RCD Tripping - Advice Needed

[jakeevans]

Ok thanks for all your replies.

@Murdoch I'll have a look at the paperwork tomorrow, all I remember however is them saying something about our house wiring was tripping because of a "shared neutral" ? I'm not sure if that's the reason the MCB is there.

 

[camerabloke]

That would be apparent if he’d tested before the swap but would come to light on new rcd board

 

[ipf]

Ok thanks for all your replies.

@Murdoch I'll have a look at the paperwork tomorrow, all I remember however is them saying something about our house wiring was tripping because of a "shared neutral" ? I'm not sure if that's the reason the MCB is there.

If that's the case, it should have been sorted out with the job...they've just left it open to further problems. That mcb indicates.

 

[jakeevans]

@ipf @camerabloke

Honestly, I've just developed a really bad migraine, I feel completely gutted inside.. especially if they should have fixed the issue. I honestly never thought this would happen to us personally, see it on tv and video's but I hope this isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg to fix.

Thanks for your replies...I'm definitely not using that hot tub till this is checked over I hope there isn't more of a nightmare inside the consumer unit

 

[camerabloke]

It happens to the best of us. Don’t fret it will turn out good

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

I understand your worry @jakeevans I dont think this is going to cost too much to put right - there are a few knowledgable folk on this forum not far from where the hot tub is in northampton who might be able to help, assuming the cable out to the hot tub is up to scratch and a suitable size then it could just be a case of some testing and subsequent moving some bits around in the consumer unit to better share out your circuits and placing the hottub on its own suitable rcbo. in any case I wouldnt get your electrician back... he sees you as £ signs

 

[Deleted member 9648]

I wonder if there's a N-E fault on the lighting circuit that's on an MCB, could cause the RCD to trip even now when a load is on and would explain why he didn't RCD it.

 

[camerabloke]

Yeah that’s what I was thinking. A few quick tests will tell us for sure

 

[ipf]

Yeah that’s what I was thinking. A few quick tests will tell us for sure

#43......

 

[Deleted member 9648]

This week came across a new wylex dual RCD board, two sockets circuits,kitchen and rest of the house. Rest of the house on a non RCD MCB way. The guy wanted some more sockets in the lounge, suspicions aroused a quick test showed 0,00 megohms N-E on the MCB ring. Apparently the monkey who changed the board had explained that it was not permitted for all the sockets in the house to be on an RCD!!....so as long as at least the kitchen was RCD'd it complied. Bullsh......t at it's most sophisticated.
No extra sockets till that's sorted matey!