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Subject Topic: Electrics have started tripping why? Post Reply Post New Topic
via mobile 06/5/2019 at 1:12pm
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Hi we are new to trailer tents and we have had ours for 12 months . Not new but new to us. Electrics had been fine but on our last 2 camps it has started tripping out. Can work for hours them trip or sometimes trips straight away. Any ideas please? Thanks sam


06/5/2019 at 1:30pm
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It would be helpful if we had more details of your outfit, perhaps you could put those in your profile when you get a chance. Does you outfit have 230v built in or are you using a camping type hook up lead?

The only way to find out what is causing the problem is to switch everything off and then switch appliances on, one at a time, until the trip blows. Does the trip go when you switch the kettle on? Have you overloaded the circuit? Troubleshooting this sort of problem is just a process of elimination, eventually you'll find the problem but it may take some time.

Don't forget to let us know how you get on, it may help someone else in the future.


Rob

PS Welcome to the forum.


07/5/2019 at 12:32pm
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Were you on different camp sites with lower rated electric hookups.


07/5/2019 at 8:27pm
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Electrics can trip for various reasons.

There are various items which can trip.

An MCB can trip on overload. If it rated at 6Amp and you put a fair bit more through it for a while it will trip. These are the basic trips "without a push to test" button.

An RCBO can trip for 2 reasons. These have a "push to test" button.
These can trip on overload as for a MCB as described above.
They can also trip for an earth fault if there is a flow of electric from the live or neutral to earth of more than 30 Milli Amps or mA. (30mA is 0.030 Amps so very small). They are designed to protect you life (for most people but not quite all) should you touch a live wire.

The earth fault can be either in the wiring but is usually a faulty appliance.




07/5/2019 at 10:13pm
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I had exactly the same problem last year when on a campsite with no previous electrical problems. It was a mystery as I couldn't detect any underlying fault so removed both of the circuit breakers and flicked the switch on each to see how they compared. The one that kept tripping was weaker than the other so I visited a caravan accessory shop, purchased a new one and replaced it. Problem solved but it's one thing that you don't consider could be defective.



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