fuse box

[peterw12]

Hi. Old fuse box with circuits as follows:
5 amp lights
5 amp lights
30 amp plumb
30 amp cooker
15 amp Imm/510W ----does anyone have any idea what this means? It is definitely socket circuit but what a weird description. HELP!

 

[Spark123]

Immersion heater probably.
Slow??

 

[peterw12]

there is no such in my house

 

[Spark123]

Maybe was in years gone by!

 

[peterw12]

just finished checking fuses and I am little concerned. I don't deal with electrics but my shower switch stays ON even after I removed all fuses or even switch the fuse box OFF. It only goes OFF when I switch main entrance switch OFF. Is it normal or is it something dodgy going on?

 

[Spark123]

Could be on a separate fuse box, without having a look is impossible to say if it is dodgy or not.
Maybe worthwhile having an electrician come and have a look to see what is needed to bring it up to modern standards.

 

[AndyPRK]

can we have a pic of your main entrance switch.

is it a flat ?

 

[peterw12]

its a house, build around 1979

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• peterw12
• 30 Sep 2012
• 1

 

[ban-all-sheds]

It only goes OFF when I switch main entrance switch OFF.

Which switch is that?

What else goes off when you switch it off?

 

[securespark]

Do you mean you have an isolator switch on the tails from the meter that isolates all consumer units?

All I can see is the main switches on each CU.

Do you live on Wellesley Park?

 

[rjm2k]

Maybe OP is confused by the number of CUs, there are 3 there right? As another layperson, I would probably have mistaken top right as a main switch but it's just a small CU right?

 

[securespark]

Yup.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Right.