oven trips out mains

beattiesman

had a new element put in oven [electric]by repair man,everytime you switch the oven on it trips out the main fuse box and all sockets go off,do i get him back or is it not his problem

Tallymanjohn

Certainly is his problem, he either hasn't fitted it correctly or it's the incorrect part. Whichever, these days anyone doing just about anything electrical needs to be registered, similar to Corgi, & they should have checked the appliance before leaving you.

ahll

yeah it sounds like he has done something/or not done something he should have

weekendwarrior

What is tripping the MCB or the RCD ?

beattiesman

weekendwarrior wrote:

What is tripping the MCB or the RCD ?

not sure what these are.its a switch thats goes on or off but also has a button for testing.

mercurystar999

Thats the RCD then, first off make sure it isn't one of the other things plugged into the sockets. Unplug everything and then reset the trip. If it holds then it has to be the oven.

Get him back to sort it.

Mr_Meanie

I had a similar problem with a cooker which hadn't been used for a while, every time a ring or the oven were switched on it tripped the RCD breaker, after asking a few electricians one came up with the answer.

Even though the elements are sealed over time when not used the powder inside the element used as the insulating material attracts a small amount of moisture from the air, just enough to cause the minute amount of current leakage required to trip the RCD.

The answer, point a hot air fan heater into the oven for a hour or so then see if it still trips, it didn’t work on all of the rings initially (so we didn’t use those ones) but with the heat from the oven after a few days hey presto, cooker worked no more problems.

I would be surprised if that’s your problem being a new element but it worked for me.

Sparky29

Get him back out. You've paid to get your oven fixed and it isn't. If the element is faulty he should replace it. Its not up to you to do fault finding with hair driers etc.

a-builder-A1

as with mr meanie, ive fitted brand new ovens that are slightly damp inside and have tripped the mains, but it is still down to the fitter to run the oven before he leaves,

Mr_Meanie

Yes I agree with you all 100%, the repairman should have tested the element was working before he left and he should come back and fix it.

I was just offering one reason why the oven might trip the RCD. mostly for people that might find this thread at a later date when searching for an answer to the question oven trips out mains , which may very well be due to damp and can be easily rectified at no cost.