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The power to my new oven kept cutting out once reaching a certain heat and making noises at the oven switch on the wall. Upon inspection the live wires where slightly loose so I tightened them but then the socket itself looked damaged and the faceplate wouldnt screw in securely to the backbox.
So I decided to completely replace both. I isolated the cooker circuit via the consumer unit and also the circuit for the other kitchen sockets just for peace of mind. Whilst removing the backplate and fiddling with the cable to get it out the entire electrics went out around the house. Nothing had tripped at the box though. I secured the new switch and everything is working fine once the breakers where turned off and back on again.
Out of interest, why would all power still go out if I isolated the circuit and everything near by? Im guessing a wire touched the backbox but I thought no current would be going through it so how has this happened?
So I decided to completely replace both. I isolated the cooker circuit via the consumer unit and also the circuit for the other kitchen sockets just for peace of mind. Whilst removing the backplate and fiddling with the cable to get it out the entire electrics went out around the house. Nothing had tripped at the box though. I secured the new switch and everything is working fine once the breakers where turned off and back on again.
Out of interest, why would all power still go out if I isolated the circuit and everything near by? Im guessing a wire touched the backbox but I thought no current would be going through it so how has this happened?