3to 1 mix to help eleviate damp problem all gone well until last wall and when platerer came to put finising plaster on rcd kept tripping so he stopped. we had new electric box fitted in sept and electrics checked and recived certificate.so got electrican back he has checked everything and cannot find anything wrong. he suggests because room was so damp from the works carried out so far it was causing rcd to trip but my plasterer dosen't seem to happy with this explanation do you think i need to get another electricain in for seconed opinion at an extra cost of course???
2007-11-21 04:46:26 · 6 answers · asked by wormer 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
thank you to everyone who answered
all most helpful the plaster is going in again next week to finish and hopes room will have dried consierably
cheers
2007-11-21 10:06:59 · update #1
Rendering up a ground floor wall to a height of 1 metre with a 3-1 waterproofed mix isn't uncommon to help alleviate damp, especially in older properties. If you have had no problems with the electrical installation until now, my view would be same as your electricians, that the considerable increase in humidity due to the gallons of water introduced into the house are causing the rcd to trip. Rcd's are, rightly so, amazingly sensitive. I fitted an oven for my son a few years ago, it tripped the rcd for a couple of days whenever we turned it on, although it tested ok. It had come from a warehouse into a home, whereby any "damp" in/on it just needed to disperse.
2007-11-21 09:37:55 · answer #1 · answered by Dick s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, having the room re-plastered with a stronger mix won't alleviate your damp. You have to stop the cause of the damp in the first place, a coat of waterproof sealant will suffice.then have the room redone as normal.
If the electrician has double checked the electrics maybe the plasterers hit a cable when putting on the new plaster boards (can't see how if he used board adhesive but could have nailed in places). Also it could be His tools that trip your electrics especially his mixing drill.
Let the room dry out a while (not good weather though) and let him try again in a few days. in the meantime try plugging in a lamp to any sockets that are in the room.
Should have no problems then...
2007-11-21 13:09:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Moisture from a room should not trip the electrics. Has the wiring been covered with conduit. It seems the wet plaster is crossing over to an electrical installation. Are the sockets loose and moisture from the plaster is seeping into the boxes. Qualified tradespersons should have picked up on this.
2007-11-21 18:10:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think your sparks is right ..the walls will be very damp and earth leakage is common ...have come across this problem many times ..especially with rcd,s
2007-11-21 16:47:08 · answer #4 · answered by boy boy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds a bit iffy to me. Get another guy in to check and bill the first one if he is wrong
PS were you issued a certificate when the consumer unit was replaced? If not ask why if he is qualified
2007-11-21 12:52:58 · answer #5 · answered by Funky Farmer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if rcd is tripping then there is summat wrong somewhere contact niceic thgey will advise u
2007-11-21 12:53:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋