Something odd just happened....

[Blue Duck]

Dozed off on the sofa watching tv and was awoken by MAD hail and thunder went to turn the TV off and sockets tripped.

baddayexplode

The rcbo won't reset, I've unplugged some stuff (not gonna wake up the house)  but still not resetting... plugged the fridge into the other sockets and that's working fine.

Not gonna find out until tomorrow but thought it was odd.   :shakehead

Properly mad weather, not seen hail like that for a long long time! 

 

[Blue Duck]

morning...

unplugged everything still won't reset....

No pop so I assume that there is an earth fault somewhere or the RCBO is fubar'd.

Will find out soon just need more coffee and I'll get testing.

:coffee

 

[Blue Duck]

okay, narrowed it down to the washing machine spur, machine itself tested okay but am unable to do any further testing til the kids are out and I can isolate.

 

[ProDave]

Was it torrential rain? water got in a leak you did not know you had?

 

[OnOff]

Last one I had due to heavy rain was a part filled jb on a neighbours ring. Single front end RCD was duff anyway. Trying to reset the 30A mcb and you could actually hear the water fizzing and boiling off above the ceiling. Flat roof so I had him cut a section of ceiling out. Rat / squirrel city and soaking wet!  :wacko:

 

[Evans Electric]

We just had MAD weather  , booming thunder  rolling around  then lightening flashes   and almost dark by 5.00 pm .

BT hub knocked out three times . 

 

[Blue Duck]

@ProDave

Bang on there mate!

It appears that a bit of flashing on the corner of the roof near the gutter has become damaged, possibly due to previous MAD weather. 

The water had got in to the top of the back box via a slightly bent knockout at the perfect angle to land on the terminals. 

Pure coincidence that I had turned the telly off at that exact moment, I thought that there may have been enough static in the air to upset the RCBO's electronics or something?

Quick fix with a blind grommet and a trip to bozzo land....

Now just got to deal with the roof!

Where can I hire a cherry picker? :lol:

@Evans Electric

Is having no Wi-Fi considered a danger to life these days???

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/met-office-issues-danger-life-14711660.amp

:slap

 

[Evans Electric]

Well its Bank Holiday  what do we expect .   Sunshine ???

 

[Andy™]

Well its Bank Holiday  what do we expect .   Sunshine ???

not wanting to boast, but yes, we have sunshine up north. was also sunny in doncaster earlier today

 

[ProDave]

Well its Bank Holiday  what do we expect .   Sunshine ???

We have plenty of that up here. In fact it's been so dry for so long I might have to start watering the lawn. And no we don't yet have a shortage of water.

 

[Blue Duck]

Here it comes again!

 

[Andy™]

wish i was down south... i like lightning... looks like a decent show too... http://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#x=-1.0154;m=sat;r=0;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=;n=0;y=51.8924;z=9;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;

 

[M107]

Just had a fine show in Basingstoke apparently.............air temp has gone up here.

 

[Blue Duck]

Another:





Just messin...

 

[OnOff]

We have plenty of that up here. In fact it's been so dry for so long I might have to start watering the lawn. And no we don't yet have a shortage of water.

Can't you extract from the burn? Is there a limit to this and if so how would "they" ever check?

 

[kerching]

It's as dry as a dry thing up here

doesnt explain why, when I got up this morning, despite being switched OFF all the LEDs in dining room and garden are glowing!

OFG thats my morning accounted for