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I have recently erected a shed (yes i know a shed) in my back yard for use as a workshop so naturally i needed power.
Having put in many sockets and switches in the past this seemed like an easy thing to do.
I ran cable from my house down the garden, this was under the ground in an insulated conduit, and into the shed.
From here it goes into a 45 amp switch. Out of there i have one cable for the sockets and one for the light.
All connections being good i switched the power back on at the consumer unit in the house. All good so far.
I had been using the light and the sockets for a few days without problem.
After about 4 days, when turning OFF the switch in the shed i discovered the rcd in the CU in the house had tripped.
I reset it and went back to check the shed, all worked ( as you would expect)
Again a few days went by without problem. I turned the power Off in the shed one night and again it had tripped!
It only happens when i turn the power OFF in the shed. and not all the time.
Can anyone throw some light on this? I can seem to find what would be causing this ( having checked all the wiring many many times!!
Having put in many sockets and switches in the past this seemed like an easy thing to do.
I ran cable from my house down the garden, this was under the ground in an insulated conduit, and into the shed.
From here it goes into a 45 amp switch. Out of there i have one cable for the sockets and one for the light.
All connections being good i switched the power back on at the consumer unit in the house. All good so far.
I had been using the light and the sockets for a few days without problem.
After about 4 days, when turning OFF the switch in the shed i discovered the rcd in the CU in the house had tripped.
I reset it and went back to check the shed, all worked ( as you would expect)
Again a few days went by without problem. I turned the power Off in the shed one night and again it had tripped!
It only happens when i turn the power OFF in the shed. and not all the time.
Can anyone throw some light on this? I can seem to find what would be causing this ( having checked all the wiring many many times!!