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Sorry for posting here, but the DIY forum is locked. I have no electrical training.
A few months ago a cheap (£5) Argos kettle tripped the RCD and the switch for the sockets at the same time. Trying to put the switches back up immediately tripped them again. Unplugged kettle, switches stayed on. Trying the kettle afterwards revealed it was dead. Got a replacement kettle, everything was fine.
A month or two later the same thing happened again. Got another replacement.
Not two weeks later, it happened again. Got a slightly more expensive kettle (£10, working my way up the price range very slowly!), thinking it was a fault with that design. I also switched the socket with the toaster, both on the same socket block.
Today, the new kettle has tripped the RCD and sockets circuit switch yet again and the kettle is dead. This time, out of curiosity, I swapped the 13A plug fuse from the toaster to the kettle. The toaster wouldn't come on, the kettle's fuse was dead. I tried the kettle with the toaster fuse and immediatley the RCD etc went again, and the plug fuse was blown in the process. Got a replacement fuse for the toaster, it still works fine.
My question is, do I need to get an electrician to check my sockets or am I just having very bad luck with faulty kettles? I know the kettles are as cheap as it is possible to get, but if I bought a decently price one I'm worried it is just going to die too.
Thanks for any advice.
A few months ago a cheap (£5) Argos kettle tripped the RCD and the switch for the sockets at the same time. Trying to put the switches back up immediately tripped them again. Unplugged kettle, switches stayed on. Trying the kettle afterwards revealed it was dead. Got a replacement kettle, everything was fine.
A month or two later the same thing happened again. Got another replacement.
Not two weeks later, it happened again. Got a slightly more expensive kettle (£10, working my way up the price range very slowly!), thinking it was a fault with that design. I also switched the socket with the toaster, both on the same socket block.
Today, the new kettle has tripped the RCD and sockets circuit switch yet again and the kettle is dead. This time, out of curiosity, I swapped the 13A plug fuse from the toaster to the kettle. The toaster wouldn't come on, the kettle's fuse was dead. I tried the kettle with the toaster fuse and immediatley the RCD etc went again, and the plug fuse was blown in the process. Got a replacement fuse for the toaster, it still works fine.
My question is, do I need to get an electrician to check my sockets or am I just having very bad luck with faulty kettles? I know the kettles are as cheap as it is possible to get, but if I bought a decently price one I'm worried it is just going to die too.
Thanks for any advice.