Went to IKEA today with the Mrs on my day off, got home a couple of hours ago and have been stressing ever since cause of the stupid flat pack! I hate the stuff, anyway about 10 minutes ago got it all done.... Then I did something stupid.... Got a picture frame handed to me and a point to the wall, out comes the drill 5.5mm bit, start drilling....BANG straight through the titting downstairs ring!!!
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Oh dear, disconnect the leg and split it over 2 20 amp radials then lol
Don't do a quick repair, draw it out over a few days or maybe even a week then she'll think twice before asking you to hang pictures again.
above ceiling, dis damaged leg and reconnect RFC there with 1 leg down to socket as a spur. saves digging out wall if it's not tubed.
Reminds me of this job I went to last week. Took a while to sort out as I wanted to be really sure where the fault was before I pulled out the kick board and the built-in dishwasher.
The ring final was tripping the circuit breaker (and sometimes the RCD). It had an open circuit cpc and variable IR live to earth. The rawlplugs had been put in about five years ago during a kitchen refit and not touched since, so I guess that the wall was getting damp with the recent heavy rain and dropping the resistance.
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The ring final was tripping the circuit breaker (and sometimes the RCD). It had an open circuit cpc and variable IR live to earth. The rawlplugs had been put in about five years ago during a kitchen refit and not touched since, so I guess that the wall was getting damp with the recent heavy rain and dropping the resistance.
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Just out of interest, was the cable in the wall in a safe zone or just randomly placed?
Straight below a double socket 6" above the worktop.
Edit: Sorry, not sure whose cable you're referring to, since I've jumped in on this thread.
say this for you, spinks. takes balls to own up to a monumental cock up like this. hats off.
I am sure if you post you location, there will be someone in your area that will be able to come out and fix it for you![[ElectriciansForums.net] Oh dear....](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forestforum.co.uk%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Frolleyes.gif&hash=d0e6e335384e8bbb7073a43195ee7301 "[ElectriciansForums.net] Oh dear....")
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I almost relocated the thread to the DIY forum but I felt sorry for poor old Spinks and didn't have the heart
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