Pete999

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Afternoon chaps and chapettes, got a tricky one for discussions, firstly let me explain I am an Electrician (retired some six years now) my neighbour has just changed his consumers unit, or had it changed by someone and asked me to check it out as it keeps tripping without any load connected, I don't have any gizmos like like you young things have, didn't manage to take them with me when I left work. M y thoughts are that the sparky has got the phase wires on the two rings crossed, only one RCD any thoughts
Pete999
 
Nah tried all the usual things like that,still think the "sparky"????? got his rings mixed up, going with a friend who is still working to try and help out, let you all know if he can find out whats wrong.
Pete999
 
Could be anything really, Without test results its a difficult one to diagnose.. New duel board and lots of people get court out by shared nuetural but again without a tester and results its a tough one to call..

You sure everything is disconnected? Light on the top / bottom stairs deffo not on ?
 
Is it a dual RCD split load board ? It could be due to the neutrals being crossed over or a shared neutral with upstairs and down stairs lights or a borrowed neutal from a socket circuit to supply a lighting circuit.
 
Afternoon chaps and chapettes, got a tricky one for discussions, firstly let me explain I am an Electrician (retired some six years now) my neighbour has just changed his consumers unit, or had it changed by someone and asked me to check it out as it keeps tripping without any load connected, I don't have any gizmos like like you young things have, didn't manage to take them with me when I left work. M y thoughts are that the sparky has got the phase wires on the two rings crossed, only one RCD any thoughts
Pete999

New fuse board, only 1 RCD.

Please come clean - who changed it? Who bought it?
 
going with a friend who is still working to try and help out, let you all know if he can find out whats wrong.
shouldn't be too taxing for a competent electrician to diagnose and rectify.
but, as has been mentioned, if it has been installed recently, get them in to sort it
 
Sounds like the guy has fitted it himself to me, couldn't work out what he had done wrong and then asked a 'sparky' mmmm

OP if you are a retired electrician with no test gear....surely you would know the basic principles still??
 
Thanks for your replies, don;t really like the last reply infering that I'm trying to hide something, lets get this straight I dd not fit it don't know who did.
 

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