MrChips4291
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I am a first user to the forum. Hopefully you can put my mind at rest.
Quick description of problem.
I have a three-bedroomed semi-detached house built in 1964, thankfully, with plastic sheathed cable.
Recently a 32mp breaker tripped which ran all the sockets in that part of the house, consisting of, about 15 double ganged sockets and a laundry-cupboard water heater.
I employed an electrician to replace the consumer unit and solve the tripping breaker problem.
A good, clean Job done in three hours for which I happily paid his fee.
I asked how the tripping breaker problem was resolved.
Answer:- When he tried both pairs of wire in the new breaker, it tripped. When he removed one pair and insulated them, the circuit was OK.
My questions, please:-
As an ex bank clerk, my skill sets certainly don’t include the mysteries of electrical circuits and would appreciate some independent opinions as to the safety of the house now, and how the circuit can possibly work as a spur if it doesn’t as a ring?
Quick description of problem.
I have a three-bedroomed semi-detached house built in 1964, thankfully, with plastic sheathed cable.
Recently a 32mp breaker tripped which ran all the sockets in that part of the house, consisting of, about 15 double ganged sockets and a laundry-cupboard water heater.
I employed an electrician to replace the consumer unit and solve the tripping breaker problem.
A good, clean Job done in three hours for which I happily paid his fee.
I asked how the tripping breaker problem was resolved.
Answer:- When he tried both pairs of wire in the new breaker, it tripped. When he removed one pair and insulated them, the circuit was OK.
My questions, please:-
- As this is now one big spur, is this considered good practice, and safe?
- If there was a fault on the circuit when wired as a ring circuit, how could it possibly work just by turning it into a spur.
As an ex bank clerk, my skill sets certainly don’t include the mysteries of electrical circuits and would appreciate some independent opinions as to the safety of the house now, and how the circuit can possibly work as a spur if it doesn’t as a ring?