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Sorry for the confusion the sockets and cooker all go off when the trip goes out. Lighting stays on and is not affected.

Trying to find ouy how to add a photo. Can anyone help please?

Dingo deano When the trip goes out only the power goes off. House is fed by underground cables and there is no other impediment that I know of.

Yes that is it.

Maker's name is HAGER CD284U. There is a test button alongside the main trip and above it is 164 355 100A 0.03A Hope this helps but it is in a very restricted position.

The label beneath the trip says RCB controlled circuits. Beneath the trip is RCCB 230v im 1500A REC1008.1

No it is the element that has failed each time amd the trip for all the power circuits drops out. Initially it cannot be reset but after some 10 minutes it can be switched back on. Replacing the element costs some £30 plus the engineers call out of £65. All very expensive.

Thanks for the advice. The element is actually failing after some 11 months each time. The house was newly built and completed some 6 years ago. The box has the power trips on one side and the lighting trips on the other. When the element fails the main trip for all the power circuits drops...

I have a SMEG cooker and the element for the fan oven is continually failing after about a year. SMEG service have replaced it once foc but the second time they have charged for labour £55 + VAT. I asked the engineer why this element failed so often and he said that it was becuse it was on a...