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I've seen it mentioned before that cookers don't need to be on an RCD. Can you explain why that's the case? And could a competent electrician redo the wiring so that the cooker is no longer on the RCD? And just to clarify, the RCD that trips also takes out all of the sockets in the house...

Thanks for the rapid response. Much appreciated. Could a faulty element show as a live to neutral fault when checked across the cooker cable with all controls off? I appreciate 'a live to neutral fault' is very vague but that's all the electrician could tell me.

Hi all After tests performed by 3 electricians and no progress, I thought I'd detail my issue on here to see what the consensus is. Overview Kitchen refurb completed in December 2019, new Smeg range cooker (fan oven, non-fan oven & 5 induction hob) installed. Due to Covid, electrician didn't...