Kitchen sockets not working anymore

[Colin47]

Hi,

I was wondering if someone may be able to assist please. Recently all the kitchen wall sockets have stopped working so no power in the sockets except the oven but the oven has its own dedicated circuit breaker in fuse box. The kitchen sockets also has its own circuit breaker but it hasn't tripped. Would someone know why something like this may happen? All the circuit breakers in the fusebox are type A RCBOs and to date we haven't had any issues with any sockets in the house. The house itself is only 20 years old. I haven't used any new appliance in the kitchen recently either.

Thanks.

Colin

 

[James]

Try turning off the circuit breaker to the kitchen sockets.
UNPLUG (not just turn off) all things plugged into kitchen sockets including if at all possible the fridge and freezer
Turn breaker back on and then try plugging in a known working appliance, like a table lamp from another room.

 

[Colin47]

Thanks for the reply. So I did the above test and it appears 3 of the 8 wall socket outlets are not working. I brought one of those socket testers and those 3 sockets not working, the socket tester showed no lights but for the other 5 sockets the lights were on (two of 3 lights) and sockets were ok. Would anyone know why this may have happened suddently and how this can be rectified? Is it a wiring issue in the socket outlets or fuse box related?

 

[James]

Unfortunately this is most likely to be a wiring issue and quite possibly 2 faults to find.
Mostly but not always the wiring to sockets is done in a ring.
So if the ring gets broken by a damaged cable or a bad joint, it is not noticeable at first.
If the ring gets broken somewhere else as well, the sockets between the 2 breaks will stop working.
Unfortunately this is unlikely to be a simple DIY fix.

 

[mainline]

Thanks for the reply. So I did the above test and it appears 3 of the 8 wall socket outlets are not working. I brought one of those socket testers and those 3 sockets not working, the socket tester showed no lights but for the other 5 sockets the lights were on (two of 3 lights) and sockets were ok. Would anyone know why this may have happened suddently and how this can be rectified? Is it a wiring issue in the socket outlets or fuse box related?

Are the wall sockets that are working next to each other ?.

What size is the Rcbo 16, 20, 32 ?

 

[Colin47]

Are the wall sockets that are working next to each other ?.

What size is the Rcbo 16, 20, 32 ?

The wall sockets next to each other are working fine.

The RCBO is a B32.