Blown Lights

[carlos180]

Hi, doing some diy in the house, knocking off some plaster, my fusebox popped and my upstairs lights will now not work, tried switching the switch back on in the fusebox, and it pops and knocks back off, could this be a fuse problem ??

 

[carlos180]

Forgot to mention, there were cables under the plaster, not boxed in, some numpty had just buried them

 

[IQ Electrical]

Forgot to mention, there were cables under the plaster, not boxed in, some numpty had just buried them

It's a cable problem, sounds like you've caught a cable, you need an electrician to locate the fault and repair/replace the damaged cable.

Always isolate your supply when doing such building works, you could easily have had a shock.

 

[Marvo]

Sounds like you'll need to get an electrician in to start replacing the damaged cables. If the fuse is blowing it's not a fuse problem, it's a circuit problem.

 

[jeremy]

Perfectly acceptable to bury cables in certain areas, ie in a band 150mm vertically and horizontally from a power point (switch, socket)

 

[Des 56]

Forgot to mention, there were cables under the plaster, not boxed in, some numpty had just buried them

He may be a numpty for not using a safe zone ( if that were the case),but burying cables is an industry recognised installation mathod


When chopping out walls, its very important to check that you are not chiseling into a safe zone willy nilly

 

[carlos180]

no cables were cut or damaged

 

[telectrix]

post your location. one of us may be near to you

 

[jeremy]

If you've hit the cable, you may have dislodged it from the switch?

 

[telectrix]

could even be shorting on K/O box ( missing grommet?)

 

[ezzzekiel]

no cables were cut or damaged

a. lights were ok
b. went off whilst chopping plaster
c. wont reset

i would expect they have been damaged somewhere

 

[DurhamSparky]

agreed...!!!

 

[carlos180]

all cables attatched

 

[DurhamSparky]

how do you know you have not "squashed" them and created a dead short inside the Grey rubber insulation!! looking at the outside is misleading and with out the correct test equipment you cant be sure

suggest ring a spark!! will probably cost you £50 for his time!

 

[carlos180]

light were not on at time, hit cable with hammer, not very hard, fusebox popped and will not switch back on