Hello - Over the past month or so we have experienced several power cuts, and during one cut, my main trip switch went. It was early in the morning while I was still in bed, and I was concerned as had I been away from home for any period, the contents of my freezer would have been lost.
I contacted Western power, who told me that the power cut would not cause the switch to trip, and indeed, during a second power cut the same day, it did not! However, because I was told that sometimes a power cut, or more correctly, the attempts to re-connect, can highlight a problem with the wiring in the house, I called an electrician. He could find nothing wrong, and I'm not entirely sure what he tested for, but think it was something to do with leakage or perhaps earth!?!
All seemed well until last Friday, when again the trip went, mid morning, and reset with no problems since. As before, it was the main switch that went, but none of the individual switches, and as I was not using kitchen appliances (usual suspects)was a little puzzled, and did make a note to look into again. However, I have just found out from my neighbour that there was a power cut, albeit not for long, last Friday.
Any ideas or suggestions of where I should go from here would be appreciated. I do realise that these things can be difficult to diagnose, but also am worried about the possibly open ended cost of such investigation.
Thank you
I contacted Western power, who told me that the power cut would not cause the switch to trip, and indeed, during a second power cut the same day, it did not! However, because I was told that sometimes a power cut, or more correctly, the attempts to re-connect, can highlight a problem with the wiring in the house, I called an electrician. He could find nothing wrong, and I'm not entirely sure what he tested for, but think it was something to do with leakage or perhaps earth!?!
All seemed well until last Friday, when again the trip went, mid morning, and reset with no problems since. As before, it was the main switch that went, but none of the individual switches, and as I was not using kitchen appliances (usual suspects)was a little puzzled, and did make a note to look into again. However, I have just found out from my neighbour that there was a power cut, albeit not for long, last Friday.
Any ideas or suggestions of where I should go from here would be appreciated. I do realise that these things can be difficult to diagnose, but also am worried about the possibly open ended cost of such investigation.
Thank you