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Hi guys just joined as I've got a household emergency.
Basically I've lost all plug sockets in 2 of my 3 bedrooms upstairs. I've unplugged everything from all sockets in the 2 affected rooms and have tried plugging one thing in and within a couple of minutes it's tripping the fuse box. I've tried this in all 5 double sockets.
Anything else I can try as it's my children's bedrooms that's affected
 
Got any pics of the consumer unit mate?.....and do you know what’s tripping mcb/rcd ?
If I plug a TV (I've got a few here and tried them all) it trips out. Only in the 2 rooms upstairs the other bedroom is fine
 

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What is tripping? Is it one of the switches with the yellow button (rcd)
If it is, turn off all the switches to the left of it, reset the rcd and turn them on one at a time. Giving 5 minutes between each one, until the rcd trips again. Leave that affected circuit off, the rest can be put back on.

there might be something still connected that cannot be simply unplugged... even an extension lead can be the cause.

Apart from that, we can’t really advise further until confirmation of which switch is tripping off
 
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What is tripping? Is it one of the switches with the yellow button (rcd)
If it is, turn off all the switches to the left of it, reset the rcd and turn them on one at a time. Giving 5 minutes between each one, until the rcd trips again. Leave that affected circuit off, the rest can be put back on.

there might be something still connected that cannot be simply unplugged... even an extension lead can be the cause.

Apart from that, we can’t really advise further until confirmation of which switch is tripping off

It's the switch to the left hand side of the boiler (in red) that's tripping
 
Ok. So its an MCB, not the RCD.
That means its an overload on the circuit, or a short circuit.
Is the rest of the installation as new as the consumer unit, or older? Any recent works in the house that might have damaged a cable? (eg lifted floorboards)
 
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Ok. So its an MCB, not the RCD.
That means its an overload on the circuit, or a short circuit.
Is the rest of the installation as new as the consumer unit, or older? Any recent works in the house that might have damaged a cable? (eg lifted floorboards)
Hi rest of installation is older as consumer unit was changed last year when we had our combi changed. Also there's been no recent work done in the house only the combi which is in opp end of the house
 
I'd switch everything off, prove dead then start taking off socket fronts and checking connections
 
My landlord came out yesterday plugged in tester in all effected sockets and had a green light on them all. He checked the board and said there was sum burn marks behind the mcb so changed it over with a spare one.
It tripped again so he said we're pulling to much power over 32amp on it (despite the same things being plugged in for god knows when) and we are awaiting a electrinan to call out today's to see what can be done as we've now been left with no power upstairs for 2 nights
 
Landlord is an electrician? Changing MCBs, and having a spare?:rolleyes:

highly unlikely you overloaded the upstairs sockets unless you got 5 or 6 3kW heaters plugged in.
I hope his electrician does the required tests and doesn’t just fob you off with excuses.
sounds like there’s a fault, and I’m betting on a damaged cable somewhere.
Come to think of it, you said the installation itself was older. How good are the sockets themselves? Any physically broken or outlets that are much tighter/ looser than others to plug in?
 

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