should be on the non-RCD side
You require high integrity earthing.
You also should remove the rcd from the sockets on your test bench, and provide some rcd protected sockets near the door for use outside.
You also should remove the rcd from the sockets on your test bench, and provide some rcd protected sockets near the door for use outside.
putting a blank plate will not make a difference if you have an earth fault. If you overload the circuit, as said before you must know the load you putting on the circuit, and whether there is something else that connected to it, may be some electrical tools except the PC's?
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