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  1. plodder1

    New fridge keeps tripping circuit.

    We recently purchased a new fridge and connected it to a different circuit to the one the old fridge used. It keeps tripping the circuit, can anyone advise what may be causing it please?
  2. Leesparkykent

    RCD keeps tripping....Help needed.

    LOL only joking don't really need any help haha.....Generally though just sat down after being out most of the day and 1 of the RCD's has tripped! reset it and its gone again 5 mins later. Looks like the tester is coming out the van tonight and to make it worse I wont be getting paid for it :(.
  3. T

    Power Keeps Cutting Out After New Fuse Box Installed

    Hello everyone and thanks in advance for any advice. I hope this is an appropriate place to post this thread. I live in a council flat and had a new bathroom fitted some months ago. A new fuse box was installed at the same time. Ever since we have had problems with the power cutting out...
  4. O

    Washer won't stop - keeps going through all the cycles - Any Idea?

    Working on a Roper washing machine model rtw4641bq0. It completely runs an entire cycle and then starts over again. I have to manually cancel it otherwise it would run all day. Also, if the power goes out the washer automatically starts up again once power is brought back. Any ideas? Thank...
  5. B

    The Wrong Rcd Keeps Tripping!

    My customer's house has two consumer units connected in parallel. The first one supplies several ring circuits and already had an RCD. The second supplies several lighting circuits, washing machine, microwave, boiler and immersion heater - until I upgraded it, there was no RCD, just a 100A...
  6. Michaelwgroves

    Wera 247 Single-Pole voltage Tester screwdriver keeps breaking

    I purchased a Wera Kraftform Kompakt VDE 1 piece screwdriver set which I love. However, the 247 Single-Pole voltage Tester screwdriver keeps breaking. I'm now on my third replacement! My old voltage tester screwdriver I've had for over 25 years which was passed down to me by my father. I only...
  7. C

    Sunbed shop. Breaker keeps tripping! HELP?!

    Hi there, I run a small sunbed shop with 2 sunbeds. (please bare with me as I'm not very electrically minded) I have a problem with my sunbed tripping out. I have 2 sunbeds running off one board (Single phase). The board product number is QFS-MB7 and the main switch is rated as 100A. I used to...
  8. B

    12V Electric Fan keeps blowing 10A fuse

    Hi, I just purchased a 12V 10" electric fan from Supercheap. Brand is Calibre Calibre Thermo Fan - 12 Volt, 10" - Supercheap Auto Australia. On the box it states max current draw is 7.5A and it came with a 10A fuse. I connected the fan up as per the instructions and it keeps blowing the 10A...
  9. M

    sub main supply time delay trip 100ma 100A s keeps triping

    Hi Can anyone help ? i have a job where there is a tt supply and a swa sub main feeding a dist board with 13 final circuits , each final circuit is protected by a RCBO , all rcbos ok and not triping but the time delay trip seems very sesitive and keeps triping out , it tests ok no trip at half...
  10. P

    How to get rid of the outdated browser bar, it keeps coming back

    As above, it is blocking out the top line and when I close it, after I click on another page, it comes back, very annoying. BTW on IE10, so not exactly a dinosaur of browsers...lol
  11. T

    GU10 LED Dimmable keeps blowin up the breaker

    I ran a completely brand new line from the electrical panel to a single pole switch which controls 4 GU10 LED Dimmable lights connected in parallel, every time i flip the light switch i blow the breaker, i tested the lines for resistance and was still able to check physically if the wire is...
  12. D

    Newlec heating controller fuse keeps blowing (economy 7)

    A few months back I had one of these installed Buy Newlec B Digital 7 Day Eco Timer With Boost Controls - NLTRT7DD A couple of weeks ago the fuse blew, circuit breaker went to off. No big deal, replaced the fuse. But now it blows every 2 days. I replace the 13A fuse and the same thing happens...
  13. M

    TV keeps going off when kitchen light is sw on

    Hi there everybody, came across a different problem in a domestic household kitchen which contained two fluorescent strip lights when you switched them on the tv in the living room would go off for a minute, I began by checking the connections in the fittings apart from were the earths were...
  14. B

    Fuse keeps tripping

    This is a commercial residence with flat upstairs. The problem started two days ago at about 11pm the power to all the sockets downstairs and exhaust hood stopped working. We hadn't done anything unusual as we were using computer, when all the sockets stopped working. So we then went to the fuse...
  15. R

    Fitted brushed stainless sockets now mcb keeps tripping out and rcd won't stay on??

    Hi all, I've just removed all the upstairs sockets ( mk plastic type ) and replaced them with lap brushed stainless sockets. I have earthed them and also earthed them to the back box I've also checked all wires are tight and good but the mcb keeps tripping out? It has only started doing this...
  16. K

    Fuse keeps blowing? Try this . . .

    Found this today after a call from one of our service engineers. I think the picture says it all.
  17. L

    Dimmer keeps blowing

    Any advice is much appreciated. I have a new light fitted, 10 x E27 40watt filament bulbs. Its this one: 10 Lights - Edison Chandelier Pendant Lamp Ceiling Light Bulbs Remote Control | eBay I have now fitted 5 dimmer switches and not found one that works. Leading edge dimmers buzz really...
  18. S

    Fluorescent ballast keeps blowing

    Hi firstly I would have posted in the diy forum but I don't have permission. Hopefully someone can advise me though. We have a fluorescent ceiling pendant light in a recently rewired kitchen. After a few weeks there was a blue spark and bang and the light stopped working. Switching the power...
  19. W

    mcb keeps blowing on lighting

    Hello sparks I was at a Job earlier today,the customers upstairs lights would not turn on due to the 6A mcb operating so it's a short circuit so I disconnected the supply to the first light the supply disconnected from consumer unit ,then did a insulation resistance which came out clear tried...
  20. I

    Rcd keeps tripping out

    I'm a little confused as I have been off work for a while and not had that much electrical work on recently and am a bit of a noob if I'm honest. The issue is that the rcd was tripping with all the breakers off. I took out the buzzbar next just to make sure. With the main breaker on the rcd...

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