RCD Trips

[arjay]

Answer! All the GPOs were wired in one circuit. Someone had tried to take the fridge GPO out of the loop by installing new wire from s/b to the second outlet. Unfortunately they didn't remove the original wire. Had it fixed and now fridge is on own circuit not on the rcd protected circuits.

Havent had a power outage yet so dont know if it has fixed the rcd trip.

[nev25]

now fridge is on own circuit not on the rcd protected circuits.

Do you mean its not protected by an RCD
Who did it
Thats Illegal

[AV Elec]

Do you mean its not protected by an RCD
Who did it
Thats Illegal

I'm not so sure.

I thought you were allowed to put the fridge on a non RCD protected circuit, but no other appliance.

[nev25]

I'm not so sure.

I thought you were allowed to put the fridge on a non RCD protected circuit, but no other appliance.

Not unless a fridge is Classified as a cooking appliance

Reg AS/NZ3000 2000 2.5.3.2
or
AS/NZ3000 2006 2.6.3

[Ivan in Oz]

Could it be Hard wired in its own Circuit; and not go through a GPO?

I am thinking something like a Double Light Switch,
and remove one of the Switches,
replace it with a 20mm Nylon Alco Gland,
Wire into the Switch and all else you'd require is a Double BP for the earth.

[nev25]

Could it be Hard wired in its own Circuit; and not go through a GPO?

I am thinking something like a Double Light Switch,
and remove one of the Switches,
replace it with a 20mm Nylon Alco Gland,
Wire into the Switch and all else you'd require is a Double BP for the earth.

Why the hell would you do that???

[Ivan in Oz]

No RCD

No Test and Tag......@ Work

[nev25]

No RCD

No Test and Tag......@ Work

Still has to be protected by an RCD

[LegacyGT]

What about aircons? my aircon was installed not going into the RCD.

[thatirwinfella]

Still has to be protected by an RCD

actually, under the new regs due to come, and i'm pretty sure under the current regs it would only need to be protected if it's a socket outlet, which it isn't or a handheld appliance, again, which it isn't.

i've done similar, it's legal.

[davo_scuba]

This sound like a typical electrical install, they don't give a toss till they get caught, worst thing about this is you get a new electrician round, he will say this needs doing, that needs doing it's going cost xxxx you can't get out of paying him to do the work and he's probably just as bad as the last bloke, sometimes worst !!!! which is really bloody great. you say anything about their quality of work and that gets there back up!!!!Hope you get it sorted to your satification with out to much inconvenience to yourself. With the trip switches I have seen/used some machinery with this type of switch not for domestic application though.