No power through sockets

freeze123 · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:45 pm Post Subject: No power through sockets

HELP...I Have no power going through plug sockets but i have all lights.No trips in fuse box.Can someone help me plz...

ban-all-sheds · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:55 pm Post Subject:

Why won't my car start?

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JohnD · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 4:45 pm Post Subject:

Not enough information. Did it happen suddenly? Was anything interesting going on before it happened? Can you switch the MCBs off and on again? Have you recently drilled any holes in walls? How old is your installation, and how well was it done?

freeze123 · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 4:59 pm Post Subject:

Just woke up this morning and had no power in sockets.just moved into house so dont know what wireing like.a mate of mine said something about i need to get something tightening in fuse box.

JohnD · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:04 pm Post Subject:

You probably won't be able to safely isolate the consumer unit while you poke about with it it, your mate might well be right, but unless you've got very good life assurance and your wife doesn't like you, best to call out an electrician.

If you've only recently moved in there could be all sorts of dodgy things you don't know about.

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It just struck me - if you've got a good quality, very modern installation, you might have an RCD controlling the sockets - this will look a bit like a second main switch in the CU. If your does look modern and good quality, see if it has. It operates rather like those RCD adapters you use with a lawn mower, but bigger, and could havce been tripped by. e.g. a ketttle in poor condition. the RCD will have a "test" button and a "reset" switch. Usually you have a split load with sockets protected and lights not.

Lectrician · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:02 pm Post Subject:

When some RCD's trip, the switch only trips half way to off.

This is so you know it has tripped and not been phsically turned off.

It can often look like it is still up when looking from below.

You would need to pull the switch fully down to off, and then back up to on.

breezer · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:11 pm Post Subject:

did the poster not say "No trips in fuse box" implying there are no mcbs? although i would agree there may be an external rcd

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Nickthedentist · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:12 pm Post Subject:

breezer wrote:

did the poster not say "No trips in fuse box" implying there are no mcbs? although i would agree there may be an external rcd

I interpreted that as meaning that none of the MCBs in the CU had tripped - but you could be right!

Lectrician · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:25 am Post Subject:

Nickthedentist wrote:

breezer wrote:

did the poster not say "No trips in fuse box" implying there are no mcbs? although i would agree there may be an external rcd

I interpreted that as meaning that none of the MCBs in the CU had tripped - but you could be right!

Thats how I read it aswell

Assuming he thought none had tripped, but the RCD had.

His silence makes me assume he now has power to his sockets

JohnD · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:01 am Post Subject:

His silence makes me assume that he's got no power to run his PC!

Steve · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 3:25 pm Post Subject:

ban-all-sheds wrote:

Why won't my car start?

you sorted that yet ban? quite a major problem i'd think especially if you drive to work!

ban-all-sheds · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:21 am Post Subject:

lol

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dwain dibley · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:37 am Post Subject:

Why won't my car start?

is your car parked near a building?
If so it may need be tested by a part p qualified mechanic (apparently)