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dsergeant · 30th Jul 2014, 5:40 pm

Yes, I would think you have one or two leaky appliances..
One tool which is useful for this is a PAT tester which can quickly show leakage. But of course you probably don't have one of those. So you will be left in going round all the candidates (cooker/washer/kettle - check whether water has got spilt into the base unit of the kettle, very common).
For what it is worth, my 30 year old MK RCD has only ever tripped if there has been a real fault.
Dave

30th Jul 2014, 5:40 pm	#7
dsergeant Octode Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire,UK. Posts: 1,172	Re: RCD trip mode question Yes, I would think you have one or two leaky appliances.. One tool which is useful for this is a PAT tester which can quickly show leakage. But of course you probably don't have one of those. So you will be left in going round all the candidates (cooker/washer/kettle - check whether water has got spilt into the base unit of the kettle, very common). For what it is worth, my 30 year old MK RCD has only ever tripped if there has been a real fault. Dave