Jpsmythe
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Hi there - hoping for some advice, as I am literally clueless about electrics.
Over the last week or so, our electrics have tripped a couple of times - before today, it was always middle of the night, so I assumed the thermostat or boiler kicking in.
But then yesterday and today, it’s been more frequent, and seemingly linked to things in the house being used for ten minutes or so - my Xbox, a computer, the (electric) oven.
Sometimes, when the power trips, the sockets in the living room fuse trips as well as the mains; sometimes, just the mains.
As a bonus: this all started happening around the same time our fridge started messing up a little (the light went, discovered it’s actually LEDs on a circuit that’s also the thermostat, gave me a tiny electric shock) - but that’s not on the living room circuit, and the motor etc doesn’t seem to have any connection to the cutting out of the power.
I’ve tried shutting stuff off one by one, and can’t find the culprit. Do I just need to get an electrician out now? Is there anything else I can do myself?
Over the last week or so, our electrics have tripped a couple of times - before today, it was always middle of the night, so I assumed the thermostat or boiler kicking in.
But then yesterday and today, it’s been more frequent, and seemingly linked to things in the house being used for ten minutes or so - my Xbox, a computer, the (electric) oven.
Sometimes, when the power trips, the sockets in the living room fuse trips as well as the mains; sometimes, just the mains.
As a bonus: this all started happening around the same time our fridge started messing up a little (the light went, discovered it’s actually LEDs on a circuit that’s also the thermostat, gave me a tiny electric shock) - but that’s not on the living room circuit, and the motor etc doesn’t seem to have any connection to the cutting out of the power.
I’ve tried shutting stuff off one by one, and can’t find the culprit. Do I just need to get an electrician out now? Is there anything else I can do myself?