Oh dear, it looks like Im up for a new boiler on the Solis. Its tripping the ELCB/RCD. I checked the resistance of the heater element to earth and its only about 50 Kohm.
The question is now whether to replace the boiler or toss the Solis out and sell the Iberital Challenge.
Ill have to price a boiler tomorrow and then discuss with my wife when she comes home from her holiday in Vietnam.
It looks like I should be able to replace the boiler myself.
Whats odd is that it was working OK until yesterday. I tipped it upside down today to remove and clean the screen and I was about to descale it. I forgot to remove the drip tray and the contents of that went insde the machine. I cleaned it up, dried it out, and switched it on. It tripped the RCD shortly (not immediately) after. Subsequent switch-ons tripped the RCD immediately.
Ron
The question is now whether to replace the boiler or toss the Solis out and sell the Iberital Challenge.
Ill have to price a boiler tomorrow and then discuss with my wife when she comes home from her holiday in Vietnam.
It looks like I should be able to replace the boiler myself.
Whats odd is that it was working OK until yesterday. I tipped it upside down today to remove and clean the screen and I was about to descale it. I forgot to remove the drip tray and the contents of that went insde the machine. I cleaned it up, dried it out, and switched it on. It tripped the RCD shortly (not immediately) after. Subsequent switch-ons tripped the RCD immediately.
Ron

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