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10/7/2013 at 10:17am
Location: Yeadon Leeds!
Outfit: Swift Challenger & Defender 110SW
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Is the fridge on the same circuit that tripping?
its quite common for the elements to get damp in them, which causes tripping.
The main switch that is tripping is an RCD, it doesnt need a load, it detects any current leakage to earth, it only needs 30mA, which isn't much.
if the fridge, try running it on gas for a couple of days, it usually dries everything out so its fine, this is only a temporary fix, so would need a new element.
Failing that an electrician should be able to find the fault easily enough, what did the "electrics check" involve at servicing.
you would need an installation test meter to find the fault, an R1R2 test should find it, or insulation resistance.
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10/7/2013 at 3:52pm
Location: Yeadon Leeds!
Outfit: Swift Challenger & Defender 110SW
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the other 2 will not be RCDs.
A caravan consumer unit usually consists of an RCD main switch, and 2 or more MCBs.
there is a fault to earth somwhere, it need not be very big.
does the heater itself have an isolator, if so try switching that off and see what happens, otherwise its just checking I'm afraid.
check carefully the sockets, caravans are wired in flex, it only needs one strand out of place to cause problems.
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10/7/2013 at 11:09pm
Location: Lancashire
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if we overload our box it trips,not bothered it saves going for warden to reset the outside one.winter time we can use most things on 240 volt,but if we want the kettle on as well we turn off the water heater.
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16/7/2013 at 7:11pm
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this happened to me and turned out to be the hot water element had gone.
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