Recent content by Figaroflynn

No, we haven't got one. In better news, WE HAVE POWER!! The electrician has taken out the faulty leg, though it remains a mystery as to what exactly about it is faulty. He's a lifesaver to come out on a Sunday after we only called him back again yesterday afternoon -- and he only charged us...

That's it. Unfortunately, it looks as if the boiler is connected to the same leg of the ring (which is going to become a radial circuit, I think he's saying). He's going to eliminate that leg so we will just be missing one socket, which is fine. His Megger has even broken when a charge was...

Currently, the electrician has identified some screws that are extremely close to the casing taking wiring up from behind the dishwasher to a single socket on the landing (which he has now identified as the likely cause of the tripping, even with no appliances coming into circuit). We screwed...

The only other random fact is that, the very first time the RCD tripped, I happened to visit a takeaway. Making conversation, the server asked if our electrics had also gone off that day; apparently, it had gone off for quite a few houses in the area.

We had our boiler replaced on Monday (by SHL, whom we believe are a big and reputable company). Since then, it was initially tripping even more often -- literally, as they were packing up their kit. We decided to go camping from Tuesday to today, partly due to the nice weather but also to get...

I think he was just ruling anything out. He'd been asking about a thermostat near to the nail, wondering how it was attached to the wall in case we had pierced a wire.

And he gave it the full 500V.

He didn't check the cooker wiring, for example, and I don't believe he removed the fuse from the boiler, so I'm guessing either of these may be the culprit...? As you can tell, I'm not electrically enlightened! Advice much appreciated.

He said between 1 and 6MΩ. It got gradually higher as he went on and shot up when he attached his meter to that nail... Thanks for your reply.

For the past few weeks, we have had one of two socket circuits tripping about once a day, including at night and day, in all weathers. The wiring is by no means new, but the consumer unit was installed only 2 years ago and the wiring fully checked. There are a few clear indications of 'DIY'...