Tell us about your faults!

[kung]

Hi ALL
Just thought id put this one up for all those faults we find.
heres one to kick it off !
Domestic RCD tripped and wouldnt reset cause was a blown low energy light bulb.
There you go now for yours !

 

[DNS]

Any suggestions.. I was recently asked why the lights every now and again in their living room dim slightly then go back to normal several times and lights elsewhere in the property. Without seeing it for myself. I suggested a couple of maybes. Firstly check with the adjoining neighbour, see if they are getting the same problem. They are one the same supply phase. It may be that your getting slight fluctuations in voltage supply. Secondly there may be a loose connection somewhere in the lighting circuit. OR after all this rain they might have some water ingress somewhere, into a light fitting. I'm open to any other suggestions before I start checking next week.

Just to say. "I found the fault", I took note of the suggestions from this forum and yesterday I found the fault in about 20 seconds, The two incoming tails, system used to be a tt, but I had the DNO change it to TNCS with a PME. Firstly I checked all of their connections, all ok. But when I moved the Incoming live it crackled, on further Inspection I found that it was actually the cut out fuse holders male, on the suppliers side was actually loose in the carrier socket, which was actually heating up and had started to melt the tail insulation at the termination. All rectified now with a new cut out with a PME connection within the unit. Not one thats been added seperately. I can't honestly point the finger at anyone, because I had pulled the cut out fuse out at one time and put it back, so had the DNO engineer, but it's all safe now. Thanks.

 

[Richard Burns]

Nice to hear back about faults, glad it was sorted.

 

[troyboy73]

Re: Tell us about your faults !

went to to do PIR once after our europeans friend had done a rewire......loads of faults found but the best one was a cu being fed from kitchen ring main...class!!!!!
Went to do another PIR in Mill Hill,again after our european friends had done a rewire.....asked the lady where the cu was...took me to cupboard and there was 3x cu,thought ok,as it was a very big house,then she goes there was more,in the end there was a total of 13x cu..im thinking im going to be here a long time.....anyway cut a long story short....after opening the cu every circuit designation had been written in Polish and this was the case for every cu!!!!!

 

[jeffducati]

Re: Tell us about your faults !

when is this goverment going to sort this out.
there are numerous polish men masqurading as electricians?[
now the law states you must be qualified and they must have the 17th edition??Q
so why are compnaies taking on these guys.
if they cannot speak english then they have not done the 17th surely??????????UOTE=troyboy73;528468]went to to do PIR once after our europeans friend had done a rewire......loads of faults found but the best one was a cu being fed from kitchen ring main...class!!!!!
Went to do another PIR in Mill Hill,again after our european friends had done a rewire.....asked the lady where the cu was...took me to cupboard and there was 3x cu,thought ok,as it was a very big house,then she goes there was more,in the end there was a total of 13x cu..im thinking im going to be here a long time.....anyway cut a long story short....after opening the cu every circuit designation had been written in Polish and this was the case for every cu!!!!![/QUOTE]

 

[Plonker 3]

Re: Tell us about your faults !

now the law states you must be qualified and they must have the 17th edition??

What law, all it says is you must prove competence.

Any way back on track. went to a shop this morning half the lights not working.

Found there was a live but no neutral at fitting. Further investigation found out there was a old M/C switch fuse in cupboard, open it up and find the neutral is also fused and had blown. Back tomorrow to change it for a rotary isolator as it is fused from the DB already.

 

[kingeri]

I say good luck to these Eastern Europeans etc. if our country is stupid enough to allow all this to go on.

 

[Bright eyes]

This house has two lighting circuits and each has an RCD (safety switch?). No problems on any power circuits in the house but one light fitting trips the RCD when light switch is turned on. It does not trip if there is no light bulb in the socket. Obviously all the lights on that circuit go out but lights on the other circuit stay on. If the RCD is returned to the on position then the other RCD trips. It seems that it only trips once current has reached the neutral side of the light socket. No wiring in this house is old or appears to have any damage. Has anyone seen this type of problem before? Thanks - all comments and theories welcome.

 

[Knobhead]

First question, are you am electrician?

I know what my thoughts are as to the fault, but as I don’t think your qualified I’ll keep my thoughts to myself.

 

[rich.250]

Sounds like your safety switch is imbalanced.......

 

[telectrix]

@ bright eyes. would this be a landing 2 way light that's tripping ther RCD/s?

 

[Top Cat]

@ bright eyes. would this be a landing 2 way light that's tripping ther RCD/s?

I wonder what it could be!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

tell you about my faults..hmm..let me see.....well theres gobby....rude....pernicious....abrasive....truculant....forceful....la di da...la di da...la di da.....hone:

 

[Knobhead]

I'd tell you about my faults, but I'm fed up of being told off for swearing!

 

[Kiers1970]

get the clamp-on out.

 

[pmanku]

Completed a re-wire a few months ago and was called back after complaining that SKY box was powering off and mcb tripping. This was after the alarm/camera engineer had carried out some work. Checked in the loft to find a 4 way extension wired into the lighting circuit running an assortment of equipment including dvd recorder, router etc !