Recent content by Divegirl

Oh, I see what you mean now... About 5 years ago, I had my bathroom refitted. I had spotlights installed; I presume it was done then... Perhaps I should get someone to check things out for me after all?....

Sorry? Lost me now? Should I be worried?

Good news! I did as ban-all-sheds suggested; lit all the burners, left them running a while. Then turned the power back on. Success! No trip and the igniter is now working again! Thanks for all your help and advice.

As requested, this is my unit. It was the red switch in the middle which 'tripped'. Many thanks

Brilliant. I'll try that when I get home. Thanks

Thanks both. Yes, I suspect my mum was cleaning it and sloshed a lot of water down the hob! I was fairly convinced it was 'just' the ignition switch, but getting myself worried now... I'll definitely post a picture as I'm trying to recall exactly what it looked like. There is only one of these...

Hi John, I'm not at home at the moment, but can take a photo later if that helps? I just think of it as the master switch in the middle? It has 3 positions - on (up), tripped (middle) and off (down). Yes, it has a 'test' button above it. Sorry, I know my explanations are a bit rubbish.... All of...

Thanks both! I'm glad you understood what I meant by 'clicky thing' ☺️ As you can probably tell, I'm no expert, but it was the main switch in the fuse box which tripped. All of the other switches are labelled (lights, water heater, smoke detector, sockets etc) and remained 'on'. Good point...

Hi, Not 100% a DIY question, but hoping for some advice.... My main trip switch tripped last night. It took me some time to work out what had tripped it, but finally identified the culprit - my gas hob! I presume it must be the electric ignition? I phoned an electrician, who said I needed to...