[ELECTRON] advice on electrical issue, trivial OTO

[Paola Di Maio]

Clive
Thank you very much-
sounds like precious advice, at least I can hire someone with a job spec
and negotiate the cost accordingly-  I ll let you know when its fixed and
buy some drinks!

P

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Clive Mitchell <bigclive1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> This sounds like the earth leakage breaker (RCD) is tripping due to
> leakage from a failing heating element.  Cookers are notorious for
> causing earth leakage issues due to the inevitable spillage of liquids
> and sticky foodstuffs into their internals, but there's a good chance
> that if you turn the power to the oven off and feel around its element
> you may find it is deeply pitted in one or more parts.  If it is, then
> you should be able to source a new heating element quite easily.
>
> Earth leakage tripping can be a real nuisance at times.  There's a
> tendency for the leakage detection breakers in older distribution
> boards to "fail safe" and gradually get more sensitive to tripping.
> This is why modern testing includes a test at half their rated current
> to see if they are over-sensitive.
>
> On 6 February 2012 10:24, Paola Di Maio <paola.dimaio at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Basically, after twenty minutes or half an hour
> > the oven is on, the power of the flat cuts. If we put the oven back on,
> it
> > cuts again, but if
> > we put the oven back on another day, it will not cut for another half an
> > hour.
>
>
>
> --
> Clive Mitchell
>
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