cooker keeps tripping rcbo as soon as you switch it on

[rusty_welder]

you call 3 years old???? ours is a 20 year old double oven jobby, has been used almost every day, and to date has had 1 new 15watt bulb and last year the horrendous cost of £30 for a new element.

lol not old at all to fair it was a cheap one we bought when we moved in so thought that was what the problem was,

 

[buzzlightyear]

lol not old at all to fair it was a cheap one we bought when we moved in so thought that was what the problem was,

second hand was it !

 

[Wilko]

Hi - you've got rcbo, cable, switch and flex and it could be any of these. Unfortunately it is possible to fix one thing and put a fault in another. Hopefully an Electrician will find it quickly with the right test gear

 

[rusty_welder]

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View attachment 37411 second hand was it ![/QUOT
no it was band new, in the skip now though!

 

[telectrix]

View attachment 37411 second hand was it !

you been snooping round my kitchen?

 

[rusty_welder]

Hi - you've got rcbo, cable, switch and flex and it could be any of these. Unfortunately it is possible to fix one thing and put a fault in another. Hopefully an Electrician will find it quickly with the right test gear

ye I will leave it to the guys that know what they are doing! Cheers

 

[rusty_welder]

cheers for taking the time to reply guys

 

[buzzlightyear]

ye I will leave it to the guys that know what they are doing! Cheers

good man.

 

[mark wright]

Is the rcbo a single unit or is it the main consumer unit that is tripping?

 

[telectrix]

suspect a N-E fault on circuit. trips RCBO as soon as a load is applied.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Is the rcbo a single unit or is it the main consumer unit that is tripping?

one guess !

 

[buzzlightyear]

Is the rcbo a single unit or is it the main consumer unit that is tripping?

which one, let me guess!

 

[rusty_welder]

Is the rcbo a single unit or is it the main consumer unit that is tripping?

all on separate rcbo's

 

[buzzlightyear]

all on separate rcbo's

you should have had him guessing !

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Probably all sorted now.
In any case, many new and old cookers use elements that absorb moisture.
If they are left unused for any length of time, the absorbed moisture can trip RCDs.
Using a hair dryer to dry the elements can often solve this problem. At least until the next time.

 

[rusty_welder]

Is the rcbo a single unit or is it the main consumer unit that is tripping?

all on separate rcbo's

suspect a N-E fault on circuit. trips RCBO as soon as a load is applied.

Probably all sorted now.
In any case, many new and old cookers use elements that absorb moisture.
If they are left unused for any length of time, the absorbed moisture can trip RCDs.
Using a hair dryer to dry the elements can often solve this problem. At least until the next time.

would be unlucky to have both elements go on the old cooker and a brand new one, but will have a electrician out and test it all

 

[Malcolm]

When we had a new kitchen I installed a new range cooker. As soon as we switched it on it tripped the rcd. Turned out to be a cable inside the top of the hob, (which lifted up) had been trapped when manufactureres put it together.