Hi,
I've got an external extension that was installed before I own the house. It runs to an outside socket, and then underground for 50 feet or so to an outbuilding.
Over this winter the RCD for this circuit has started tripping. With a bit of DIY disconnecting of things, I've determined the fault is in the buried cable and not at either end,
Would a professional be able to isolate where in the cable the fault lies to save digging up the entire garden? Or would it be simpler to just install a new run of cable? Either way, any idea for a ballpark on how much that might cost?
I'm in the UK.
I've got an external extension that was installed before I own the house. It runs to an outside socket, and then underground for 50 feet or so to an outbuilding.
Over this winter the RCD for this circuit has started tripping. With a bit of DIY disconnecting of things, I've determined the fault is in the buried cable and not at either end,
Would a professional be able to isolate where in the cable the fault lies to save digging up the entire garden? Or would it be simpler to just install a new run of cable? Either way, any idea for a ballpark on how much that might cost?
I'm in the UK.