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    fuse box tripping

    hy there for some strange reason all last night my fuse box kept tripping out for no reason everything plugged in is normal nothing added or overloaded but my trip flicks back off after few mins so theres still a problem , i have everything off in the house and it still wont stay on any ideas...
  2. R

    Washing Machine Tripping Fuse Box

    Hi, Earlier today my washing machine tripped at the fuse box accompanied by a loud popping noise. It also took out a couple of other kitchen appliances as well as the house alarm system in the hallway. I switched it back to it's on position with plugs out of all appliances in the kitchen bar...
  3. G

    Old Style Fuse Box

    Guys, Just finishing off a lean to extension to the rear of my house, I have a sparky coming out at the weekend to give us a quote for a couple of sockets and some downlight wiring, my question is I have an old style fuse box, is there a legal requirement to get this replaced for RCD consumer...
  4. C

    Fitting new CU to TT system and old BS fuse box

    Hi there, new to this site and just after a bit of advice. I am part qualified as a Domestic Electrical Installer and am just waiting for the course to complete my Part P. I have been asked to install a new Consumer Unit on a TT system in a very old cottage. As seen in the photographs, the...
  5. H

    rate my fuse box (or consumer unit to be politically correct!)

    Job done today. What do you think? I thought it was quite sexy! :o
  6. P

    Siting of fuse box.

    I'm renovating an old cottage which includes replacing the kitchen. Currently the fuse box is at ceiling height about 920mms above the drainer side of the sink unit. Is it against the regs to have a fuse box above the sink unit? Was thinking of relocating the sink anyway but it would be useful...
  7. I

    Old YEB fuse box

    Can anybody help, I am looking to rewiring an old three storey house for a friend. I've not been in the trade very long. I am looking at an old fuse box with a cut out with a YEB sticker over, which gives you an idea how old the cut out is. There are two cables entering the cut out and two...
  8. M

    Henley block - fuse box - what wire etc

    Need help, I need to supply a 4th floor flat from a basement flat off the same meter, there is the main fuse then the meter. I was going to put a henly block after the meter then straight up 4 floors to a fuse box, I think I need an RCD before it makes its journey up, don't know the cable I...
  9. J

    Newly bought property - tape on fuse box

    Hello, Just bought a property and have keys. House is 6-7 years old. The electricity is turned off and the fuse box has tape over it (as does toilets, sink, fires, etc.,) saying do not use. There are a few plug sockets in one room that was replastered where the socket xcovers are not on, just...
  10. uksparks

    Where did you say the fuse box was?

    Hi, Went to do an EICR today on a property to rent out, the sister of the homeowner was there, I said wheres the fuse box, its not obvious.... I looked high and low, everywhere, then thought, hmm I wonder if its in here... Anyway, the outcome was, I walked away and said you need a new CU and...
  11. M

    Fuse Box Advice

    Hi There apologise if i have put this in the wrong forum, was hoping to steal some advice if I can, am looking to purchase my first home and have some quires I hope you can rest my mind with I am a home cinema and PC Geek so wondering how old this install could be, will it be up to the task...
  12. C

    Fuse box location for electrical car charger installation point?

    Hello everyone, i have just started up a door to door business arranging appointments to install electric car chargers at domestic properties. I am primarily targeting new build houses as the fuse boxes need to be located on the exterior of the house or on the inside of the exterior wall so that...
  13. D

    Question regarding instant water heater fuse and main fuse box question

    Good evening all, I have two questions for you, which I would very much appreciate input on :>) 1: I have a Stiebel Eltron DHC hydraulic instantaneous water heater in my toilet room, next to my bedroom. It has not worked since we moved in two weeks ago. It has a switch spur in close proximity...
  14. S

    Fuse box?

    Hi My oma (grandma) rang me earlier and she is looking at moving from lincs to here. She likes the house/apartment she viewed today, whichever it is, but the fuse box is up a ladder in a small cupboard. Shes 76ish and theres no way im letting her climb up there if it trips. Can this be moved...
  15. S

    Advice for Moving Fuse Box and new Meter

    I have recently bought a 3 story house with a self-contained basement that I am wishing to rent out. The basement already has it's own gas supply and separate meter. In a wardrobe in the basement is the electricity meter and new separate fuse boxes for the main house and basement. If I rent...
  16. E

    Where do you get your personalised stickers for fuse box?

    Good day all ive been looking on line trying to find decent stickers to put in on fuse boxes with my company name and tel number. For those that use them which do you recommend?
  17. S

    Memera 2000 fuse box

    Hi my house has a memera 2000 fuse box. The kind which still requires fuses to be placed in it. Recently it has been tripping on a regular basis every couple of weeks or so. I have managed to isolate the problem by pulling out one of the 30 amp fuses. This allows all other electric to be on...
  18. P

    Domestic fuse box cover advice needed

    We live in a 1960's terrace. The electric supply is via a fuse box with old school rewireable fuses and the system is fine for our needs. There are no children or pets to consider in this scenario.For plastering and decorating purposes, the door and attached frame was removed from the wall by...
  19. uksparks

    Fuse box fire with photos

    Hi, I just thought I would share this with you, I just called out by a letting agent saying one of their bedsits has had a fire in a fusebox... So I turn up and see whats in the photo. There were no smoke detectors, nothing, the letting agent said, cant you just connect it back up and bypass...
  20. M

    Cost to replace circuit breaker fuse box - advice

    Hi, I'm hoping to get a bit of advice, I am clueless with this sort of thing. I have an electrical shower running from a fuse box that has circuit breakers. Other the the shower, other things that run from the same box are the amercer and an electrical fire. Last week when using the shower the...

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