Recently I cleaned the boiler and replaced the boiler O-Ring in my Quaha Junior. I ended up opening the boiler twice during the cleaning and fitting. On both occasions it initially tripped the earth leakage safety switch with only one side of the heater element connected. But after a few minutes worked normally again and continues to do so. I put it down to some moisture in the wrong places that eventually dried up, but don't really know the cause.
Anyway, today I picked up a Quaha Napoletana (cheapbay, supposedly working, couldn't resist - great for work or maybe even the holiday machine), but when I got it home it does exactly the same thing. With one particular side of the heater element connected and the other disconnected it trips the earth leakage switch. I've left it for an hour or so but it continues to trip the switch. The resistance of the element is a healthy 50 ohms.
Can someone explain to me what is going on. If the element has a crack wouldn't this affect the resistance? Or at least wouldn't it trip the switch no matter which end of the element was connected? And if it is due to a damaged element why did my Quaha Junior exhibit the same problem twice but not any more?
thanks
Taan
Anyway, today I picked up a Quaha Napoletana (cheapbay, supposedly working, couldn't resist - great for work or maybe even the holiday machine), but when I got it home it does exactly the same thing. With one particular side of the heater element connected and the other disconnected it trips the earth leakage switch. I've left it for an hour or so but it continues to trip the switch. The resistance of the element is a healthy 50 ohms.
Can someone explain to me what is going on. If the element has a crack wouldn't this affect the resistance? Or at least wouldn't it trip the switch no matter which end of the element was connected? And if it is due to a damaged element why did my Quaha Junior exhibit the same problem twice but not any more?
thanks
Taan
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