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How many miles do you do in a year? I think that car with 16 year old tyres on had done 30k, and there was still deep tread on the tyres :LOL: There are some tyre brands that have compounds that last longer. Also while a lot of tyres start with 6mm tread, you can get ones that start with 8mm...

Agreed, it's really important not to ignore tyre issues. A relative bought a used car. I reminded them to check the tyres before purchase but, in their excitement, they forgot. The car was 16 years old, and still had two tyres on it that were original to the car. The youngest pair were still...

I am never sure how to interpret Citroen's loading pressure. Normal loading is fine, but I find their "full load" hard to interpret. Ford often stipulate 3+ and luggage etc. But I'm never sure if this implies being closer to the max carrying weight of the car, rather then "3+ in the back...

It was essentially one of these, but on a gantry

Well, it happened again! Travelling up the M1, and the gantry indicated that the outside three lanes were closing. As I was already travelling in the inside most lane already, I initially ended up in the inevitable queue. But after rechecking the signs, I realised that all the other lanes...

In all previous instances, when a fuse has popped, the DNO has been contacted, they turn up and swap the fuse. As I mentioned it has happened about 3 or 4 times over a 4/5 year period No, they have not charged for the visits, nor advised about covering any costs of replacing the fuses. They...

I am a friend of the building owner. They have had this ongoing puzzling issue for 5 years. This time they were away when it popped and I helped out by going there to let the DNO in to replace the fuse and witnessed it all. So knowing about the knowledge base here I thought it would be a good...

Assuming I monitor as per above to see if anything can be gleaned. Is there still the potential that there is some kind of damage on the supply side which could be causing this?

It's happened maybe three or four times, at random, in the past 4-5 years. Twice on the flat side ( I think), and maybe twice on the 3 phase side, a different fuse each time on the three phase side.

Would requesting a service head test by the DNO be a potential option? Or requesting some kind of voltage monitoring? If a common factor on the consumer side is the earthing points, I may ask an electrician to recheck all the earth connections. I can also get them to check the supply cable to...

@Avocet - I think there is a big difference. It mainly comes down to ground clearance and actual benefits. It also might be that we are defining SUVs differently. I don't mean anything that is akin to a pick-up or discovery or has an actual utilitarian purpose. I'm talking about the modern...

How do you drive the Bipper to get 60mpg? Is that brim to brim measurement? And is it urban/motorway or combined? I have a 1.6HDI c4 grand, and because I clearly have nothing better to do with my life, I've been trying to see how efficient I can drive the thing. The max I have got urban...

So what, in theory, could make mains fuses pop on separate services? On the three phase, the two times it happened there in the past it was two different fuses. Other than earthing points, and the actual supply, would there be any other common factors that means a fault on one could also be...

Going back to what @flameport briefly mused. With it being in a cellar, that can get a bit on the humid side, especially with the heat as of late. What are the chances of moisture shorting out the mains fuses? This might explain why the supplies two separate supplies have had mains fuses going...

ECIR was 5 months ago, and a lot of the components there got revamped and upgraded when it was switched from three phase to single. That was in the last 10 years or so. But it gets regularly inspected. Consumer unit for the office and the flat was all upgraded in the last 5 years I think.

I can't answer that I'm afraid. All I know is that it used to be a three phase supply due to the previous commercial occupancy. But when the network realised it no longer needed that kind of supply, they converted it to a single phase supply. How that has been carried out I'm not sure but I...

OK, photos! Some of the info I have given above may have been slightly incorrect, but I was only going by memory. Location: Cellar This is the overall set-up As you can see it has some historic commercial grade isolators from yesteryear. It used to be a 3 phase supply to the commercial...

I could see it potentially being the first. But I would think the second is very unlikely. What kind of checks outside those of the ECIR should I focus on to isolate any issue (again I appreciate I have given you all limited information). Edit: A bit more info The flat has always had it's own...

Thanks for the replies, I appreciate I have limited information at the moment, it's not something I am directly involved in, but thought this forum might be the best place to at least get an idea where the problem may lie for further investigations. The spark seemed to occur as the main...

Bit of a curious one. A flat above a commercial property where, every so often, the main fuse blows. Maybe once every year or so. Property has had a full ECIR multiple times in that period, the last one being a few months ago, along with new appliances. Has always checked out fine. This time...