faulty

  1. M

    Trip MCB at times RCD too intervals days or hours; test if faulty appliance

    Hi I am asking for help as a novice and 1st time user of this forum. Recently started to experience tripping of MCB & sometimes with the RCD at random times, intervals can be days after resets or several hours. Could an appliance or appliances be overloading the circuit? How can I test an...
  2. tony9i9i9i

    Faulty RCD tripping on the button but not via the tester

    What should you do if a client has a CU that is a split board protected by 2 * 63Amp 30mA double pole RCCDs, you took Zs and tested both RCCDs by their buttons before starting work. But on completion of work, one of the RCCDs, when tested via tester, would not trip, the other operated as expected!
  3. R

    Faulty Programmer /Diverter valve head/Wiring

    I have a fully pumped Y plan heating system using a Potterton EP2 programmer. Drayton MA1 Diverter valve. I have just replaced the Actuator head as the heating was not coming on unless I had the hot water switched on as well, I then shut down the tank thermostat heating stayed on. When the...
  4. G

    Immersion cut out temp - Faulty?

    Hi All. Its been ages since I have been on here- Fortunately log in details stored on PC. I have just had a new boiler and 210 ltr unvented tank fitted in the loft to replace a very old Baxi back boiler. I have now fitted a Solic 200 diverter to utilise all the spare capacity from the 3,84 Kw...
  5. S

    Could the RCD be faulty?

    Hi, I can't get an RCD to switch on at all, even with the main isolator switched off. Is that definitely a faulty RCD or could it be something else? I have a metal 8-way Cudis CPN consumer unit with two RCDs, one with four MCBs and the other with one MCB. I originally switched the right-hand...
  6. J

    Mft1720 faulty need help

    I've recently bought a megger mft1720 second hand but when I have it to the ohms setting the reading continuously bounces up and down even with out leads in any suggestions on why this is happening. It needs calibtiation but I didnt think it would cause that to happen
  7. Stillstihl

    Can a Faulty Socket Make a Kettle Misbehave?

    Hello all, I'm hoping for some advice with a weird problem. My elderly mother has been complaining of kettles boiling over rather than switching off for the last 18 months, which I've tended to blame on her not closing the lid properly, but have bought her new ones just the same. However, we're...
  8. P

    Nissan Pathfinder no horn faulty clock spring?

    Hi, I trying to figure what is wrong with horn on this car. Its 2022 Pathfinder. Horn works when i ground connector 30 pin 10 (connector that goes to clock spring). In steering column green wire that goes to air bag does not have any voltage. I also checked there is no continuity between pin 10...
  9. Spoon

    making Faulty Towers again.

    So I heard on the news this morning that they will be reviving Fault Towers. Also see below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64563839 I can't see this going far. Don't get me wrong, I loved the original (as you can tell by my signature) but there will be too many people...
  10. georgio

    UK Melted plug on toastie maker

    Hi all I need some advice and thoughts on what caused this plug on a toastie maker to have given me electrical shock when I pulled it out of the socket it shattered/broke in to peices giving me a shock, on inspection I notice that the internal side of the plug was melted. I have since returned...
  11. R

    Faulty Danfoss 12 v fridge

    I have a Cubigel GD30fc compressor fridge which is a BD35 Danfoss with different connections on the control box, It only runs if I link out the thermostat, the compressor gets hot but there is no cooling, the fault code LED just shows a continuous light. I'm out of ideas. Is there any check I...
  12. Qwe7410

    How to keep power trips isolated and not trip the whole place when testing faulty appliances?

    Having some 1400W 230V heaters to test and repair that have a power trip problem. I've unplugged all the connections and open them up one by one to identify the part that is causing the trips. Everytime it trips, it trips the whole place through the main circuit breaker. How can I do it safely...
  13. I

    Nuisance tripping - faulty RCD?

    Had a real headache of a fault finding job which has left me scratching my head - RCCB on a split load board, supplying 3 circuits (shower, immersion and downstairs lights) constantly tripping. The frustrating thing about this was while it would sometimes trip within seconds, mostly it would...
  14. A

    40 amp MCB live when off? Faulty?

    I have a number of circuits in a not very old Hager sub CU, with split RCDs. All of the active circuits (8 used in a 12 slot dual RCD CU) test fine. RCDs tripping fine under test with Megger MFT. However, I have a MTN B140 (40 amp obvs) MCB in the board that has nothing connected to it. ie...
  15. K

    Citroen C4 faulty DRL repair

    Hi everyone, I have a 2015 Citroen C4 with a faulty DRL / position lamp that I’m trying to repair instead of having to replace the full headlight unit. When the Headlights are off the DLR flickers and when switching the headlights on the same bulb (which acts as the position lamp) fails to...
  16. M

    Faulty RCD, electrical board or unknown

    Hi Hoping to get some insight from people, as I have had two electricians check the fault, to no avail. The most obvious fault is the RCD is tripping. It trips randomly. I have tried a process of elimination and it is not a faulty item. It will trip when cooker is turned on, when washing...
  17. D

    Faulty electrical meter?

    Since last week I notice my Ampy meter was flashing 88888 and usage red light flicking continuously, even when main consumer main box turned off for over an hour. Still remained the same. Ive contacted the supplier last week will be sending an engineer. But today i noticed that the meter was...
  18. S

    Nuisance RCD tripping - faulty RCD?

    Hi everyone. This has been an off and on issue for quite a few years, and seems to return for short periods of a few days or weeks and then goes away for months even a year or more. During the dodgy spells, the RCD trips at pretty random times - it was just after 10pm last night, after we'd all...
  19. Scottish1

    Faulty Circulator Pump? Wiring Issues

    Hi In a new property and the boiler is not firing. Investigating the junction box, there is a disconnected wire -labelled Unknown Red in image This cable runs from the boiler to the junction box. My interpretation is that this is likely to be circulating pump neutral? Any advice would be...
  20. S

    Faulty microwave combi- oven

    I have a fitted Zanussi microwave combi -oven which has stopped working. Door switches etc are OK as I have a 240 volt supply to the high voltage transformer, this transformer checks out OK. I did find the high voltage diode was faulty and changed this but oven still did not work. As I...

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Electrician Courses Green Electrical Goods PCB Way Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Pushfit Wire Connectors Electric Underfloor Heating Electrician Courses
These Official Forum Sponsors May Provide Discounts to Regular Forum Members - If you would like to sponsor us then CLICK HERE and post a thread with who you are, and we'll send you some stats etc
This website was designed, optimised and is hosted by Untold Media. Operating under the name Untold Media since 2001.
Back
Top
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.

I've Disabled AdBlock