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Hey everyone, this is my first question post so please go easy on me
My parents have a pond in their back garden, it has a pump and filter in it which is powered from a mains supply from the garage. The RCD on the house consumer unit tripped a couple of days ago and wouldn't reset untill we isolated the garden supply. I helped my dad have a look in the waterproof box and everything looked to be ok, no bare ends hanging out or loose terminal screws. We disconnected both the filter and pump from the terminal block (L, N and E) and turned on the garden power supply and the RCD was ok and the feed became live. I put a 13A plug on the pump and filter and used a seperate fed 13A socket to check if either unit was faulty and they both worked fine, however, when connecting them 1 at a time to the garden supply the RCD trips straight away.
My parents have an electrician which has done a few bits on the house but is currently away so I thought I would ask on here for any pointers before calling someone else in.
I look forward to your help!
My parents have a pond in their back garden, it has a pump and filter in it which is powered from a mains supply from the garage. The RCD on the house consumer unit tripped a couple of days ago and wouldn't reset untill we isolated the garden supply. I helped my dad have a look in the waterproof box and everything looked to be ok, no bare ends hanging out or loose terminal screws. We disconnected both the filter and pump from the terminal block (L, N and E) and turned on the garden power supply and the RCD was ok and the feed became live. I put a 13A plug on the pump and filter and used a seperate fed 13A socket to check if either unit was faulty and they both worked fine, however, when connecting them 1 at a time to the garden supply the RCD trips straight away.
My parents have an electrician which has done a few bits on the house but is currently away so I thought I would ask on here for any pointers before calling someone else in.
I look forward to your help!