COMSUMER NOT WORKING?

[donkeydick]

I HAVE ONE comsumer UNIT IN THE HOUSE AND ONE IN THE GARAGE
BUT IF I GET A PROBLEM IN THE GARAGE IT TRIPS THE HOUSE ONE AND NOT THE GARAGE TRIPS MANY THANKS

 

[Spark123]

What exactly is tripping? Is it an MCB or an RCD (an RCD has a little test button)?
Can you post photos of both of the consumer units?

PS - Typing in capital letters is considered shouting.

 

[electronicsuk]

IF THERE IS NO DISCRIMINATION (I.E. BOTH RCDS ARE RATED AT 30MA) AND THERE IS INDEED AN RCD IN THE GARAGE CU, THE ONE AT THE HOUSE END IS ALWAYS LIKELY TO TRIP FIRST DUE TO PRE-EXISTING EARTH LEAKAGE ON OTHER CIRCUITS PROTECTED BY THAT RCD.

IF AN RCD IS NECESSARY AT THE HOUSE FOR THE CABLE RUN TO THE GARAGE TO BE COMPLIANT, IT WOULD BE BETTER ON AN RCBO AT THE HOUSE AND THE RCD IN THE GARAGE REMOVED. IF THE CABLE RUN IS IN SWA OR DOES NOT OTHERWISE REQUIRE RCD PROTECTION, IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE RCD PROTECTION AT THE GARAGE CU, AND SUPPLY FROM A NON-RCD WAY IN THE HOUSE CU.

THIS ALL ASSUMES YOU ARE NOT ON A TT SUPPLY, OF COURSE.

 

[Taylortwocities]

PS - Typing in capital letters is considered shouting.

 

[Steve]

<pictures electronics uk shouting all that lot down donkeydicks earhole>

 

[mikhailfaradayski]

DONKEY, try pressing this.

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• mikhailfaradayski
• 9 Nov 2009
• 3

 

[electronicsuk]

<pictures electronics uk shouting all that lot down donkeydicks earhole>

THAT SOU... ahem. That sounds strange on many levels