Cost to replace circuit breaker fuse box - advice

mcgin85 · Jul 1, 2013

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 fuse blew, I replaced it with a new 30amp fuse and all worked well again. This morning the shower went again and this time the breaker for the shower was really really warm and there was a burning smell.
I have an electrician coming out to have a look this afternoon and he mentions that the box may have to be replaced but he will have to have a look 1st. I don't expect that to be cheap so I'm simply trying to see roughly how much something like that would cost to ensure I don't get over charged. Also do you think it sounds like the box would have to be replaced?
To describe the box, it has 6 breakers in it. 5x 15 amp and 1x30amp (the shower) only 3 of the breakers are in use.

Any help would be much appreciated

Martin

paul_h · Jul 2, 2013

Spoon said:
So if the OP is telling the truth, then are you two saying that what you would have just swapped the breaker and not done any testing?
I thought that this forum was for getting advice and helping people. Again, if the OP is telling the truth then we are giving him some good advice.

None of us have seen the job, but from what the op has said, the breaker/fuse is burned and loose on the buzz bar. First thing I'd do is get a new mcb that fits correctly. Once that's been installed I'd start my tests. At no point did I say I wouldn't test it but With the load a shower pulls I'd certainly not entertain leaving it in the db in its current state......

Spoon · Jul 3, 2013

paul_h said:
None of us have seen the job, but from what the op has said, the breaker/fuse is burned and loose on the buzz bar. First thing I'd do is get a new mcb that fits correctly. Once that's been installed I'd start my tests. At no point did I say I wouldn't test it but With the load a shower pulls I'd certainly not entertain leaving it in the db in its current state......

I just think its odd that all. I thought most guys would have also checked the circuit before buying a breaker/fuse, just in case something else is wrong, then you can buy all the items at the same time.

To the OP:
So is there any update to this? Has your spark been back?