Tell us about your faults!

[kung]

Hi ALL
Just thought id put this one up for all those faults we find.
heres one to kick it off !
Domestic RCD tripped and wouldnt reset cause was a blown low energy light bulb.
There you go now for yours !

 

[gutterball]

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doing a pat test today, 2 lamps next to bed pulled bed forward to get to socket and discovered both flexes in to 1 plug with a 13 a fuse.

 

[derek preece]

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lol, I was on site today and one of the Polish lads came in with a 13amp extention lead with a pendant light fitting wired into the reel through a drilled hole, needless to say it was soon disconnected.

 

[redpaintz]

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Hi,

I have an electrical DB, with 100A 3phase main ELCB, that works fine when all breakers are ON.
I get a problem when I switch OFF a breaker (32A), and switch it ON again. The ELCB trips, I try
that a few times and then it works fine again. This happens with 3 of the 15 breakers that are
in the DB. Any idea why?

 

[carolmcg]

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new to this and could not find any easy way to post - so here goes - my shower switch has melted the cabling and I replaced it with another 45a switch (main wall outside bathroom). The replacement has now also melted after 4 months. I have now purchased a 50a double gang socket and was wondering if I needed to change my circuit breaker - hager 32a at present. My cooker circuit breaker is 40a. The shower is 7.5kw. thanks

 

[John Bunning]

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great one never seen before. guy locally asked me to check out his supply to small garden gazzebo type shed. he had lights in it .he was saying the supply cable was to short.as i allway check out stuff im a bit of a mug .but allway try to help people.as i installed the rcd outside socket i was happy to help.

when i got there found he had some how got 3 core swa 2.5 lashed up to 2 x13a plugs.one on each end of the swa cable .the far plug he had inserted in to a 4 way cable extension socket .leaving the free plug end of that on the floor[live plug]. this guy is a banker and was really not conserned in any way.but to his credit he gave me a free hand to sort.i got the pics and will show my nic/eic guy next year.

 

[DaveyD]

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new to this and could not find any easy way to post - so here goes - my shower switch has melted the cabling and I replaced it with another 45a switch (main wall outside bathroom). The replacement has now also melted after 4 months. I have now purchased a 50a double gang socket and was wondering if I needed to change my circuit breaker - hager 32a at present. My cooker circuit breaker is 40a. The shower is 7.5kw. thanks

Are you operating the shower by using the switch? ie turning the shower on and off using this switch rather than the shower itself?

 

[John Bunning]

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if so u got a very long arm ?????????

 

[DaveyD]

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Mr tickle arms! Oooooooooorrrrrr turning the shower on before you get in so its hot. My kids use to do it. sudden demand could cause arc.

 

[DurhamSparky]

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the shower is sorted!! the person started a thread applicable to that one!

 

[MICK.BUDDY]

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lamps next to bed pulled bed forward to get to socket and discovered both flexes in to 1 plug with a 13 a fuse.

 

[Concept]

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I did a job recently at Fabrice Muwamba's, yes the Bolton Wanderers player. He said that his watch cabinet in his bedroom didnt work. On inspection took the socket off the wall pulled the cable and it just came out of the wall not connected to anything. Honestly, I have whitnesses Turns out he had some work done previously by another builder and they installed these 2 sockets either side of the bed but just didn't bother connecting the to anything haha!

 

[DurhamSparky]

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thats quality!!!

 

[Andyfm]

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Came across a similar one about 20 years ago, I went to a empty house a bloke had just bought and had to check why the lighting wasn`t working now the power had been reconnected, it turned out that the previous owner had replaced all the lighting switches and ceiling roses but had not connected them to the old VIR cabling, and then told this bloke that it had all been rewired !

 

[Nige W]

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Did you manage to confirm the connection with walking near the TV ?

 

[Nige W]

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Sorry I'm the new bloke .

 

[zeljuga]

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!!! Spot problem(Chinese gang full refurb. on Belgravia)

 

[glynnis]

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View attachment 3386 !!! Spot problem(Chinese gang full refurb. on Belgravia)

Must be american, their black is the "HOT" wire!!!

 

[glynnis]

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All i can say is it must have been dark when they changed the fitting? The lamp was mounted on a metal plate.

 

[Nige W]

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Can't really see whats going on there mate. Small brown wire link between 6A & 16A MCBS, is it ?

 

[Mr.Si]

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Must be american, their black is the "HOT" wire!!!

I did wonder...! I wasn't sure if I was seeing it correctly, but it did look a little dark at the bottom there.

I was also concerned that the main switch was on and the CU was open - Safe Isolation anyone? Maybe some one had pulled the main fuse, isolated it before this CU.
My attention was also pulled to the barrier-looking-like section at the bottom and wondering if it was a barrier or if it was a wiring diagram. If it's a barrier it's a little erm, jammed into the bottom of the CU isn't it?