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I'm not an electrician but I do have a problem with an RCB that keeps tripping. The RCB is incorporated in an MEM LB6301 Consumer Unit. In the last 6 weeks, we have suffered sevaral trips of the RCB during the time when the washing machine has been operating. Having reported the fault to our electrical appliance insurers, an engineer visited and replaced the washing machine motor. The machine has since been used on 3 occasions without a problem but now on the fourth usage the RCB has again tripped right at the very end of the cycle just as a relay sounds to operate and switch off the cycle. Before sending for the engineer again, does anyone have any suggestions as to which direction to point him in or which tests/checks he should be carrying out?
When I say "trip", the RCB does not move from its upward position but has to be manually moved from the up to the down and then back to up to restore power.
When I say "trip", the RCB does not move from its upward position but has to be manually moved from the up to the down and then back to up to restore power.