All Lights in House not working.

[Stephen Hirst]

All the lights in the house have suddenly stopped working. Believe my wife tried to switch on on, and can't say what fuse box looked like after as she dealt with it first. Have tried re-setting rcd switch and light switch, though that is complicated. We had an extension a year ago and the one that says lights doesn't as far as I'm aware work the lights anymore. A new switch was added dead centre, which to the best of my knowledge works the lights. I'm adding a photo if possible. Anyone got any ideas at all please. Don't really want to be going round taking off every light and switch, when I haven't a clue where to look. Some lights do flicker, others do nothing at
all. Any help really appreciated. The switch to the left of centre is the one that was added and works lighting.

 

[rapparee]

No excuse.

It's hardly crime of the century

 

['mr2'gd4u]

Clap trap

There are tens of thousands of mixed boards in the UK in service, growing by number by the day ....

Who is going to police this !

Meh not my install so not going to argue

 

['mr2'gd4u]

Clap trap

There are tens of thousands of mixed boards in the UK in service, growing by number by the day ....

Who is going to police this !

Meh not my install so not going to argue

 

[buzzlightyear]

Who is going to police this !

you .

 

[buzzlightyear]

we are not here to squabble are amongst are self's the op needs to get some one in or get the contractor back to sort the problem out .

 

[Stephen Hirst]

Thanks folks. Will check switch in daylight tomorrow and if necessary get someone in to find the fault. No further response needed. Clearly a loose connection somewhere, and if I can't find it in the obvious place where it happened, I'll get someone in.

 

[westward10]

Yes I would probably leave it until tomorrow and call an electrician, if in the consumer unit a simple fix.

 

[buzzlightyear]

has worked for a year, and was a local builder and electrician with good reputation

op if you have had the problem the first port of call would them .

 

[Octopus]

you .

I can just see a torrent of EICR questions about this in January 2019

 

[buzzlightyear]

op ,was the installer NICEIC ?

 

[buzzlightyear]

I can just see a torrent of EICR questions about this in January 2019

possible murder, see you next year then .

 

['mr2'gd4u]

If you do look for yourself turn the mcb off at least (not recommended at night lol) dont want to start poking around with live conductors potentially floating around!!

 

[buzzlightyear]

the op needs to ask the installer why did he not put the lights on that RCD ?

 

[davesparks]

Rubbish .... this so called clarification is no more than the CU makers wanting more revenue and profit

Why is it rubbish, RCBOs are available for that board. Yes they are expensive but that is the way supply and demand works.

 

[buzzlightyear]

do want to start poking around with live conductors potentially floating around!!

GO ON I DIRE HIM .