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RCD Tripping

RCD tripping, Emergency Electrician

Modern appliances and plug-in power supplies, by the nature of their design, generate low levels of leakage current even when there is no Emergency fault present. This becomes a problem when there are several appliances connected to the same circuit and their leakage currents add up to exceed the trip threshold of the RCD protecting the circuit causing the power to cut out unexpectedly.

That is why here at Electricians Immediately we offer a truly 24 hour a day service, 7 days a week, with speedy response times of only 40 minutes.

What causes RCD keeps tripping randomly?

The most common cause of is something connected to the electrical system. Think appliances, immersion heater or boiler and so forth. Did you plug anything new in recently? Is there anything outside, like outdoor lights or sockets. Try to simply unplug one thing at a time and see if the problem persists. If your RCD doesn’t keep tripping, then you have found your problem.

If it does persist and you have ruled everything out via the process of elimination. You could have an Emergency faulty or overly sensitive RCD. 

A very common cause of RCD keeps tripping randomly is computers. Especially old ones. They tend to have earth leakage current. Which is perfectly normal for their operation. Under different circumstances, earth leakage current could mean a serious Emergency fault.

Should I be worried?

An RCD (Residual-current device) is a piece of safety equipment. Therefore if it is tripping, this must always be taken seriously. Whether It is nuisance tripping or whether a serious Emergency fault is causing this must be determined and not ignored. 

I’ve ruled everything out, I still have the problem!

Okay so at this point you’ve ruled out any Emergency faulty appliances or equipment that may be causing your RCD to keep randomly. Therefore the issue is going to be your electrical wiring or your RCD. This is when it’s time to call a qualified electrician such as the team of electricians we connect you with. They will have the appropriate test equipment to check the RCD which can show whether it’s overly sensitive or Emergency faulty. Also, they can perform tests on your electrical wiring.

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