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<blockquote data-quote="k.fuery" data-source="post: 543139" data-attributes="member: 36490"><p>I have a Wylex board feeding six sockets, a fridge freezer and a microwave off a 32amp RCBO on a ring circuit in my kitchen. This has worked satisfactorily for 3 years, with the fridge on 24/7, using the microwave and boiling a kettle. Never using all sockets at once, but now, the RCBO trips when using any single socket. If I use a kettle, it will trip half way or more into boiling, i.e it doesn't trip at start up. Kettle was replaced and still tripped. Same with the toaster. Microwave and fridge freezer working OK and during the day, I boiled the kettle 3 or 4 times, no problem, then tonight it tripped again, half way through its duty cycle. All wiring to back of sockets is clean, undamaged and firmly in place.</p><p>Could the RCBO be at fault, or could there be other reasons?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="k.fuery, post: 543139, member: 36490"] I have a Wylex board feeding six sockets, a fridge freezer and a microwave off a 32amp RCBO on a ring circuit in my kitchen. This has worked satisfactorily for 3 years, with the fridge on 24/7, using the microwave and boiling a kettle. Never using all sockets at once, but now, the RCBO trips when using any single socket. If I use a kettle, it will trip half way or more into boiling, i.e it doesn't trip at start up. Kettle was replaced and still tripped. Same with the toaster. Microwave and fridge freezer working OK and during the day, I boiled the kettle 3 or 4 times, no problem, then tonight it tripped again, half way through its duty cycle. All wiring to back of sockets is clean, undamaged and firmly in place. Could the RCBO be at fault, or could there be other reasons? [/QUOTE]
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