quick question

[walter111]

Just a quick one, i took off one of the plug sockets to fill some cracks and paint around yesterday (Note - I turned off the downstairs sockets at the fuse box) . Whilst doing this, at some point i either caught one of the earth with my filling trowel or possibly two of them touched by accident. Not sure which as at the time didnt notice, only after i realised it resulted in knocking out the kitchen and upstairs mcb at the fusebox.

Is it worth getting checked out or was it just the circuit breaker doing its job...

 

[Spark123]

Was it an RCD (little test button on it with test quarterly) which tripped?

 

[walter111]

Was it an RCD (little test button on it with test quarterly) which tripped?

Thats the one, the RCD that is on the side of the 3 downstairs circuits, that tripped. Im prety sure that the earth and neutral that touched.

 

[RF Lighting]

It is normal for an RCD to trip as a result of a N>E fault, even on a 'dead' circuit.

Providing you have checked for damaged in the affected socket, there should be no need for any further action.

 

[walter111]

Great thanks both of you for your help