RCBO keeps tripping - without explanation

[Badged01]

What sort of spark were you?

Clearly industrial ..... not used to this earthy stuff on domestics!

 

[plugsandsparks]

plugsandsparks

crystal ball time

Was thinking of compiling a list of all possible faults that could cause this but decided against it as it would take much typing and just listed one. Thinking about it a bit more and having spoken with Yoda he says "Most troubling it is, microwave is best removed for continued happiness"

 

[sonobit]

Heres one how about the hoover IS faulty and another bit of equipment and the other rcbos are not functioning correctly ive came across quite a few rcbos that dont work properly and have been sent back to MF.

 

[trev]

Bloody amateurs! It's obviously a fault on the kettle, everyone puts the kettle on to boil while they're doing a bit of vacuuming and no one ever suspects their good friend the kettle because it never lets them down.
Well, think again because it's no friend. It's there in the corner just waiting to scald you and one day it'll take its' chance.
Don't say I didn't warn you!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

What sort of spark were you?

one of these maybe:

 

[Benjamiin]

faulty rcbo I reckon! no appliance consistently trips the rcbo and dont trip other rcbos! disconnect the circuit and turn on rcbo and see if it still trips!!

 

[sonobit]

I find more rcbos FAILING to trip than faulty tripping without cause, purely due to the way they are made.

 

[Octopus]

faulty rcbo I reckon! no appliance consistently trips the rcbo and dont trip other rcbos! disconnect the circuit and turn on rcbo and see if it still trips!!

I've encountered exactly this before. Turned out in the end to be damp in a light fitting!

 

[pads]

To those who are saying 'faulty appliance'. It was initially thought to be vacuum, but as I said later --

I have unplugged or switched off (where via switched spur outlet - DP) all items on the same RCBO. And the RCBO stays on for about 2 mins or little more then trips. Without doing anything. (Yes even the boiler and kettle are off)

So its not the kettle or the vac.

I'll do some more testing in the morning.

Peter

 

[ferg]

Personally I don't think you deserved some of the responses you got.

If you've been out of the game for a few years you probably don't have your fault finding head on.

You have to bear in mind that a lot of new posters on here are DIY or chancers and there are a lot of folks sick of it.

As has been said before if you are still struggling with it after testing post up what tests and results and then you will most likely get some helpful responses.

There will probably still be some sarcy remarks but that is the nature of this forum.