Just had 12w split load board fitted at home but breakers on rcb side trip when items such as kettle, hoover, microwave etc are plugged into sockets but not when items like lamps and phone are plugged in. Can anyone help on how this can be fixed before all breakers are moved to the unportected side.
split load board tripping on rcb
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Yup, small N to E fault, the more load you put on, the more leakage!
When you say breakers, I assume you mean the RCD??
I looked at an install today that kept tripping out when the hoover or kettle was turned on. The CU was fitted by the DIYER over the weekend. He had 6amp breakers on ALL CIRCUITS!!!!!!!!!!!
When you say breakers, I assume you mean the RCD??
I looked at an install today that kept tripping out when the hoover or kettle was turned on. The CU was fitted by the DIYER over the weekend. He had 6amp breakers on ALL CIRCUITS!!!!!!!!!!!
did you tell him about part p? did you ask him why he had done this? what was his response? something like "we dont use much electricity" would be a classic for using 6amp breakers on every circuit!!!Lectrician said:
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crafty1289 said:did you tell him about part p? did you ask him why he had done this? what was his response? something like "we dont use much electricity" would be a classic for using 6amp breakers on every circuit!!!Lectrician said:
Pure ignorance, and cheap crappy STEEPLE (Denmans ****e) CU. Came fully loaded, he assumed an MCB was an MCB.
Came fully loaded with nothing but 6As????
I think he could choose which ones, but just picked 8 of the shelf! All the same to him!
Lectrician, when you say all the same to him, I was imagining what the consequences could have been if he had ended up picking lots of, say, 40A MCBs of the shelf and fitted them to everything including lighting circuits with thin cable![/quote]
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