EARTH LEAKAGE - REAL LIFE EXAMPLE
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- čas přidán 20. 09. 2023
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If you like it, that’s cool, if you don’t, that’s cool as well.
Remember, context is important, I can’t show/film every part of every test otherwise I’d still be there now😂just assume I’ve carried it out correctly
I like the way that we are required to use metal CU's but its OK to stick them in a lovely flammable cabinet!
Even as a non electrician earth leakage faults have driven me insane more than once, when you have isolated every appliance in the kitchen, unplugged everything only to find a pet has pissed on an extension lead behind a settee.
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could you not smell it 😂😂😂
@@Davidhughes9467 sadly not, or more accurately they do it somewhere else as a distraction...
RFI filters in all the electronics take up to 1.6mA each, eg Computer + 2 display units, set top box + TV, that's 5 straight off.
Did you ramp test just the rcd with no load on it? If load still on then existing leakage could effect ramp test reading?
Good video to see mate. Informative for someone like myself still learning 👍🏻 always good to see somone break things down while having a little laugh 👍🏻😅
Thanks 👍
The radius bend isnt rignt surely also exposed metal glanding
Isolate the board and check again. Could be diverted neutral current from another property?
Already checked, It’s not diverted neutral current
Very informative video-thankyou
Glad it was helpful!
Great.. so easy
Ill happy help you
New RCBO board on its way and definitely worth taking a bag of crisps for your trouble 😊.
Sounds good!🤌🏻🤌🏻
Probably find the immersion heater will dump a few mA into earth when heating the water. Quite common for the elements to get a bit leaky.
The immersion is currently a backup & not used so in this instance it was not part of the issue
This could be down to defective contacts inside the solar inverter letting excessive current and leakage trickle which is tipping your tolerance over the limit and causing your RCD to trip when the solar kicks in and out primarily in the morning times.
How is the inverter fed?…if its SWA cable why is it needing RCD protection on the supply circuit??
Not a solar specialist so i may not be strictly correct but the solar definitely needs checking over. You can swap the board out like you say for an RCBO populated board and eradicate the immediate issue but may still leave an existing problem sitting there undetected.
Good video 👌
Thank you 👍
Good video
As your aware in the regs a 30mA RCD is only allowed 30% which is 9mA so wouldn’t comply.
Bad practice putting Solar on a AC RCD shared with other circuits.
Would be interested in what the DC leakage was? Obviously not above 6mA as it didn’t blind the AC RCD when testing.
I’m looking at getting the TIS 570 AC/DC earth leakage tester to replace my Megger 305E.
@@Mainly_Electrical Thanks corrected it. My bloody podgy fingers using my phone 😂
I’m very aware of the current requirements mate👍🏻 it is not my installation, called out to intermittent tripping & have given my professional advice to the client
@@bristolsparky I realised it wasn’t your installation mate, I wasn’t being negative?
I was just backing you up & adding some facts/figures for others who might be trainees etc.
@@dmlelectrics8990 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
best turn phone sideways
Nah, it’ll be fine
Good video
Thanks
I have the same tester. Do you ever have any issues with it.
Sometimes certain applications show massive currents reading which must be wrong be rcd not tripped 🤷♂️
Never had an issue with mine
I had a issue with mine so i ended up getting the megger one.
Why did you ramp test the RCD with the circuits on ?
To prove if it’s weakened under load
I went to a job today with 1.5amps between Line and neutral tails any ideas? split load board intermittently tripping a single RCD
Issue somewhere!
Went to a property were the down stairs lights worked with the neutral meter tail sisconected and all earth conductors disconected.
Ok
Did you change the c.u did it solve the issue
Yes, watch a later video where I change it.
next time ya ramp test, turn the circuits off so there is no load through the rcd giving you a more accurate result pal 👍
Prefer real scenario results but I understand what you’re saying.
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Nah, that’s OTT, this’ll do just fine
Split boards 🤦🏼♂️
those tester are shit...not reliable....good vid thou
I’ve had this one for 4 years and it’s always been reliable
mines been giving me reading all along...until i compare it with a more expensive one ...then begin to wonder .... which one is right or wrong @@bristolsparky
@@bristolsparky do you still use them? I'm after a set and the megger ones are about 4 times the price 🤦♂️
@@johnlee701 yes, still use it after 4 years
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