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Well all you’ve got to do is get yourself up to Scotland, travel not usually costed on your quotes is it :C
Lights in my house keep tripping - advice please
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Hi, thanks for the advice on this it’s been really helpful, I’ll let you know what the outcome is tomorrow and will try and find way of uploading the photo’s of fuse box
in the blue area, below the white area for your text you should see "drag files here to attach or choose files" - note the maximum size is the total size of all the photo's you want to attach - not for each one.
Glasgow is a bit far for @ProDave
Not sure where @baldelectricianis based either
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Yes Glasgow is a 3 hour drive for me, there must be someone closer.
A lot of these old junction boxes, they took the CPC's bare, out of the box and twisted them together outside the junction box. In this case they might be twisted together underneath. I have even found them twisted together on the top making it nigh on impossible to remove the lid.
Yes Glasgow is a 3 hour drive for me, there must be someone closer.
A lot of these old junction boxes, they took the CPC's bare, out of the box and twisted them together outside the junction box. In this case they might be twisted together underneath. I have even found them twisted together on the top making it nigh on impossible to remove the lid.
The electrician has been out and found similar to what you’re suggesting, one of the red wires was connected to box but other end of it was going nowhere but touching box, he disconnected this and my lights have been on for almost an hour (longest time) I’ve to check in with him later to let him know if they’re still working. The only light not working through disconnecting the red wire is my outdoor light - which was the first one I had a problem with!! (it was after I got this fixed that the tripping of lights started. Really hoping this is the end of the problem - he said everything else was connected and looks fine
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Did he not check out the outside light? A quick cable test and if good reconnect, then you may have had your outside light again?
The electrician has been out and found similar to what you’re suggesting, one of the red wires was connected to box but other end of it was going nowhere but touching box, he disconnected
this and my lights have been on for almost an hour (longest time) I’ve to check in with him later to let him know if they’re still working. The only light not working through disconnecting the red wire is my outdoor light - which was the first one I had a problem with!! (it was after I got this fixed that the tripping of lights started. Really hoping this is the end of the problem - he said everything else was connected and looks fine
They’ve just blew again, the thud seemed to come from above bathroom ceiling only light on at time was the hall light
that is the longest it’s lasted before tripping Sharpend
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Think you need to insist on an insulation resistance test to each cable in the box and continuity to establish what is going on with each core.
OP - could you post a photo of your fuseboard?
It’s not letting me the max file I can send isn’t big enough to send photo’s don’t know why
OP I think you should get a full and proper inspection done on your electrics, and then see what the report says before taking any steps
It appears that you don’t have any RCD protection, and for sockets that’s been a requirement for about 20 years, which dates your fuseboard to the last millenium
It appears that you don’t have any RCD protection, and for sockets that’s been a requirement for about 20 years, which dates your fuseboard to the last millenium
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As Murdo has suggested based on the pictures you have posted it may well be worth having a full inspection report done so that both you and your appointed spark know what you’re up against in the house electrically.
Given that he is rewiring the lights if necessary, he may have to add Rcd protection to that circuit. So it may be better to have the inspection and have a full idea of what’s going on to save having bits and pieces done here and there which may result in an overall higher cost to you?
Given that he is rewiring the lights if necessary, he may have to add Rcd protection to that circuit. So it may be better to have the inspection and have a full idea of what’s going on to save having bits and pieces done here and there which may result in an overall higher cost to you?
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After seen the photo of your CU...
AND your comment that multiple checks of your problem have been made..
I cannot believe no-one has mentioned how out-of-date...
and lacking electric shock protection your installation is..?
Unless of course you have not had any competent electrician who is aware of current regs from say.. the past 10 to 20 years?
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Bit dramatic why is it lacking in shock protection (fault protection for modern terminology) there is every possibility those devices conform for ADS so are you referring to additional protection.
In a dwelling any rewiring of the lighting circuits will require additional protection.
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yes this is correct however my predictive text altered my wording from ‘rewires’ so not if he don’t rewire.
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