RCD tripping...not your usual cause!

[Bob Geldoff1234]

Got called out today to a tripping RCD. Quickly determined that it was the socket ring that was causing it and set about breaking the ring at the mid point and narrowing it down.Eventually got the fault in the lounge only so pulled the tv away from the wall to get to the socket.There was slug trails all over the carpet.Took off the double socket and found this.....


The tiny slug was across the live and earth bar!.
After evicting the sitting tenant the wires then showed clear.I put all the sockets back together and retested the ring and insulation resistance.All now perfect.

Customer was happy as was I,due to me not having to go under the floor!
I have had a few faults now caused by slugs getting into the electrics.They must like living dangerously

 

[westward10]

Funny that a girl from our office had this a while back and I traced it to a slug.

 

[KEV 1 N]

Was it a 13amp slug?

 

[buzzlightyear]

They must like living dangerously

next time ,tell the person who's house is plagued with slugs ,leave a saucer of beer .slugs love beer.

 

[Taylortwocities]

next time ,tell the person who's house is plagued with slugs ,leave a saucer of beer .slugs love beer.

Tell them to leave one out for the electrician as well!

 

[Andy78]

Seen that before too, and with mice in the back of sockets.

 

[Midwest]

Is it me, or do I find slugs in the living room as unusual

 

[Andy78]

Is it me, or do I find slugs in the living room as unusual

Once they're in they can be a bugger to get out. We had them once, took years to find them. They were living behind a skirting board and coming out at night through a credit card thin gap.

Used to rent a crappy house when I was younger that was plagued with them due to gaps all over the place. I think the lowest point was when I tipped out my cornflakes one morning to find one sat in the middle of my breakfast writhing about in a crispy golden coating.

 

[buzzlightyear]

when to a house once. customer had nice navy carpet, same problem has bobby boy, the carpet was like a slugs motor way. with all the sticky residue all over the place .

 

[Midwest]

Once they're in they can be a bugger to get out. We had them once, took years to find them. They were living behind a skirting board and coming out at night through a credit card thin gap.

Used to rent a crappy house when I was younger that was plagued with them due to gaps all over the place. I think the lowest point was when I tipped out my cornflakes one morning to find one sat in the middle of my breakfast writhing about in a crispy golden coating.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Once they're in they can be a bugger to get out. We had them once, took years to find them. They were living behind a skirting board and coming out at night through a credit card thin gap.

Used to rent a crappy house when I was younger that was plagued with them due to gaps all over the place. I think the lowest point was when I tipped out my cornflakes one morning to find one sat in the middle of my breakfast writhing about in a crispy golden coating.

may be you should have given the slug a spoon & milk to help them selves !

 

[Andy78]

may be you should have given the slug a spoon & milk to help them selves !

Oh they had no problems helping themselves. Only thing I served them with was a tablespoon of salt each.

 

[Rpa07]

Is it me, or do I find slugs in the living room as unusual

I had one that traced the Nurburgring most nights - rubbish lap times though.
They usually get in on the cat fur - or the other way around depending on the size of the slug!

 

[Des 56]

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I had one that traced the Nurburgring most nights - rubbish lap times though.
They usually get in on the cat fur - or the other way around depending on the size of the slug!

Did you know that because you were chasing it at the time and the slug won the race

 

[Rpa07]

Did you know that because you were chasing it at the time and the slug won the race

I’d found that he posted the times online - apparently it was an illegal rug race! You can check the times out on www.slugsandspanners.com - I dare you!