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billy



Joined: 17 Apr 2008
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Location: london
PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:14 am    Post subject: electric shower Reply with quote
got to the bottom of the last prob cheers,but here's a new one,the rcd on the shower circuit keeps tripping when i turn on the shower.nothing wired wrong as far as i can see,am i going to have to buy a multimeter to test with?if so how do i go about this ?cheers.(not buying a meter but the testing)
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vince knight
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Joined: 04 Mar 2004
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Location: Essex/East London
PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Has it always done it(just been fitted) or just started?

Vince
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billy



Joined: 17 Apr 2008
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Location: london
PostPosted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
just started a couple of days ago
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vince knight
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
If it only tripps when you turn the shower on (not the isolator switch) then the fault can only be in the shower unit?
If it trips when the isolator is turned on and not the shower then the wiring is suspect.

Vince
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