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I’m not an electrician but know to try to identify what is tripping the RCD. Top floor electrics tripped. Thought identified heating was the culprit as tripped when boiler switched on at mains tripped the rcd. Kept that off on rcd board but then when tried bathroom lights that tripped Rcd, as does using electric shower after rcd reset and switch shower on. The electric cooker is also on same circuit rcd and that trips rcd if try using that. Any ideas ? Obviously will need electrician but ideas so at least we can use other things in the meantime. Ground floor rcd not affected. Thanks in advance
 
I’m not an electrician but know to try to identify what is tripping the RCD. Top floor electrics tripped. Thought identified heating was the culprit as tripped when boiler switched on at mains tripped the rcd. Kept that off on rcd board but then when tried bathroom lights that tripped Rcd, as does using electric shower after rcd reset and switch shower on. The electric cooker is also on same circuit rcd and that trips rcd if try using that. Any ideas ? Obviously will need electrician but ideas so at least we can use other things in the meantime. Ground floor rcd not affected. Thanks in advance
Might seem an odd question Jason, but when you say top floor, I take this a flat, does the top floor have it's own CU (fuseboard)
 
turn of all mcbs on the rcd
the flick the rcd on one by one flick the mcb's that are fed from the rcd. the one that causes the rcd to trip is where your problem is. if the rcd trips even when all the mcbs are off then there is a bigger problem and you will have to get a sparkie in.
 
It’s a house. Ground floor on one circuit and top floor on another. So it is the second circuit that has issue. On this circuit are heating, two lights, cooker, shower. I’ve unplugged all plugs. I’ve tried switching each one of the switches on rcd board on one by one. They stay on. While on if I switch lights on, or shower or heating each trips the rcd board. The lighting in the bathroom is led spot lights
 
sounds like a N-E fault. Manchester ( the west side of) is on my patch so if you want an experienced fault finder, pm me.
 
It’s a house. Ground floor on one circuit and top floor on another. So it is the second circuit that has issue. On this circuit are heating, two lights, cooker, shower. I’ve unplugged all plugs. I’ve tried switching each one of the switches on rcd board on one by one. They stay on. While on if I switch lights on, or shower or heating each trips the rcd board. The lighting in the bathroom is led spot lights
Had any work done recently?
 

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