Recent content by MarkWalms

Well I isolated the fault....and it appears the advice that water and electricity don't mix was good...and the culprit was the dishwasher. Noticed it was the only thing that was always on when it tripped....then last night it tripped twice with the dishwasher being pretty much the only thing...

Just had a check in the garage because I recalled buying a cheap multitest unit several years back. Found it and it has got an "appliance test" where you insert the plug and it does a "continuity test". Will that suffice if I check all my appliances with that or is that checking for a different...

Cheers all...I'll get an electrician in and thanks to you guys at least will know a little what I'm asking for rather than going in completely blind. :) Even if it's not the shower circuit, sounds like I should get removed anyway and can test everything else at same time. Thanks again

Thanks guys. It's a Wylex and says its a 63/2 - not sure rcd vs rcbo It seems to be "linked" to 3 other switches as it states "these circuits protected by rccb" highlighted in green - which continues under 3 other switches. 1 states sockets, 2 also states sockets and 3 states shower. The...

Hi, Last week the wall socket circuit tripped at the consumer unit when I switched on the toaster. I thought I must have overloaded as the dish washer and tumble drier were on at same time. I turned them off, reset the trip and put the toaster back on. Immediately tripped the circuit again. I...