Scratching my head lighting fault???

[Toonlad]

Im glad the op found the hidden rcd

Bit like my vague fault today.lights have started to trip the rcd. Finds the the problem cct, educated/experience tells me its ****ing down with rain. lets look at the outside lights, tests first one all clear, second has fault. Happy days isolates faulty bit. re tests cct and all is clear.

I ask would you like the flood/pir sorting, ofc they do. Gets up to flood cable not connected,just rammed into the gland as its too short. End of cable **** wet through. obvious fault there and confirmed by previous testing results.

Now its apparent, he put a new flood up, cable not long enough, stuffed into edge of gland and forgot about it. Until this rain has played its part

So OP, did you see what I done there with a hand full of tools. My meter being my primary in fault finding. Test, test and locate, repair or isolate. I look forward to your return to the thread, and giving us the full Dr Quincey on your fault.

 

[gnselectricals]

Wouldn't dream of turning up to fault find without test equipment, what a waste of time for the customer. Found a 30 year old fault today in an hour after the cowboy who installed a new dual RCD board couldn't be arsed to go back. Even fitted a 'new' shower pullcord on bathroom refit and when asked by customer why the neon didn't work said its OK as there's a dial the other side of switch where red is on and white is off lol

 

[Englishman]

Because he either isn't an electrician, is working on his own house of has no idea how to use a tester and fault find. All we keep getting on here recently is people who have just joined the forum, asking basic questions about faults, it's getting beyond a joke.