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I think you're probably correct. Certainly had me guessing for an hour or so. All is well now though :)

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...

It's an MCB

Update: It just tripped again for no reason that I can fathom.

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 anyone recommend a CORGI engineer in Worcester? Please?? Pete

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...