Hello, Firstly I am NOT an electrician and have no intention of messing with that stuff however, my sockets' RCD kept tripping, but by a process of elimination it turn out that whenever the pond pump is powered it trips again after about 5 minutes.
I have tried all permutations of appliances powered on and off and am positive it is the pump at fault.
My question is, now the pump is not plugged in to power is there a way to 'test' the pump to doubly confirm (for curiosity really) my beliefs. I have a multimeter thing but have only used it to check a fuse or such. Is there anything i can do with it to test the pump before i bin it and get another one.
I reiterate, the pump is now NOT powered and my socket circuits are all fine again.
Thank you
I have tried all permutations of appliances powered on and off and am positive it is the pump at fault.
My question is, now the pump is not plugged in to power is there a way to 'test' the pump to doubly confirm (for curiosity really) my beliefs. I have a multimeter thing but have only used it to check a fuse or such. Is there anything i can do with it to test the pump before i bin it and get another one.
I reiterate, the pump is now NOT powered and my socket circuits are all fine again.
Thank you