Phyllis
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Hi,
No electrician background here, so novice question!
I have a new (<6 months) plug socket that whenever I switch it OFF it trips the RCD on the fuse box.
I’d previously had an issue with the RCD and ‘socket’ switch tripping (all sockets are on one switch on the fuse box) which was traced to a faulty socket plus a live wire touching earth wire somewhere under floorboards/basement. This was rectified by cutting off supply to that socket and the faulty wires associated with it.
The socket that is the issue is the one before where the wires were ‘cut off’, and at the same time a new socket was put on.
I live in a rented property and have reported it but looking for peace of mind mainly as to what it could be. Was under the impression turning a socket off wouldn’t cause a trip!
Thanks for any help
No electrician background here, so novice question!
I have a new (<6 months) plug socket that whenever I switch it OFF it trips the RCD on the fuse box.
I’d previously had an issue with the RCD and ‘socket’ switch tripping (all sockets are on one switch on the fuse box) which was traced to a faulty socket plus a live wire touching earth wire somewhere under floorboards/basement. This was rectified by cutting off supply to that socket and the faulty wires associated with it.
The socket that is the issue is the one before where the wires were ‘cut off’, and at the same time a new socket was put on.
I live in a rented property and have reported it but looking for peace of mind mainly as to what it could be. Was under the impression turning a socket off wouldn’t cause a trip!
Thanks for any help