Tripping RCD after smart meter install

Stewart Mason:

I got called to a property today. The RCD had started tripping after a smart meter was installed. The insulation resistance between line and cpc was over 300 Mohm on all circuits. The RCD was an MEM unit in a memera 2000 consumer unit.


Whilst at the property the RCD did not trip. I did a google search and one result suggested the RF from the smart meters transceiver was upsetting the RCD. When the smart meter was first energised I guess it starts communicating with the supplier causing said RF.


We have had 3 properties now all with MEM RCD's which have started tripping after smart meters have been installed, normally in the early hours of the day.


Just wondering if anyone else has experienced of this issue?

Hi Stewart, 


I recently had a Smart Meter fitting by SSE. Before the engineer came out I had had no problems with the electrics in the house (for many years). After installing the electrical Smart meter the RCD on the fuse box was tripping every 10 minutes. The engineer deemed there to be a problem with the electrics in the house and advised me to phone a sparky. After googling and find this forum I decided that the best option was to make my own Faraday cage around the Fuse Box so that the Radio interference would not trip the RCD. I covered the Fuse box in Aluminium Foil and to this day I have had no problems at all. 


I will be disclosing my findings to SSE and asking they remove the smart meter for fit it away from the RCD. Not so Smart meter after all. 



Jack

 

Stewart Mason:

I got called to a property today. The RCD had started tripping after a smart meter was installed. The insulation resistance between line and cpc was over 300 Mohm on all circuits. The RCD was an MEM unit in a memera 2000 consumer unit.


Whilst at the property the RCD did not trip. I did a google search and one result suggested the RF from the smart meters transceiver was upsetting the RCD. When the smart meter was first energised I guess it starts communicating with the supplier causing said RF.


We have had 3 properties now all with MEM RCD's which have started tripping after smart meters have been installed, normally in the early hours of the day.


Just wondering if anyone else has experienced of this issue?

Hi Stewart, 


I recently had a Smart Meter fitting by SSE. Before the engineer came out I had had no problems with the electrics in the house (for many years). After installing the electrical Smart meter the RCD on the fuse box was tripping every 10 minutes. The engineer deemed there to be a problem with the electrics in the house and advised me to phone a sparky. After googling and find this forum I decided that the best option was to make my own Faraday cage around the Fuse Box so that the Radio interference would not trip the RCD. I covered the Fuse box in Aluminium Foil and to this day I have had no problems at all. 


I will be disclosing my findings to SSE and asking they remove the smart meter for fit it away from the RCD. Not so Smart meter after all. 



Jack