RCD Tripping every few hours

I've always found any rcd tripping here to be associated with electrical items around water. So things to suspect would be
Immersion heater
Steam iron
Electric kettle
Electric hob elements
Any kind of pond pump
But by far the biggest culprit for me personally has been the submersible pump in our bio-tec sewerage treatment plant, must have replaced the Grundfos pump 4 or 5 times in 15 years due to it becoming electrically unsafe over time. Originally around £110 a pop wasn't that bad but last time I checked they're well over £300. For the last 12 months there's been a £30 Draper submersible down there & it's still going strong.
Changing a pump that's submerged in 5000 litres of **** isn't my favorite job :D
 
I spoke too soon,

damn new one just tripped out, ok well I will follow all the suggestions even further, damn its frustraiting.

At least it ruled out the RCD lol
 
Cool Breeze said:
I spoke too soon,

damn new one just tripped out, ok well I will follow all the suggestions even further, damn its frustraiting.

At least it ruled out the RCD lol
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Why did you replace it before checking anything else out. Even if it solved it the chances where something is on it's way out anyway.
 
AcidHell2 said:
Why did you replace it before checking anything else out. Even if it solved it the chances where something is on it's way out anyway.
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I had checked everything else out, this has been going on for 2 days now hence why I changed the RCD.

Like I said time to do some real digging now. I does not trip on the use of one appliance like as soon as you turn something on it trips. Its totally random which is why it's doing my head in.

So I will run the house on minimum appliance's and again do all off and bring one on at a time. see where it takes me.
 
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