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    RCD tripping randomly over the past few weeks

    Thanks for your replys, Yes i understand that the appliance does use the compressor and heater on demand but it trips the RCD very random, sometimes twice in a couple of hours and as now has not tripped it since Sat evening so it must be a intermitant problem in the appliance and not everytime...
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    RCD tripping randomly over the past few weeks

    You got to be kidding its a 2k usa type, and believe it or not works perfectly apart from blowing the god dam rcd. I know somwone local who services them so il just have to spend Sparkys money on that.
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    RCD tripping randomly over the past few weeks

    It is defo the freezer causing the problem as i put both the washer and the freezer on ind RCd's and the last two trips of the main rcd the washer has been ok but freezer rcd tripped as well. So now i need to find someone to look at that,i have looked at compressor and no damp there so no idea...
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    RCD tripping randomly over the past few weeks

    Think i might have narrowed it down to a 2 gang socket, the socket in question just has the washing machine plugged in to it. i tried to plug in the freezer to same socket and it trips yet when i plug freezer into its original socket it fine, yet when i plug the washing machine into it it fine...
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    RCD tripping randomly over the past few weeks

    I have now isolated the outside light by disconecting wires from int connector so have to wait and see if it trips again, just a case of narrowing down possible cause one by one.
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    RCD tripping randomly over the past few weeks

    If there is any electrician on the forum in the leicester area who would like to come and sort out problem i would be happy just to get it sorted but i dont know any myself and dont want a cowboy coming and spending hours at my expence and making things worse hense my questions to help isolate...
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    RCD tripping randomly over the past few weeks

    Yes the test button trips the rcd but then it will not reset unless i turn off all the 6 breakers, i have tried to reset it with each one at a time but it will not unless all 6 off, then i turn all six back on and its ok till it trips again. the outside pir lamps are isolated on a switch, would...
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    RCD tripping randomly over the past few weeks

    Can a neutral fault just occur as we have had no wireing done for at least 5 years and that was on an extension and by approved sparky
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    RCD tripping randomly over the past few weeks

    Thanks for info, i have isolated all outside lights and garden pump and it is still tripping so nothing outside, I did have to take a cover off the fridge a month ago to release the fan as it was frozen in ice so wether i trapped a wire i dont know so thats worth a look, is there any possibility...
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    RCD tripping randomly over the past few weeks

    Hi, First post so welcome all and here goes Over the last month the GE RCD has tripped randomly, the last time when we were asleep in bed and nothing more anoying to wake up late as alarm not gone off and all house sockets dead. When i try to reset the rcd it will not reset until i turn off...
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