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No it isn’t, but as tel said, the civilized world is north of Birmingham
Or anywhere outside of birmingham?
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No it isn’t, but as tel said, the civilized world is north of Birmingham
Corrected that for youNo it isn’t, but as tel said, the civilized world is north ofBirminghamEngland
Built in 1994.How old is your house
How old is your house[/QUOTE hopefully your wiring is of a reasonable standard,t are a number of things that it could be, any decent electrician should be able to sort this out I suggest you get another electrician to check your wiring, its the only way you will sort this out
Righto, I'll try another one.
Is this something you've come across before? It's not the appliances themselves, it only happens when their power switches don't engage properly, like how you can make a striplight rocker switch crackle.
Is your suspicion that the wiring is dodgy or the CU? The reading lamp which sometimes causes it is upstairs, so it happens on more than one ring.
Hi - yes, but the only one I’ve worked on was a double pole switch where I’m pretty sure the N was bouncing and that upset the RCD. I replaced the switch and it stopped doing it. In your case with multiple switches doing this I’m thinking your N and E not might be 100% anywhere from supplier cutout through to the end appliance. Changing a switch is one thing, but I think it’s time to get an experienced Electrician to test and inspect.Is this something you've come across before? It's not the appliances themselves, it only happens when their power switches don't engage properly, like how you can make a striplight rocker switch crackle.
power switches built into the appliences or switches on sockets etc?
if you are turning the socket switches on and off regularly, and they have never been changed then after 20 years they may be worn out.
It's the on/off push switches on the appliances that cause the trips*; they're all left switched on at the wall. *plus the fridge door when it doesn't close fully if not pushed hard enough
I think wilko has probably hit the nail on the head, rapid energising/de-energising of appliences when the switch is arcing is probably causing an imbalance that the rcd is seeing as a fault.
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