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  1. L

    Pir sensors blowing bulbs

    I do work for this big house what's been turned into apartments all the communal lights are on pir sensors For some reason I end up changing the lamps on the lights every couple of months the lamps aren't the cheapest you can get so I have sort of ruled that outI was also thinking is it because...
  2. Kamikaze

    Nigel Farage blowing his top

    I don't consider myself all that political, but when I saw this video of UKIP MEP Nigel Farage blowing his top at the European Parliament in Strasbourg I couldn't resist but share it with my ohmies…lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bdob6QRLRJU#!
  3. C

    Megger MFT1502 blowing fuses and tripping MCB's

    I had this calibrated recently, yet every time I try a 'No trip' Zs test it either pops the neutral fuse in the leads, or trips the breaker. The only breakers that trip are the 6A breakers, the rest it will complete the test. Using the socket adapter also works fine. It does a Ze reading...
  4. V

    Lights blowing when switch is turned on

    Hi all, Got a problem at my mum and dads house the house is a 1991 build its a PME system with a crabtree consumer unit with rccb. The problem they have which just happened today is they have a fan light in kitchen which holds 3 bulbs and the switch does this fan light and the fluorescent in...
  5. M

    Kitchen Lights blowing

    Hi , in the cousins kitchen there are 2 fluorescent round lights and they keep blowing what can i do without taring down the house .. Thanks
  6. G

    Blowing light bulbs!

    Hi, I work as a Maintenance Electrician in a factory and when one of the guys there told me he has a problem with blowing bulbs, I had no answer for him! He told me a bulb will last about 2 days and then blow. Has anybody ever experienced such a problem and what may cause it? :banghead:
  7. R

    main cut out blowing

    why would a suppliers main cut out fuse an old type 60 / 80 blow . just installed a socket i isolated the whole fuse board added a new socket spur off the ring ,tested R1 -R2 and insulation resistance all expected values .turned main isolater back on at the fuse board and there was no power...
  8. R

    Sorry - DIY'er question - halogen bulb keeps blowing

    Sorry - I'm not trade, I don't have anything long term to contribute to this forum and professionals like you guys probably have limited time for people like me who try to go it alone and then mess up - but I'm hoping one of you will indulge me with a one off question. My father and I recently...
  9. C

    Blowing Fuses

    I have a extractor fan in the kitchen which has been working fine. It is powered by an isolator switch on the wall which has a fuse in it and a power on indicator light. Recently it keep blowing fuses in this isolator switch. It does not blow them straight away it seems that after the fan has...
  10. B

    Honeywell Sundial 10 way wiring station and R6660D wireless stat???? 2A fuse blowing!

    Having a bit of a mare, have installed an S-plan system via the 10way honeywell wiring station- 2 (re-used)zone valves(hot water, heating), Honeywell 2 channel programmer, R6660D honeywell wireless room stat, and cylinder stat. The room stat connections on the wiring station are 1,2,3 and earth...
  11. J

    gu10 mains lamp blowing

    hi all i have changed 6x gu10 downlights in a kithchen as the down lights befor kept blowing there were LV. what may cause the lamps to blow regualy eg only 3-4 hours of being on? all suggestions would be grat
  12. S

    PSU keeps blowing & tripping fusebox - same fuse/circuit as the underfloor heating!?!

    Hi. This will be a bit of a long explanation, but please bare with me! Just over a week ago the trip switch for our front room went (rest of the house was fine). So I flicked the trip switch back on. After a few minutes there was a big bang and it went again. Turns out the power supply in...
  13. T

    Lighting circuit continually blowing 1361 5A fuses

    Had a call from a mate saying that he was going through 1361 fuses regularly. Haven't seen the job yet, but asked some basic questions about fittings and evidence of shorting etc. He says no. It might sound stupid, but my understanding is that 1361's blow when an exsessive curent is demanded...
  14. T

    Blowing Board Fuses

    Three phase supply has been sound for a number of years but has now blown the Blue Phase fuse three times in the past 6 weeks None of the distribution board or isolater fuses have gone and are rated at the correct sizes The internal load of the premises has if anything decreased and on...
  15. G

    Storage heater keeps blowing fuse

    Hi ya guys ,i wonder if you can help me. Have just been called out to a robinson willey storage heater that keeps blowing the fuse in the cu, it is a combi heater, the convector heater is working fine off the peak but the storage heater on the off peak keeps blowing. Its a 3400w heater. I have...
  16. M

    GU10 bulbs keep blowing after about a week - please help this is driving me mad!

    Hi, I have a four lamp Halogen GU10 light fitting in my kitchen (not spots) and two in an adjacent sun lounge. They were fine when first installed a few years ago but in the last 12 months when we replace the bulbs they are lasting a week at the most. As you can imagine, with a total of 12 bulbs...
  17. i=p/u

    Gu10 Bulbs Blowing Too Often

    can any1 tell me why my bulbs dont last.... they the gu10 .im. sick to death with them, so's the wife.
  18. G

    battery chargers keep blowing?

    Hi all, saw my brother over Xmas and he has a problem with battery chargers fusing out when he turns them on, now blown 3 different ones. All other things work ok. Any suggestions would be helpfull before i call round to look, thanks in advance. Graham
  19. P

    Bulbs always blowing

    I have 3 sets of 4 plate spotlights they are SES 40W R50 and the bulbs are always blowing after a couple of weeks (not all at the same time) any ideas would be appreciated
  20. spud1

    Lamps Blowing !

    Does anyone know of other reasons for lamps blowing frequently in a specific mains light fittings other than cheap lamps, vibrations, or overvoltages. Ive come across it several times and dont really ever have a definative answer for my clients :confused:

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