Thanks everyone for your responses.
Looks like it maybe more involved than I hoped!
With having easy access to a new microwave I will try that route first for simplicity but I will certainly get an electrician in to the check the system once the current climate allows.
When we use our microwave the ‘sockets’ RCD trips on the consumer unit.
The microwave starts and runs for about2-3 seconds before it trips. If we use the microwave on medium power all is fine. This has been happening for a couple of years.
Microwave has been into the service centre in the...