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flukeyspark
Hi all,
Hope you can help..? Here goes... I split a kitchen/garage ring final and added 2 sockets, all end to end tests are fine, IR test >299 on megger so thats fine..The board is an old MK Sentry with 80A 30mA RCD as main switch. The circuit is fine until the washer is pulled in, then it trips, I've tried the washer on another circuit and again it trips...So im thinking its the washer? The customer says the washer never tripped the RCD before? I've tried to test the RCD but as soon as I plug my meter in it trips, same when trying to get a Zs reading. I've taken the kitchen/garage circuit off the board completely and still can not get a RCD or Zs reading due to tripping..So now im thinking its a dodgy RCD?
The customer has today called me to say a washing machine engineer has been out to look at the washer and told him its not either the washer or the RCD! He has told the customer he thinks its a problem with the circuit? As i said earlier all test for the circuit were fine... Anyone out there got any ideas? I've spoken to the NICEIC and they think is due to combined earth leakage and advised to put a meter on and test but doesn't a ramp test do the same thing?
Any help on this would be really appreciated
Thanks in advance
Hope you can help..? Here goes... I split a kitchen/garage ring final and added 2 sockets, all end to end tests are fine, IR test >299 on megger so thats fine..The board is an old MK Sentry with 80A 30mA RCD as main switch. The circuit is fine until the washer is pulled in, then it trips, I've tried the washer on another circuit and again it trips...So im thinking its the washer? The customer says the washer never tripped the RCD before? I've tried to test the RCD but as soon as I plug my meter in it trips, same when trying to get a Zs reading. I've taken the kitchen/garage circuit off the board completely and still can not get a RCD or Zs reading due to tripping..So now im thinking its a dodgy RCD?
The customer has today called me to say a washing machine engineer has been out to look at the washer and told him its not either the washer or the RCD! He has told the customer he thinks its a problem with the circuit? As i said earlier all test for the circuit were fine... Anyone out there got any ideas? I've spoken to the NICEIC and they think is due to combined earth leakage and advised to put a meter on and test but doesn't a ramp test do the same thing?
Any help on this would be really appreciated
Thanks in advance