Just moved into a ‘new’ (18yrs old) house, and am decorating one room at a time. Went to change a socket tonight, turned off the 32A upstairs sockets MCB, as per the labelling on the consumer unit (photo attached). Unscrewed socket, went to disconnect the live and *ouch* - got a hell of a kick (screwdriver hit the wall on the opposite side of room).
Before anyone says it, my fault entirely - should have tested the socket was off before proceeding.
So after I’d thanked my lucky stars, and my heart rate had returned to normal, I did a bit of investigating and it turns out that half the upstairs sockets are actually on the 16A “Immersion” MCB.
The other thing worrying me is that the RCD did not trip when I got the shock - should it have?
We had an EICR done before moving in, which came back as satisfactory, with a few recommendations (see photos).
So...is this normal, and should anomalies like this have been picked up in the EICR?
Other electrical things I’ve found which are strange are...
... the “cooker” MCB seemingly does nothing, the electric oven is on the “downstairs sockets” MCB. Is this normal? Just to me a 3kw oven on the same ring as a washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher and kettle seems a little excessive?
...the garage sockets and light is fed off a spur from a socket in the living room.
Thanks
Before anyone says it, my fault entirely - should have tested the socket was off before proceeding.
So after I’d thanked my lucky stars, and my heart rate had returned to normal, I did a bit of investigating and it turns out that half the upstairs sockets are actually on the 16A “Immersion” MCB.
The other thing worrying me is that the RCD did not trip when I got the shock - should it have?
We had an EICR done before moving in, which came back as satisfactory, with a few recommendations (see photos).
So...is this normal, and should anomalies like this have been picked up in the EICR?
Other electrical things I’ve found which are strange are...
... the “cooker” MCB seemingly does nothing, the electric oven is on the “downstairs sockets” MCB. Is this normal? Just to me a 3kw oven on the same ring as a washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher and kettle seems a little excessive?
...the garage sockets and light is fed off a spur from a socket in the living room.
Thanks