I will sort an electrician next week…
But has anyone got a clue what is the issue with this thing tripping repeatedly?
It is happening intermittently. No obvious reason and sometimes in the night when hardly any demand in the system.
Just the proud switch which is blank on the label below.
Oddly, it’s knocking the whole house out but no other switch is tripping.
No nothing about electrics,but a couple of weeks ago all the downstairs sockets kept tripping. Pulled every plug out,then put them back in one at a time. Worked out it was the microwave that was at fault.
Again the lights started tripping out this week downstairs,took all the bulbs out and replaced one at a time which made no difference. Luckily neighbour was outside and saw sparks coming from the outside light and let us know,which was a result as you could smell the smoke.
Apparently the people who cleaned all the buildings used a chemical that got into the electrics. No idea if that is true as it came from the neighbour.
I’m getting the sense it may just be a failed breaker and I need a new one. They don’t look that hard to swap out myself.
There isn’t anything odd in the house that’s plugged in and working.
How old is that customer unit? I ask because we had an old Wylex 100A master similar to that which would slow-motion trip for no reason, turned-out it was a known fault with all of those particular RCDs and it just needed replacing.
Another one specific to us lot that can trip breakers is having too many mains filter Earth shunts on a circuit - you can end up with enough leakage to trigger devices.
Obviously be vigilant and check all-and-any electricals that you leave plugged-in-and-switched-on throughout the house and garage, just in case there’s a hidden issue somewhere.
We had an issue about 18 months ago with the consumer unit consistently tripping and eventually traced it back to back to a dodgy inverter on our fridge freezer causing it each time it cycled. Turned out expensive as the faulty part couldn’t be replaced and had to buy a replacement 
This was the thread Fridge tripping the consumer unit
That is probably 13 years old and has been replaced by a newer version.
I suspect it’s (hopefully) just putting a new one in.
That unmarked on is a mains breaker.
Is it feeding the Pod, next to it?
I don’t know what it does. To the left is the plugs for each floor. To the right is a podpoint and the lights area.
I have no clue. I switched the podpoint fuses off and it still tripped so I don’t think it’s that.
Might be the hottub as that’s not marked on the board.
I’m going to order this and fit it.
If it continues I’ll get someone in.
Unless anyone tells me otherwise they look easy to fit?? All off, take out and put new one back in.
That’s the main RCD and will trip if it detects more than 30mA being leaked to ground/earth.
Switch all the other circuit breakers of and then switch them on one at a time until it trips and that may tell you which ring has the fault. If it doesn’t and it’s intermittent it’s likely (as already said) a fridge motor or washing machine type thing drawing a lot of current.
PS do not try and replace it yourself, frankly if you have to ask if you can do it yourself then you will end up killing yourself.
It’s intermittent.
The breakers are literally lift out and lift in. Don’t even have to wire up.
OK, can you leave me your Rolex in the will.
I don’t think the RCD will be compliant if you replace as only a sparky can do the cert.
Actually leave it to sodders on condition that he can’t sell it and has to wear it everyday 
There is that.
I’ll get one in, but according to the stuff online it’s most likely failed as they have been replaced and have a history of it. Can’t hurt to have one ready when a sparky arrives.
I think it’s the hottub, which I’ve disabled. If that solves it then I won’t need to even try and do it myself.
ISTR that’s because when they were first introduced they were designed as plug-in replacements for old fuse-wire carriers, so you could improve your protection without having to replace your fusebox.
The RCD is a different beast. It needs wiring into the neutral as well as the live. I’m not saying that it won’t be pluggable (I don’t know) but i’d be surprised if it was.
Isn’t there a possibility that your home insurance will be null and void if the worst happens?
Send him a photo of it but I wouldn’t source one myself.
If I was the sparky I’d say no to using it as I have no way of telling if what you are supplying is dodgy/old/fake etc.
Yes ^^^.
Furthermore the wiring regs evolve with time and he will likely want to fit a modern compliant replacement.
The tradesman has not been born that likes to show up to a job installing kit the punter’s purchased.
There’s rock solid advice ITT - take it, stay alive, don’t invalidate your insurance, don’t piss your sparks off so he charges double what he would normally, and most especially FFS DON’T bring any of those chavvy fucking Roleces anywhere near me! 
We had a similar issue and I traced it to the bloody microwave…had to replace it, issue went away.
If RCD is tripping it’s doing its job. You have a faulty appliance or cabling.
