Solar heater trip ELCB/RCD when switching on
Your solar heater is connected to a booster switch that you may switch on due to not enough hot water.
Sometime, when the user switch on the booster switch, the whole house and/or the whole floor electricity might cut off. This electrical cutoff might be due to faulty heating element and a replacement of the coil might be needed.
Booster switch is a switch that supply heating element with electricity in order to heat up the water. We recommend to switch it off unless there is not enough hot water.Troubleshooting guide:
- Switch off the solar heater booster switch.
- Switch on the ELCB/RCD fuse inside the fuse box.
- Switch on the solar heater booster switch again.
- If it trip instantly, there is a high possibility that the heater element have become faulty and a replacement is needed.
- If it only trip after a few minute, it might be an electrical issue, please contact an electrician to check on the electricity.
- Please switch off the solar heater booster switch until the issue was resolved.
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