Circuit Breaker One Switch Tripping

Dad11 · 06-12-2014 4:05pm #1

I have an issue at the moment where one switch on my circuit breaker keeps tripping. I have removed all electrical appliances within the zone that the switch is affecting and yet the switch keep tripping.

What is unusual is when you switch it back on it does not trip immediately. Sometimes takes 30 to 40 mins etc.

Is it possible appliances connected to different sockets in different zones could be causing this ?

Any ideas welcome. Would have posted a picture but boards seems to have removed that option.

Dad 11

dodzy · 06-12-2014 4:09pm

Dad11 wrote: »

I have an issue at the moment where one switch on my circuit breaker keeps tripping. I have removed all electrical appliances within the zone that the switch is affecting and yet the switch keep tripping.

What is unusual is when you switch it back on it does not trip immediately. Sometimes takes 30 to 40 mins etc.

Is it possible appliances connected to different sockets in different zones could be causing this ?

Any ideas welcome. Would have posted a picture but boards seems to have removed that option.

Dad 11

Change it and you'll know for sure. They only cost a few bob and its a 2min job. They can develop faults.

Dad11 · 06-12-2014 4:26pm

My circuit breaker has all the switches on it see pic attached. I would imagine it's more than a few bob and more than a 2 minute job

dodzy wrote: »

Change it and you'll know for sure. They only cost a few bob and its a 2min job. They can develop faults.

Dad11 · 06-12-2014 4:28pm

See.pic attached here

Dad11 wrote: »

My circuit breaker has all the switches on it see pic attached. I would imagine it's more than a few bob and more than a 2 minute job

Dad11 · 06-12-2014 4:29pm

Sorry pic is here

Dad11 wrote: »

See.pic attached here

Cerco · 06-12-2014 4:54pm

That's your consumer unit containing circuit breakers etc. The suggestion was to replace the one that was tripping not the complete unit.
You should not do this yourself. Get a registered electrical contractor. Work on consumer units are restricted

scudo2 · 07-12-2014 2:19pm

Only qualafied regestered electricans are legaly allowed to work on fuse boards nowadays.

Is your heating also off that same tripping switch ?
Faulty pumps can cause it to trip after a while.

mickb1965 · 07-12-2014 3:12pm

What is that circuit supplying, sockets, lights? Hard to tell from that arrangement on the pic, but assume by your post its sockets?

If its tripping after a while its usually 1 of 2 problems (or both), faulty breaker or a slight overload. As breakers work in a thermal way, the overload increases the heat going through the breaker until it reaches tripping temperature.

Its not an earth leakage or "Is it possible appliances connected to different sockets in different zones could be causing this ?" fault, as in this case the RCD trip would go.

Either way get an expert in to look at it, overloads and faulty equipment are responsible for 99% of electrical fires, its not a good mix!

Advice from an Electrician of over 30 years

Dad11 · 18-12-2014 9:34am

Ha ha we found the problem. It was an Xmas decoration. One of those light up standing Santa Claus

dodzy · 18-12-2014 2:21pm

Dad11 wrote: »

I have an issue at the moment where one switch on my circuit breaker keeps tripping. I have removed all electrical appliances within the zone that the switch is affecting and yet the switch keep tripping.

What is unusual is when you switch it back on it does not trip immediately. Sometimes takes 30 to 40 mins etc.

Is it possible appliances connected to different sockets in different zones could be causing this ?

Any ideas welcome. Would have posted a picture but boards seems to have removed that option.

Dad 11

Oh no you haven't :cool:

Dad11 · 20-12-2014 9:23pm

Oh yes I have!

Circuit Breaker One Switch Tripping

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