No power in only one room and no RCD tripped.

RDB85 · Jan 24, 2019

So last night I went to put my heater on in my room, it’s one of those oil filled ones that you plug in. So went to turn on my light and no power. So checked everywhere else in the house and all working. Checked the fuse board and nothing has tripped.

So checked the plug on the heater and it’s burnt a hole in it and on the socket plate. Now I’ve unplugged everything and I’m going to reset the fuse board and see if I can get power back.

Would anyone have any suggestions as to what to check, surely it should have tripped the RCD.

DPG · Jan 24, 2019

Not sure if I misunderstood, but I thought you said the room lights weren't working either?

RDB85 · Jan 25, 2019

DPG said:
Not sure if I misunderstood, but I thought you said the room lights weren't working either?

They were not, but they are all on the same circuit, as there is one for upstairs sockets and one for upstairs lights. I reset the breaker on the RCD and they are now all working.

DPG · Jan 25, 2019

Ah, your original post said only one room was affected and the rest of the house was OK.

RDB85 · Jan 25, 2019

DPG said:
Ah, your original post said only one room was affected and the rest of the house was OK.

It was just one room, but I reset the RCD once finished then checked all the lights and sockets upstairs, to make sure there were no issues. All sorted with help and advice from the people on here.