Leak from bathroom into kitchen - sockets causing trip now

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Switch on RCD for sockets (kitchen) but it doesn't look like all sockets for some reason.

Had water leaking through ceiling. Not that bad - a few drips and stained sealing - could be worse.

Got home emergency cover but they said they wont send an electrician for 48 hours until it dries. Can probably manage but is this standard?

Chances of it being dry in 48 hours?
 
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I would have thought more likely water ran down a wall and got into a socket box.

it can also get into plugs, IMO especially moulded plugs, which do not dry out, or an appliance, so unplug everything.

You might notice water marks round switches and sockets.
 
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I would have thought more likely water ran down a wall and got into a socket box.

it can also get into plugs, IMO especially moulded plugs, which do not dry out, or an appliance, so unplug everything.

You might notice water marks round switches and sockets.

Can't see it ran down a wall to be honest..... I'll check again....

A few years ago the kitchen was knocked through into the dining room. It looks like the sockets that were originally in the dining room are ok and working. Just the ones in the old part of the kitchen. Saying that we did have new plug sockets fitted so I guess I dont know what was done.
 
It's not clear from your posts how many socket circuits you have; which are protected by an RCD, and which have stopped working.

post some photos of your consumer unit, close enough to read the labels.
 
OK let me count...

2 sockets in utility room for washing machine and tumble dryer.
2 sockets by kettle.
1 socket for fridge freezer.
2 sockets for microwave.

All of these currently not working because they must be using the circuit marked sockets (kitchen). When I try to switch this back on it trips.

2 sockets near cooker - which happen to be near where there used to be a wall. So I assume these are from the standard "sockets" circuit because I guess this used to be in the dining room.
Cooker working too.

Sounds a bit dodgy to me ?
 

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Number 3, "sockets kitchen" has tripped on a short circuit or overload. I see no RCD tripped.
 
Got home emergency cover but they said they wont send an electrician for 48 hours until it dries.

Absolute crap.

There 'could' be a lot of water in a fitting, which could never dry out. Who knows?

The electrician needs to be there immediately, to isolate the power, and inspect the parts believed to be wet. He can then dry out the fittings the best he can with a cloth there and then.

I don't think much of that so-called emergency cover.

Don't pay for it.
 
Yes sounds like crap to me. The excuse is that "health and safety" wont let them touch wet electrics for 48 hours... Thats company policy.

You live and learn....
 
It's unlikely that water would cause a short circuit (L-N) or earth fault (L-E).

Unplug everything and try again.

Coincidences do happen.
 

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