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Point taken guys. I'll get someone booked in - at least it will not be a Sunday emergancy call out!! Once again thanks for all your comments

THANK YOU ALL I have lights :-) On the bottom right box there was a 30A fuse which I could not budge. Gave up with that and tried switching the 2 white carriers around - lights work!! Looking carefully could see that the fuse had broken just next to the screw - me originally I had...

OK - I shall be back soon. Power going to go off!! Luckily there pack of unopened wire here which has 5A in (or perhaps this is not a good omen!).

The 2 additional boxes are: The far left behind the vacuum is for the electric shower (or so it say's!). The one next to that has 2 fuses in, one for the imerrsion heater (the unit which is no longer around following the fitting of a combi) and 1 spare.

The 2 white ones both have 5 amp wire in them - running from 1 screw, through the middle and then to another screw. At least I now know what a 'carrier' is :-)

It's always been black and burnt. I know that's bad but ever since I bought the house it has always been like this!! Even when I had a new combi boiler fitted about 6 months ago the guy mentioned it, but as it's always been like this (with wire through it) I've left as is. That...

Hi LondonBoy Sorry - I'm lost now :-) What are the White Carriers?

Hi Spark123 Whereabouts are the smaller wires located? thanks

And here is the rest of the bits there: [img][img]

Hi, See below (hopefully) for an image of the main trip switch. I've got nothing to test with I'm afraid - all of the fuses do have wire through them?

All of the ones i can see are on!! My thought was that there must be a fuse somewhere for the lights - but if this was the case should the fuse not have blown before the light bulb? Thanks for the prompt post :-)

Hi all - some advise if possible on this one: Flicked the light switch to on in the hallway and one of the candle bulbs shattered and all of the power went off - quickly flicked the switch to off! Looking under the stairs the main trip switch was 'off'. Removed the remaining...