[Oven thermostat tripping rcd oven thermostat tripping rcd, Jul 19, 2016 · Oven & Cooker Tripping Electrics. If your oven, cooker or hob trips the electrics or, trips an RCD (Residual Current Device), fuse or other safety device then there is a number of simple checks that you can do in order to try to narrow down what the problem could be. It should be pointed out that this article nor any of the checklists given are exhaustive, in other words, there can be more issues than are highlighted here but what follows are the most common problems and advice to help you ... ]