Recent content by nettie2006

I know. I've posted about a similar problem with my washing machine but they are on separate supplies and the washing machine one is a new fault and this one is very old fault (gave up). My Miele dishwasher won't fill. I've checked the usual suspects, filter on input valve, spray pump...

My Candy 514 will lock the door when I initiate a wash cycle but won't start. The door security light lights and the machine hums. I have tried pressing and slamming the door to no avail. To try some things again takes a while as there is a delayed unlock facility which I have to wait for...

They'll have no chance of tripping the downstairs circuit :D They're on the upstairs circuit. The kitchen only has room for a fridge freezer and washing machine. There is b****r all on the upstairs sockets. My laptop and the network port. Not big on atmospheric bedroom lighting! I...

PAT tester was an example. But, I still need an answer to the original question as I think the installation, as is, is flawed. The potential damage which may have already been caused is a secondary item. As I have not yet seen any house of mine's installation without faults I'm not...

Continuity, resistance back to the Consumer unit. Yes, I do have access to a PAT tester. Next door neighbour does electrical work for the council and has all the toys I don't have. I used to use a PAT tester for indiviual pieces of equipment years ago when no paperwork or courses were required.

Other underlying problems, such as? I've been going from socket to socket checking the wiring and mapping the cable route/connections and checking the earthing.

Only two wires into the MCB from two cables. Removing one switches off the kitchen and upstairs sockets. The other cable runs down the wall and powers the donstairs apart from the kitchen. Kitchen is definitely radial with visible end in one wall socket No socket yet found with ring...

I still haven't installed my kitchen yet as the electrics needed a bit of investigation. With my next door neighbours help (he's taller and more knowledgable) I found out that my house appears to have Two radial ccts: one for the upstairs sockets and kitchen & one for the downstairs each...

Pleading the fifth BTW, I think the previous owner was a Tottenham fan. Still trying to find the One Ring

One out of two! :wink:

Nope :D Just lots of these and a propensity for walking around in the dark! JohnD The cooker is a separate oven and hob. The hob takes up all the power available from the cooker cct and I have removed the socket on the cooker unit as well. Sorry for any confusion. Off to find...

Thanks. I've never looked at the power for a kettle. Another thing I don't use very often. :lol: Most electrical goods in my house are between 10-400W Electric bill about £7 a month, just don't ask about the gas bill!

A whole 4 sockets actually :P The answer I needed. Other people on this site have said that it was not needed for the wattage and could plug in the ring main (when I sort it), drawing 12A at 240V & 13A worst case supply. Good idea on the switches with unswitched sockets. Personally I'd...

My kitchen is an old victorian one, units both sides access straight down the middle. I have a double socket on the window side and a double socket on the wall side. Also on the wall side is a switched fused spur for the combi-boiler and timer unit. The house has one 32A MCB sockets circuit...

Searched the site and found that taking it apart is probably a bad idea and like taking the head off a modern engine best left to the guys who do it every day. I think all the har work has been done. Just checking. Many thanks for your time and effort.