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Hi all, After a bit of testing and experimenting, I replaced my outdoor RCD socket with a non-RCD socket - and everything is working perfectly! At some point I will change the manual timer switch with a digital one with a battery back-up, to save having to reset it every time I cut the power...

Thank you, Fleeting. I'll do what you suggest and report back 👍

I've just checked the Consumer Unit and, where it says "RCD Controlled Circuits" it says"0.03A". So, I guess replacing the outdoor socket for a non-RCD one would work?

So, if I replaced the RCD Outdoor socket with a none-RCD outdoor socket, do you think that would do the trick?

Thanks for your responses... Yes the pump, and everything else, works fine. If I removed the whole timer thing and just flicked the socket switch on and off at the appropriate times, it would work fine. It's just that, when the timer breaks the circuit, the outdoor socket with the RCD trips -...

Hi, I've just installed an outdoor double socket with a built-in RCD circuit breaker, so I can plug my pond pump into it. However, because I don't want the pump operating 24/7, I have plugged the pump into a timer switch, which is plugged into a short extension lead going to the outdoor socket...