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bugsy
At least you forfilled your reponsibilites as much as possible , why don't try and talk to his daughter explaining the possible dangers, might save calling out the fire brigade in 9 months time!
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My money is on a low IR N - E fault on your ring final.
The more you load it (eg cooker/ microwave) the higher the current
will be that's bypassing the Rcd (parallel conductors) - It may only
be a tiny amount flowing via the cpc but it only has to be 20/25 mA
and...trip
The likes of the TV etc probably won't draw enough to do it.
That's my bet anyway - looks like you might be spending the day
splitting the ring[/QUO
yeah agree with that it's almost always N-E, I've had 3 or 4 that sound similar
I've 'solved' a similar tripping problem twice before when happening upon L-N polarity reversals in socket outlets.
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