Hi
I'm fairly experienced with general DIY, but know very little about home electrics. This morning when I unplugged my iron from an extension lead there was a 'pop' and I could smell a slight burning smell coming from the socket on the extension lead. I then discovered that it had tripped all the sockets in the house, but when I went to the fusebox the switch wouldn't turn back on. When I flicked it up I felt the resistance of the 'click', but then it popped back down again and wouldn't stay up. I pressed the trip switch thinking it may try and reset something, but now when I try flick the switch back up, there's no resistance at all, it just flicks straight back down with the weight of the spring, there's nothing trying to make it stay up.
I've had a couple searches on the internet about this and some have said to try and reset the whole fusebox, some have said that the switch itself may be broken and I need a new one, and so on. i discovered all this when after I had left the house for work.
Any thoughts? Is this likely to be a DIY job if it's just replacing the switch?
Cheers
Steve
The offending switch is below:
I'm fairly experienced with general DIY, but know very little about home electrics. This morning when I unplugged my iron from an extension lead there was a 'pop' and I could smell a slight burning smell coming from the socket on the extension lead. I then discovered that it had tripped all the sockets in the house, but when I went to the fusebox the switch wouldn't turn back on. When I flicked it up I felt the resistance of the 'click', but then it popped back down again and wouldn't stay up. I pressed the trip switch thinking it may try and reset something, but now when I try flick the switch back up, there's no resistance at all, it just flicks straight back down with the weight of the spring, there's nothing trying to make it stay up.
I've had a couple searches on the internet about this and some have said to try and reset the whole fusebox, some have said that the switch itself may be broken and I need a new one, and so on. i discovered all this when after I had left the house for work.
Any thoughts? Is this likely to be a DIY job if it's just replacing the switch?
Cheers
Steve
The offending switch is below: