Recent content by Butt3r5

Hi John, Couldn't tell you i'm afraid. I've not had the Consumer unit front off (has to be unscrewed and removed) as i'm failry new to electrics. I image that most modern Consumer Units have a flip front allowing easy access to the breakers. How difficult/expensive is to the get...

Hi all, I've looked at the consumer unit which is carrying the MCB that continues to trip. The CU is a has a metal casing screwed on with MCBs with flip switches to turn on/off the circuit breaker. As John noted it looks as if it is really old as one of the MCBs is a 30 amp...

Thanks John, You gave me all of the answers I expected i.e. that I need to get a pro in. This could hurt the wallet. No other method of cleaning so i'll have to get it resolved asap. Thanks for the advice. Butt3r5

Hi, I recently bought a flat with a triton shower installed. The shower is causing the mains circuit breaker to trip after approximately 7-8 minutes. I could do with some help diagnosing the problem and providing a solution. Summary: There is a mains switch for the cooker in the...