Recent content by mogthefrog

Thanks again John D There are no shelves adjacent to the CU, the only thing below is carpet, which could be flammable! What I may do is order a busbar myself depending on cost, then int ehnext few weeks get a quote on getting it fitted. Money is an issue so not sure if I want to get a whole...

Thanks for this John D The CU is above the front door in our flat. There are shoes on the floor because that is where people generally leave them, adn there is a smoke alarm fitted there. There is nothing directly next to the CU that could catch fire. Is this what you meant by surrounding the CU?

Oh. Yes the old shower mcb was orange wasnt it? That was there when I moved in. Maybe previous tenant cut a few corners and placed a mismatched one in. Now all the mcbs match. I will still get the busbar issue seen to, but my concern is whether the flat and ourselves are in any danger if the...

nope did tget anything like that. He wrote ont eh receipt that the work was temporary adn that further work would be required at extra cost. Just thought of something. Would it help if I switched the shower mcb to OFF after ther shower has been used for the day? Would this reduce electricity...

not sure if this is relevant but the mcbs are 32A mcbs.

Im not sure if I have what you were asking for but this is what I do have. On the plastic cover for the CU there is a sticker that says that the date of the last inspection was 4/4/2003. The next inspection is recommended for 4/4/2013. The flat Im living in is new and I dont think it was built...

I think so. It normally is. HOwever, the missus does leave it on quite alot when not in use. I usually switch it off. Could it be that this has had some cumulative effect which caused the incident?

For all I know the electrician might have replaced the busbar also. Im just not sure at all. with regards the shower, in order to switch the shower power on there is a big red switch which has to be pressed in order to turn the power on. This is switched off after every shower and only pressed...

So far everything is working OK. Ive used the shower a few times since this happened and so far all is fine. I think the flat I'm living in was built about 3 years ago and this is the first time such a thing happened, though Ive been living here for about 4 months. The electrician said that the...

OK thats great advice. If I could please ask another question: Do I have some time to get this seen to? I shouldnt expect the CU to blow up from overheating etc in like a couple of days? Also, if everything goes wrong again, is it likely that this will cause a fire that will spread to the...

Howdy, the new mcbs were bought from a wholesalers which he did after seeing what the problem was. They were not simply out of his toolbox, and the electrician himself was part of a proper company which dealt with electrical repairs for emergency and routine situations. I got them from the...

Doh sorry about this, lets' try again using photobucket hope that works! mogthefrog

the fusebox

the old mcbs

Thanks for the tip John D Let's try again. hopefully, here are the pictures of my fusebox and old mcbs I'm not sure if I've done this correctly, so please forgive me if I havent! best regards, mgothefrog