Replaced consumer unit

[Herring]

I recently moved house and decided to have the old fusebox replaced with a new split consumer unit. After the unit was fixed the rcb would trip every time it was set for the ring main (house only has one ring main). I unplugged everything on the circuit but it still tripped. This circuit was then placed on the non-protected side of the consumer unit. Is there an easy and cheap way to identify the wiring fault/problem that was causing the rcb to trip.

Thanks in advance

 

[breezer]

do you mean RCD? you should get whoever installed your consumers unit to come back and check it, since it is not right.

i would guess a socket retaing screw is jut cacthing a neutral wire

 

[marmaliser]

That is exactly what happened with mine breezer although due to the ring main going upstairs then downstairs and then back again it took the sparkies a while to isolate.

Simply moving the to the non RCD side is a bodge. Get them back !

 

[Herring]

Would I be able to detect a socket retaing screw catching a neutral wire by using one of those electrician's screwdrivers and seeing if it lights up when touching the retaining screws of all the sockets?

 

[breezer]

no, because it is an earth / neutral fault, and besides you would be doing the job of the person who installed it. get them back

 

[Herring]

Thanks breezer. I will get them back.