I've just moved in to a 1970's house and someone has swopped some of the rewirable fuses for plug in trip type switches in the old style fuse box.(brown plastic/ bakealite type) is anyone old enough to remember bakealite?
There is one 30amp trip for the cooker
There are two 15amp trips one that seems to do the upstairs ring main and the other does the downstairs ring main.
The downstairs one keeps tripping out if we have a few things on ie. tv, washing machine, fridge/freezer then if we boil the kettle as this switches it self off the trip goes, it does he same when the toaster pops up or the microwave finishes its time. This trip also buzzes like mad when you reset it but stops if you give it a tap.
The next two trips are 5amps each and do the upstairs and downstairs lighting circuits.
Lastly there is a 5amp original rewirable fuse which doesn't seem to do anything.
Can any one tell me what the correct fuse/trip ratings should be.
Should i change back to fuses or are trips better.
Please help if you can as i am constantly having to reset everything after i've made a cup of tea.
There is one 30amp trip for the cooker
There are two 15amp trips one that seems to do the upstairs ring main and the other does the downstairs ring main.
The downstairs one keeps tripping out if we have a few things on ie. tv, washing machine, fridge/freezer then if we boil the kettle as this switches it self off the trip goes, it does he same when the toaster pops up or the microwave finishes its time. This trip also buzzes like mad when you reset it but stops if you give it a tap.
The next two trips are 5amps each and do the upstairs and downstairs lighting circuits.
Lastly there is a 5amp original rewirable fuse which doesn't seem to do anything.
Can any one tell me what the correct fuse/trip ratings should be.
Should i change back to fuses or are trips better.
Please help if you can as i am constantly having to reset everything after i've made a cup of tea.