Kitchen Ring earth fault?

[Mark_Burgess]

Ahh the freezer, at least you know what it is!!
What you pretty much found but couldn't confirm first time.

 

[richy3333]

the other thing to note is the MWC itself asks for "details of the modified circuit". replacing a fitting /accessory is not modifying the circuit. therefore, IMO, no certificate is required (although i do not dispute the idea that it may be advantageous to complete a test of the circuit and issue a MW

edit:sorry, double post.

Hi Tel.

Just looking at the MWC in the BRB (page 335). Could you clarify where it refers to 'details of modified circuit' in the certificate?

 

[Knobhead]

Thanks to most of you guys for all your responses apart from the odd 1 or 2 of you. If you got nothing helpful to say, I`d rather you not comment on my threads.


I was back on the job today with my tester, I done ring end to end continuity 0.51 L-L 0.52 N-N 0.84 E-E. IR test, lowest reading i got was 250M Ohm.


Everything in the house stays on, under load aswell untill I plug the freezer in and.....boom RCD trips within 30secs. So my conclusion is the freezer is the problem ( its a smeg under counter job if that helps ) Ive never claimed to be an 20 - 40 year experienced spark, thats why I am on this forum which I find a great source of info from lots of experienced sparks.

Im new to testing and fault finding so am I missing something Guys?

I stand vindicated!

As to are you missing something, it’s just experience which will come with time.