Recent content by lavillegour

You may be right rf lighting .............but as I have explained elsewhere in this topic It was my decision to replace the consumer unit. The excellent electrician that I engaged did the replacement and testing for an agreed fixed amount. I was completely satisfied and did my own...

Well ....finally The job is done. The new consumer unit is fitted. Each circuit is protected by RCBO Immediately after there was a circuit failure as before with the new system in place. (but now I knew which circuit) I moved some articles (like the fridge) onto different circuits ...

I wish to conclude this Subject by thanking you all for making and taking the time and effort to involve yourselves in SOMEONE ELSE'S problem (mine). Without getting into the Political Sphere I would say that this IS the BIG SOCIETY (much quoted by polititions) in action. My decision...

No- Of course installing a new consumer unit may not be the final solution but I wouldn't do this without initial test readings - surely though it would have the effect of : 1. Identifying the fault to a particular circuit 2. Erasing the problem where the whole house goes 'out' 3. May save...

Sorry to be more bother but I am now a little confused - with regard to a replacement consumer unit (which to be honest now seems to be the probable (and hopefully ) final conclusion. Would one buy a consumer unit connecting the 6 circuits mentioned in my 2nd post (2-6amp,1-16amp and 3-32amp)...

bl**dy 'ell ricicle you'd brought out my worst thoughts ! Maybe I'll just have to burn the house down. Like the idea though of trying dual RCD's (would one use these with 'bog standard' mcb's or RCBO's as well ?) -also keeping fridge/freezer off RCD protected circuits - or is this...

Good helpful advice Rocky. My (genuine) thanks to you, ericmark and shedsy for making the time to help. Am looking into the Linked RCD idea (maybe the digital RCD eric ?) but am tending towards merely 'instructing' a qualified electrician to carry out rudimentary tests with the...

Yes Rocky I am thinking along those lines (replacement consumer unit) but of course am trying to examine all options first so as to become better placed to discuss/decide with an expert on site. It does seem that electricians aren't too happy with this type of problem but I do realise that...

Well............ No (not to my knowledge) When this first started happening we went on holiday so I switched OFF most things in the house. I believe the only ones still operating at that time was The fridge freezer and the SKY + box (to catch the rugby !) ....and a couple of bedside...

ericmark- how very kind of you to reply in such a comprehensive manner..Thanks ! I have a wylex consumer unit (installed some time ago) which has what I call 6 basic MCB's (2- 6 amp (lights) 1- 16 amp (water heater & shower) 2 -32 amp (sockets) and 1 - 32 amp for cooker. The unit is fitted...

I have a Wylex consumer unit with 6 mcb's protected by one RCD. In the past month or so this RCD has been tripping out at variable times of the day or night. Periods between trips is also variable - sometimes a week other times within days. Unfortunately there is no pattern whatsoever ...