Electric Rcd Tripping

6 main reasons why the rcd is tripping off how to reset your rcd safety switch we fix rcd faults fast.

Electric rcd tripping.

For fast friendly service in perth call 0404 216 333 or email us for a free quote. 4 reasons why your rcd keeps tripping. The rcd earth leakage device keeps on tripping. 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.

The electrician s point of view. Why are rcd s so important. 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. 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.

All rcd electrical faults can be fixed fast. As a professional electrician i was hired to troubleshoot an rcd trip in cardiff bay recently. Call 0404 216 333. First we must understand how an rcd works.

And this can be a big red herring when customers are troubleshooting tripping faults. The customer purchased a new microwave because every time they switched it on the residual current device switched off. An easy to use self help guide to fix your rcd. 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.

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