RCD tripping on lighting circuit when lamps (bulbs) are put into light fittings

[heartofgold]

Hi,
Lighting circuit trips the RCD.
took out all the lamps and it holds. Put any lamp back into any light on the circuit and it trips. All but one of the light fittings on the circuit are Class 1.

Any advice gratefully received

hog

 

[Marvo]

Are you an electrician? Has there been any alterations recently?
Sounds like a neutral problem to me.

 

[Guest111]

Sounds like a neutral connected to be the earth bar somewhere to me.

 

[heartofgold]

Are you an electrician? Has there been any alterations recently?
Sounds like a neutral problem to me.

Yes I'm a spark. Yes the property owner fitted new accessories! Told me there was a problem with the tw way switch on the landing/hall before I started.
Going back this afternoon and I'll take all the lights down first and work back from there

 

[GLENNSPARK]

dont you get tired of this chaps...

 

[Silly Sausage]

dont you get tired of this chaps...

I gave up years ago.
You get half a story, then it's like pulling teeth to find out all the facts.
You're just wasting your time speculating.

 

[MDJ]

dont you get tired of this chaps...

Oh yes, but the DIY forum helps a lot here, some of it goes there first now lol

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Yes I'm a spark. Yes the property owner fitted new accessories! Told me there was a problem with the tw way switch on the landing/hall before I started.
Going back this afternoon and I'll take all the lights down first and work back from there

try starting at the switches...

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Oh yes, but the DIY forum helps a lot here, some of it goes there first now lol

well alls i can say mike is this `net` has a bloody big rip in it...

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Hi,
Lighting circuit trips the RCD.
took out all the lamps and it holds. Put any lamp back into any light on the circuit and it trips. All but one of the light fittings on the circuit are Class 1.

Any advice gratefully received

hog

I am interested in the thought process which led to you taking all the lamps out when faced with an RCD that wont hold. I have to admit that in the hundreds of instances I've been faced with this problem over the years not once have I thought to myself...."I know,I'll whip all the lamps out"

 

[telectrix]

when will customers realise that it's £40 to fix the light, £60 if he watches, and £80 if he's messed with it first.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

I am interested in the thought process which led to you taking all the lamps out when faced with an RCD that wont hold. I have to admit that in the hundreds of instances I've been faced with this problem over the years not once have I thought to myself...."I know,I'll whip all the lamps out"

dont waste your time here Wire...
its like talking to an apple or summat..

 

[GLENNSPARK]

when will customers realise that it's £40 to fix the light, £60 if he watches, and £80 if he's messed with it first.

Tel...let em carry on...
then after he realises it wasn`t so cost effective after all the phone rings....

 

[Silly Sausage]

when will customers realise that it's £40 to fix the light, £60 if he watches, and £80 if he's messed with it first.

Many, many, many moons ago, when I was a programmer, when my boss came along and looked over my shoulder I'd just stop working and gaze around for a while until he bogged off.
He soon learnt not to hassle a genius at work.

 

[stuartcourt]

Many, many, many moons ago, when I was a programmer, when my boss came along and looked over my shoulder I'd just stop working and gaze around for a while until he bogged off.
He soon learnt not to hassle a genius at work.

Did you really change career from a programmer to a spark

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Many, many, many moons ago, when I was a programmer, when my boss came along and looked over my shoulder I'd just stop working and gaze around for a while until he bogged off.
He soon learnt not to hassle a genius at work.

shall we add another many to that Archy...
get a sense of realism to it....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Many, many, many moons ago, when I was a programmer, when my boss came along and looked over my shoulder I'd just stop working and gaze around for a while until he bogged off.
He soon learnt not to hassle a genius at work.

its the cold shoulder tecnique..
i have had to employ this method of getting people i dont like to
f%*k off on several different occasions

 

[Silly Sausage]

Did you really change career from a programmer to a spark

Got redundanted (sic) 1991 from C prog., colour measurement stuff, quite interesting.
I can't stand office work and other stuff turned up at the time and I eventually returned to my original love (late 70s) of things electrical.

 

[Silly Sausage]

shall we add another many to that Archy...
get a sense of realism to it....

NO! Save your spare moons for Geordie & Tony.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

NO! Save your spare moons for Geordie & Tony.

what do you mean?
i thought you were in that particular club...

 

[Silly Sausage]

what do you mean?
i thought you were in that particular club...

You're not getting a 'Thanks' this time, boy!