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    Garden water features tripping rdc

    Thanks all for you input. After looking again today I've decided just to scrap all 3 and get new. I tried connecting it via extention cable to nowhere socked on other side of the house which is also an rcd one. This time it tripped but was not the red in the socket but the main one in the cu...
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    Garden water features tripping rdc

    The sticker on it shows its double insulated but it also has an earth cable. I've took the impeller out of all and cleaned them. Individually they pump perfectly. Think its sounding like the cables may be the issue so will pull it all out when weather allows.
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    Garden water features tripping rdc

    hi Richard thanks for the reply. I've used one of the insulation testers before but was at last place I worked. Will the resistance setting on volt meter be any good as a simple first step. the cable from the junction box to plug is about 40cm of 16amp flex on the Wall next to the box. Plug...
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    Garden water features tripping rdc

    On its own all good. All 3 pumps go to this single box and thats connected to the rcd socket by a plug
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    Garden water features tripping rdc

    Hi. After a bit of advice. I got 3 small water features all connected to a junction box and into an outside rcd socket. Been working for a long time. recently it keeps tripping so ive checked and cleaned all the pumps no joy. I then disconnected 1 pump one at a time to try and find the...
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