[Help] Electrical advice required!

bhafc99 · May 21, 2020

One of the circuits in our house seems to have tripped.

Sockets and lights aren't working in the kitchen.

However nothing is tripped in the fusebox, all the switches are still in the 'on' position – see photo.

Apart from the big switches saying RCD protected circuits – the one on the left appears to be up, but the one on the right 'in the middle'. However my wife says she can't "put the one on the right up" (I'm not at home, am trying to solve this remotely!). Or is it actually that the one on the left should be 'in the middle', not up (as that looks to me like the downstairs/kitchen circuits)?

Any idea what I can do? Thanks!

Herr Tubthumper · May 21, 2020

Watt do you want to know?

BN9 BHA · May 21, 2020

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

Seriously it may actually work.

bhafc99 · May 21, 2020

Sorted it, mods you can delete this thread or just let it sink. Thanks.

Herr Tubthumper · May 21, 2020

bhafc99 said:
Sorted it, mods you can delete this thread or just let it sink. Thanks.

Good news! Must be a worry when you don’t have electricity in your h-Ω.

Westdene Seagull · May 21, 2020

bhafc99 said:
Sorted it, mods you can delete this thread or just let it sink. Thanks.

You can't leave it at that ! What was the issue ? Looking at the photo the switch on the right above the green sticker doesn't actually look fully up.

Bold Seagull · May 21, 2020

bhafc99 said:
Sorted it, mods you can delete this thread or just let it sink. Thanks.

Completely agree, shocking thread.

Herr Tubthumper · May 21, 2020

Bold Seagull said:
Completely agree, shocking thread.

Thank heavens for the bright sparks with their puns?

Weststander · May 21, 2020

Watt was the point of this thread exactly?

Herr Tubthumper · May 21, 2020

I’d advice calling the landlord if your house is cur-rented.

Dick Swiveller · May 21, 2020

Weststander said:
Watt was the point of this thread exactly?

It gave people the chance to r-amp up their puns. I'm positive we will all be back to earth soon. Unless someone has something they want to plug.

bhafc99 · May 21, 2020

Westdene Seagull said:
You can't leave it at that ! What was the issue ? Looking at the photo the switch on the right above the green sticker doesn't actually look fully up.

You really want to know?

Yes, it was the right hand RCD switch. We turned off every circuit switch, which enabled us to then turn the RCD switch back on. Then flipped each circuit back on, one by one, until we found the one that tripped the RCD switch. This revealed which socket circuit had the issue. Then it was a case of testing every appliance on that circuit until we found what (the toaster, natch) was tripping it.

WATFORD zero · May 21, 2020

Elementary mistake

Very first thing, make sure Mrs bhafc99's life insurance is up to date

Tom Hark Preston Park · May 21, 2020

Dick Swiveller said:
It gave people the chance to r-amp up their puns. I'm positive we will all be back to earth soon. Unless someone has something they want to plug.

Resistance is futile

upthealbion1970 · May 21, 2020

Ohm glad you got it sorted

It’s easy to get con-fused when you’re trying to fix things remotely

Stat Brother · May 21, 2020

Seemed like a 30 minute job.

20 minutes more than is necessary.

Madafwo · May 21, 2020

bhafc99 said:
You really want to know?

Yes, it was the right hand RCD switch. We turned off every circuit switch, which enabled us to then turn the RCD switch back on. Then flipped each circuit back on, one by one, until we found the one that tripped the RCD switch. This revealed which socket circuit had the issue. Then it was a case of testing every appliance on that circuit until we found what (the toaster, natch) was tripping it.

So what you did was turn it all off, and then back on again?

Who'da thunk it.

schmunk · May 21, 2020

It's a shame this thread is ending.

It had potential.

Sussexscots · May 21, 2020

Will only take a few sparks to bring it to life.

NooBHA · May 21, 2020

bhafc99 said:
One of the circuits in our house seems to have tripped.

Sockets and lights aren't working in the kitchen.

However nothing is tripped in the fusebox, all the switches are still in the 'on' position – see photo.

Apart from the big switches saying RCD protected circuits – the one on the left appears to be up, but the one on the right 'in the middle'. However my wife says she can't "put the one on the right up" (I'm not at home, am trying to solve this remotely!). Or is it actually that the one on the left should be 'in the middle', not up (as that looks to me like the downstairs/kitchen circuits)?

Any idea what I can do? Thanks!

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