On 27/02/06, sirlancelot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am an electrician, and I hadn't heard this, so I checked with a friend > who is a contractor. He says that in general, dishwashers should not > trip RCD's, however, anything with an incoloy element in it (and some > dishwashers do have them for heating the water and / or drying) can > cause RCD's to trip. That is why hot water cylinders are exempt. > > So, does the dishwasher trip when it is drying or perhaps heating the > water (it would be harder to tell with the later as it will probably > also be in a washing mode while it heats the water)?
It's always about 10-20min into the cycle, which is heating the water, I would expect. When it does trip the RCD, I turn the dial to the next graphic (which I presume is wash), and it continues with no problems. > Also what is the > rating fof the RCD. It should be a 30mA rating for general use, but > sometimes 10mA units are used, they are a bit too sensitive for general > use, though OK for bathrooms. I think it is a 30mA unit. > Any way there is a solution, so long as you are sure that there is not > actually a fault with the dishwasher, it can be excluded from the RCD > circuit, if it is permanently connected rather than plugged in. You > would just have to replace the plug socket with a Permanent Connection > Unit (like a towel rail connection). This will be OK if the dishwasher > is on its own circuit, but if it is looped in with other plugs in the > kitchen you'll be out of luck. The dishwasher is just plugged into a wall socket. > ciao > > Lance Blackler > > Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > >> Some appliances (including dishwashers?) are not suitable to run off RCDs. > >> > > > > What's the reason given for this? > > > > Anything involving water would be the first thingeme I'd spend an RCD > > on. > > > > Volker > > > > >
