nheather
Outstanding Member
Is it a fairly straight-forward thing to change an RCCB/RCD in a consumer unit.
I'm getting a bit fed up with mine. The consumer unit is as old as the house - about 25 years - and has the original RCCB and MCBs.
At least once a day the RCCB will trip. I've been in the house when it does it and there is nothing that I can associate the tripping with.
I've also noticed that none of the MCBs trip but when I reset the RCCB it immediately causes the MCB on one of the two ring mains to trip - always the same one. But when I reset that MCB, everything is good until the next day or two.
I'm wondering whether the problem is just that the RCCB is old and is false triggering. If there is a problem with the wiring it is going to be a nightmare to track down because 99% of the time everything is fine and I can't match the tripping with any device turning on or off.
So thinking of just changing the RCCB and see if that resolves the issue - if not I can then call an electrician in.
Are they all standard fitting or do I need to find one that matches the rail in my particular consumer unit.
Cheers,
Nigel
I'm getting a bit fed up with mine. The consumer unit is as old as the house - about 25 years - and has the original RCCB and MCBs.
At least once a day the RCCB will trip. I've been in the house when it does it and there is nothing that I can associate the tripping with.
I've also noticed that none of the MCBs trip but when I reset the RCCB it immediately causes the MCB on one of the two ring mains to trip - always the same one. But when I reset that MCB, everything is good until the next day or two.
I'm wondering whether the problem is just that the RCCB is old and is false triggering. If there is a problem with the wiring it is going to be a nightmare to track down because 99% of the time everything is fine and I can't match the tripping with any device turning on or off.
So thinking of just changing the RCCB and see if that resolves the issue - if not I can then call an electrician in.
Are they all standard fitting or do I need to find one that matches the rail in my particular consumer unit.
Cheers,
Nigel