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As others have said the best option is to get it fixed, if it's less than six years old (five years in Scotland) they could claim against the supplier, it's unlikely that anything other than a manufacturing defect would cause intermittent RCD trips in a new-ish product.

If all else fails it could be powered from an isolating transformer, fridge-freezers don't take much peak power so a transformer wouldn't be a silly size or cost. It would be a bit of a hack but so long as the earth bond is maintained it would be safe and would prevent RCD trips.
 
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Does it record the info or do you have to watch it and wait for the moment it trips?
It will record either min or max for as long as the supply is on.
When supply is off(trips) it stops recording data but will leave you with a reading.

I have a mock up adaptor I use to separate L N E in the appliance flex as clamping the flex as a whole will give no reading.

I was without one until a year ago it really does save alot of agro.
 
It will record either min or max for as long as the supply is on.
When supply is off(trips) it stops recording data but will leave you with a reading.

I have a mock up adaptor I use to separate L N E in the appliance flex as clamping the flex as a whole will give no reading.

I was without one until a year ago it really does save alot of agro.
Thanks!!
 
Hi - if the fridge was mine and given its age I'd have it repaired by manufacturer. Failing that I'd be disconnecting and testing the defrost heater as has been mentioned. I would not work to remove an RCD to solve an appliance trip, just saying.
 

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