Well, short and sweet but I found the problem.
The ferocity of the trip implied to me that it must be a major short so I wandered around sniffing the sockets! Sure enough one smelt 'ozoney / burnt rubbery'. I took the faceplate off and found that the insulation on one live wire was broken and...
This started about an hour ago.
The CU trip switch controlling the lounge and dining room rings tripped with a loud bang. I heard it from two rooms away!
I attempted to reset it but there was an immediate visible flash from behind the breaker and it tripped out.
I turned off all power...
Preamble. Our house is an 1890 end terrace. At some point in the very distant past it had a rear two story extension put on. Through what was the original back upstairs wall runs a passageway into the extension rooms. At this point the ceiling becomes lower on the extension side.
There is a...
Can you suggest a good local CORGI please? I really need this doing quickly. I've got the new bit of flue pipe.
Yep, 4x4 driver. If you want a look around the local green lanes then I'm your man. Not many in Worcester but there are some. Gloucestershire is well endowed though. Let me know...
Hi all
My CH/HW Worcester combi has an SFL (Selkirk) IL flue system fitted thus:
Boiler -> vertical flue connector -> 450mm of vertical 125mm flue pipe -> 120 degree bend -> connecting flue pipe into liner installed in existing chimney.
The first vertical SFL IL pipe's outer insulating...