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My sparky fitted a 17th edition consumer unit, this site talks about fitting an SPD to such a unit, from the description I'm assuming I'd be a type 2? www.electricalreview.co.uk/features/8134-an-overview-of-surge-protection-devices The only place I can see one for sale is here...

Well it was 3 phase and loss of neutral, actual bare wires in downstairs flat. Engineer switched us to a different phase and replaced some parts downstairs. Blew more than just the smoke alarm too :-(. All fixed now thankfully. Does anyone know if it's possible to protect against such high...

I'll find out today if it's 3 phase or not. Thanks for the possible explanation. I had a full electrical safety check done definitely when the property was first rented 3 years ago and it passed, at the same time the wired smoke alarm was fitted. I'm don't think it's been done since but I'll...

I don't think that's the case. Scottish Power guy is just giving his view on the original fault. He's fixed the supplier fault and gets no money from me for that, so should have no incentive to not be honest. Also his reasoning sounds very plausible. The only thing nagging me is why did it...

Hi Riggy, I think you may have been spot on. A wired smoke alarm, wired into the lighting circuit has completely fried, I mean melted and blackened, looks like a fault within the alarms circuit board. Scottish Power guy thinks that's what blew the bullet fuse. Weird thing is he had to come out...

Scottish power came out and replaced the fuse and tested their side but will not turn power back on till fuse box is replaced and tested, hence the need for the sparky. Do these things really go with age? Is there any other possibilities?

Hi, I'm a landlord and currently have an issue where a main electric board fuse before the meter has blown but not a single fuse or rcd tripped or blew on my fuse board. What could cause such a thing? Surely if it was a faulty appliance in the flat then my fuses would have blown or tripped...