typical

[telectrix]

quiet sunday, dinner in oven, just about to tidy up toolbag when PING!.. out trips one of the RCDs, taking out oven, kitchen sockets and downstairs lights. rest 3 MCBs, no problem, fault is on kitchen socket circuit. however, tapped off this circuit is a feed to a 3 way rewireable garage board (inherited problem, soon to be sorted). now, this feeds garage sockets ( 2 freezers, 1 fridge, boiler, outside lights and sockets). water leaking in garage roof in 2 places. her indoors panicking with no oven. qiuck IR test confirms low rerading on garage sockets. dissed and extension lead run to fridge and freezers. everything else up and running. proper fix on for tomorrow. beer stocks about to be depleted.

 

[pencilpusher]

Are you calling out a sparky Tel? :joker::joker:

 

[Darkwood]

Its always a busmans holiday when you least expect it, id do a invoice for yourself for a callout and claim the Vat back if you can ... so charge yourself £120inc' (it is a sunday)- put it through the books then claim your £20 VAT back lol... free money in your pocket from the taxman.

Yes i know it would be nice if you could do that......but they get it back as you will pay income tax on it oh and its fraud too apparantly.

 

[Top Cat]

Just noticed he is not online. More tripping problems? Computer may have gone down! Wife's going to give him s**t if he doesn't sort it soon! Lol

 

[pencilpusher]

Probably been sent to queue up in the takeaway seeing as the oven is not working now!

 

[Rockingit]

I feel the pain. Stay with it mate, beer and beauties await you in Valhallah.

 

[Des 56]

He may be in a catch 22 situation
He cant fix the problem,the rcd is out,the computer is off,no contact with forum to solve the fault for him :redface:
Tel never to be heard on here again until a "proper" spark happens upon him :grouphug:
:smiley2:

 

[Darkwood]

id be more worried that her indoors cant make me mi bloody tea when i expect it, and now hes got to miss the football and actually do some chores..... i too feel his suffering

 

[telectrix]

ok, yous guys. computer was never of, different circuit. traced fault in about 45 mins to a section of socket circuit in garage which had outside lighting taken off via a 3A FCU.( 0.02 Meg.) .dissed the FCU. problem sorted. guess water in outside light, will investigate when there's no need for a wet suit.

 

[micknew]

OMG another DIYer trying to pick our brains,don't give him advice!!

 

[telectrix]

very funny.

 

[micknew]

Thought you'd like that lol.

 

[Darkwood]

You kinda left the goal posts wide open for all this abuse

 

[telectrix]

i've got broad shoulders and a thick skin

 

[mogga]

Put your approxomite location there may be a forum member close by who will be able to assist you with the high work as your getting to old for climbing ladders