American FF tripping RCD

[Charlie_]

Should be able to afford the services of a refrigeration repair man then..
Did you manage to get any low readings to earth?

 

[magnoliafan89]

Surely the only installation method would be trunking or conduit??

 

[ruston]

Surely the only installation method would be trunking or conduit??

Or > 50mm lol. Might be lucky and have a wooden floor or cellar.
Not be pretty . Engineer is the best option

 

[magnoliafan89]

Or > 50mm lol. Might be lucky and have a wooden floor or cellar.
Not be pretty . Engineer is the best option

True but i meant with minimal disruption lol if its an all singing all dancing kitchen i seriously doubt theyd want any chasing to be done let alone that far into a wall and they wouldnt want trunking or conduit

 

[Charlie_]

Would be very embarrassing if it turns out to be a live to earth fault large enough to trip mcb on the new dedicated circuit

 

[ruston]

Would be very embarrassing if it turns out to be a live to earth fault large enough to trip mcb on the new dedicated circuit

That is why I said - If you are sure...

 

[ruston]

True but i meant with minimal disruption lol if its an all singing all dancing kitchen i seriously doubt theyd want any chasing to be done let alone that far into a wall and they wouldnt want trunking or conduit

Yes , I was tongue in cheek .

 

[Shoei]

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.

 

[DT1991]

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.

 

[thomaspotato]

Would be very embarrassing if it turns out to be a live to earth fault large enough to trip mcb on the new dedicated circuit

It would trip right away if that was the case

 

[thomaspotato]

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!!

 

[ruston]

It would trip right away if that was the case

Maybe not if it is a faulty stat that is tripping it.

 

[Charlie_]

It would trip right away if that was the case

Why is that?

 

[thomaspotato]

Why is that?

Maybe not if it is a faulty stat that is tripping it.

what stat on the installation wiring?

 

[thomaspotato]

what stat on the installation wiring?

What part of a ring main socket circuit would cause an intermittent earth leakage fault to occur with no load on the circuit?

 

[dmxtothemax]

You could try a dedicated non rcd circuit just for the fridge alone.
do they allow for that ?

 

[Charlie_]

The FF is tripping the RCD?

 

[Wilko]

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.

 

[telectrix]

it's american, surely it can be fixed with a hammer or a low cholestrol diet.

 

[Charlie_]

In America they are just called fridges (or cooler boxes)
Is it only America that have a national refrigerator?