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    RCD 1 Tripping When Kettle Turned On

    Absolutely grateful for the RCDs, they certainly save lives :)
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    RCD 1 Tripping When Kettle Turned On

    Thanks for the response Wilko, nothing has been changed recently at all
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    RCD 1 Tripping When Kettle Turned On

    Haha absolutely, is the first round on you :D:D:D
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    RCD 1 Tripping When Kettle Turned On

    Thanks Rob, I am near Halesworth, suffolk
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    RCD 1 Tripping When Kettle Turned On

    Thank you, appreciate the response :)
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    RCD 1 Tripping When Kettle Turned On

    Thank you Rob, appreciate your questions and ideas. I have just been informed that 2 days ago my husband was trimming the hedge and caught the cable which threw the whole house out. The trimmer was plugged into the garage at the time. I am now wondering if this may have been the cause of...
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    RCD 1 Tripping When Kettle Turned On

    UPDATE: Just tried a smaller kettle from the caravan, only 1000watt and this one does NOT throw the trip, so it does look like a higher load is causing it to trip although this still does not solve the issue as to why it suddenly started doing this when nothing else has changed. Just throwing...
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    RCD 1 Tripping When Kettle Turned On

    Thanks for your reply, I did try the kettle in another room yes and it did throw the trip on RCD1, but again that makes no sense as that unit is not running the other room. You are correct, I am not a qualified electrician (but understand a fair bit having worked on electrics before) however, I...
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    RCD 1 Tripping When Kettle Turned On

    Hi, Have an issue with the RCD1 tripping each time I turn on the kettle. Have tried 3 different kettles and they all trip it yet all 3 kettles work fine. The confusion is, the kettle is plugged into socket that is run via RCD2 NOT RCD1 This is the set up: RCD1 trip controls: Oven Boiler Kitchen...

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