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Can a faulty wire/bulb trip fusebox, even if the light switch for those wire/bulbs are off?
Anonymous user 1 March 2024 - 3.00 PM
Is it possible for a faulty wire or bulb to trip the electric fuse box, even if the light switch for those wire/bulbs are off?
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4 Answers
Anonymous user
It is commmon for a 6A mcb or RCBO to trip when a tungsten filament lamp blows, less so with LED lamps. Is that what you meant?
Answered25 January 2023
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Stratford Electrical
The lightswitch only isolates the 'live' conductor, and a fault can also be in the neutral or earth conductor.
So yes, it is possible and that would trip the RCD unit within you fusebox.
Hope that helps.
Answered25 January 2023
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Bayside roofing and building
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Yes this possible maybe down to bad earth
Answered25 January 2023
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marcel iustin adi Croitoru
Yes it is. Might be a faulty conductor
Answered26 January 2023
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