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I didn't fit the outlet - was already working and functioning perfectly for ages with the washing machine plugged in. By four wires I mean there is one live, one neutral, and two earth (separate but going into the same hole). As before, been like it for years and worked fine.

Table lamp - yes, working on multiple other sockets

Nothing that I can see. The original socket looks older than all the others in our kitchen, and is annoyingly a single socket. Not massively older mind you, just clearly wasn't replaced when the previous owners did the kitchen up 5 years ago. So we're talking something along the direction of...

Correct - no power to socket. Oddly from what I was expecting, 4wires. Two were in the earth (both green and yellow) but socket has worked fine with same washing machine for years. No socket/switch above. Which fuse are we talking about? Problem hasn't affected any other sockets in room.

Bloody hell - if that's the case then that is a far bigger problem than I'm capable of dealing with myself. Is there nothing more "local" it could be? The wire seems to be coming from below but there's no access I can find. How far away is the fuse that you think likely needs replacing going...

Correct - no power to socket. Oddly from what I was expecting, 4wires. Two were in the earth (both green and yellow) but socket has worked fine with same washing machine for years. No socket/switch above. Which fuse are we talking about? Problem hasn't affected any other sockets in room.

Had a new dishwasher installed today. Currys guy asked me to pull out washing machine to fit a new hose (don't ask), didn't check was unplugged, cord pulled too tight and flash of light, puff of smoke, circuits tripped. Flipped everything back on, everything in kitchen now fine - except...