Too late for that I'm afraid as it was all under the floorborard which has been put back.
What I might be able to get a pic of is one end of the burnt cable which I think the electrician left in the loft.
Spoke to dad (I wasn't home at the time) turns out all three cores were not broken, one...
So there was a complete break in the cable across all three cores, and it looked a bit burnt. Only thing visible nearby was a protruding nail holding the skirting board... Which was fitted over 5 years ago
So a very strange one indeed!
Considering I haven't put any pictures up, I imagine not :D Genuinely can't think of any DIY / drilling / electrics work that has been done for months. Only thing is the wire passes down a wall in a straight line to the CU from the room above. This room hasn't been used for a while but has been...
^^^^ This amused me so much more than it should have! :D
WE HAVE GOOD NEWS! Electrician friend number 3 has located the issue! There appears to be a break in the cable between the first light and CU - due to be repaired tomorrow!
Hopefully the replacement isn't too tricky to chase through the...
Thanks for all responses guys. And my apologies for the confusion over the 'hot' wires. I was referring to them being hot from an electrical standpoint, rather than the temperature of them.
So another friend who's an electrician popped round today when he had some free time (but not much). He...
Too well hidden to see without going and lifting up each bit. I only 'traced' for a few feet to get a general idea of where they were going for the bathroom lights
The L&N and L&E readings were taken within seconds of each other - so seems we do indeed have a missing neutral. I did not test it by flicking the switch the other way, but 2 out of the 5 tested were off to the best of my knowledge (switches are fitted the correct way and were 'off') - can't say...
So an update
Across neutral and earth has 240v (should be 0v I believe)
Across neutral and live has 0v (should be 240v but it isn't as both wires are 'hot' so circuit can't complete)
Across live and earth has 240v (expected)
The above was checked and was the same for 5 lights. Two in the...
It is possible, hopefully not the case though as that doesn't sound easy to track down lol
Also just a bit of info... the bathroom lights (that flickered) do NOT appear to be the first in the circuit. They have too many wires coming in and out of the junction box for that. 5, which I count as...
Fair enough. It's nothing special, couldn't justify the money for a Fluke or anything similar based on the amount I'd use it (that's what I'd call a proper electrician's meter lol)
I just have this
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