Trying to source DishWashe Stitched Fused Spur rocker switch

[callumw]

Hi Guys 'n gals
I had a short circuit in the Switch panel that isolates my kitchen appliances which was causing my dishwasher to switch itself off/on during a wash cycle.

I knew the rocker was at fault 'cos when I pushed or twisted the bottom of it it would start/stop.

So I pulled out the panel and some of the wires were loose on the panel.
I tightened them up, but when I re-activated the circuit the dishwasher was still the same.

So I undid it and pulled the rocker from it's panel.
I opened it up and the inside on the positive side has perished so the rocker connection was failing to close the circuit properly

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• callumw
• 30 May 2010
• 1

Does anyone know where I can get a replacement for this switch?

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• callumw
• 30 May 2010
• 1

Ta
CW

 

[ColJack]

give us a clue, what make are they?

and that's not a short, it's arcing caused by overloading the switches.. odds are they're only 10A switches not 20A..

photo of the back of one would help ( and what's with the copyright on your photo's? )

 

[callumw]

Doe.... too obvious.

On the back it says:

Tenby
20AX 250V~
REF. 2023 D.P.
BSEN 60669-1


I searched online and I don't know if I'm going to be able to replace it like for like.

 

[GaryMo]

Sorry, they're now obsolete.

http://www.voltimum.co.uk/consult.p...set=&id=9156&universe=consult.index.questions

 

[callumw]

Gah!!

Thanks. I've dropped them an email on the offchance that they have some old stock in a cupboard somewhere ...

I tried eBay, but nothing there

May have to replcae the whole panel with a new one

 

[RF Lighting]

You've probably guessed, but that isn't going to be especially cheap

You know the switch you've removed, was there just a single wire into each terminal, or did two of the terminals have two wires into each one?

 

[Steve]

Whats with house building companies mass producing these switch units? Surely its cheaper to bang in FCUs everywhere? And often in more appropriate places.

 

[johno12345]

because that would look bleedin awful, FCus all over the place.

I will be doing my new kitchen like this (probably MK or Crabtree though)

 

[RF Lighting]

Because it looks sh1t having FCUs every where.

One nice neat grid switch is a much better soloution.

 

[skenk]

Don't know if a switch for the fridge/freezer is the best idea though

 

[Monkeh]

Don't know if a switch for the fridge/freezer is the best idea though

It's for isolating an unswitched socket. Unless you like pulling things out under load?

 

[bongos]

You know the switch you've removed, was there just a single wire into each terminal, or did two of the terminals have two wires into each one?

Is the thinking behind this that it may have been put on a ring final circuit, as opposed to a 20A radial?

 

[RF Lighting]

The thinking was that it was on either a ring final, or mid way along a radial, and the wires look to have just been made safe with insulating tape.

If the is a single conductor then this will be fine for temporary until a replacement switch can be sourced.

If there was more than one wire it will need properly terminating to keep the circuit from either burning out or failing to work, even just for temporary.

 

[AndyPRK]

give the contacts a clean with cilic-bang or washing up liquid to remove the black. If the contacts fall out out should be able to clean it enough to get it working again for a few months+

 

[skenk]

Don't know if a switch for the fridge/freezer is the best idea though

It's for isolating an unswitched socket. Unless you like pulling things out under load?

How do you know the socket isn't switched?

I don't tend to isolate my fridge/freezer ever but imo a switch for it in the same place as all the other ones is a bad idea (in case it gets switched off by accident).