Electric Rcd Tripping

The first thing is to find out when it tripped in other words did they turn anything on and that was when it tripped.

Electric rcd tripping.

As a professional electrician i was hired to troubleshoot an rcd trip in cardiff bay recently. All rcd electrical faults can be fixed fast. My rcd keeps tripping. Why are rcd s so important.

The customer purchased a new microwave because every time they switched it on the residual current device switched off. For fast friendly service in perth call 0404 216 333 or email us for a free quote. An easy to use self help guide to fix your rcd. How to stop the rcd safety switch tripping off.

A residual current device rcd residual current circuit breaker rccb or ground fault circuit interrupter gfci is a device that quickly breaks an electrical circuit to prevent serious harm from an ongoing electric shock. In a vast number of homes nowadays are devices called rcd s you may have one or more in your consumer unit a special rcd socket or a plug in adapter which you use with your lawn mower etc. First we must understand how an rcd works. And this can be a big red herring when customers are troubleshooting tripping faults.

In our opinion and point of view there are large amounts of information both supplied in hardware and electrical stores as well as the internet material that can be misleading to parts rcd failing as a means of on sell. The rcd earth leakage device keeps on tripping. This is a fairly common thing to happen yet can keep you searching for hours especially if it is an intermittent fault. Call 0404 216 333.

Injury may still occur in some cases for example if a human falls after receiving a shock or if the person touches both conductors at the same time.