Fuse Holder

[maboyctu]

Hi,

Could anyone help me to identify what these fuse holders are please?

One has blown my downstairs lights today and I cannot find a replacement on-line which looks like what I have in my fuse box. I don't think it is the fuse that has blown because if I use the holder for the upstairs lights on the downstairs one it works fine however if I just replace the fuse on the downstairs holder it still doesn't work (hope that makes sense.

Any help anyone could provide would be fantastic.

Cheers
Matt

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• maboyctu
• 4 Dec 2012
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• maboyctu
• 4 Dec 2012
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[EFLImpudence]

It is unlikely that there is anything wrong with the holder.
Replacing the fuse is all you need to do.

However, if the lights do not work then you must have a fault somewhere.

 

[maboyctu]

Thanks for the reply.

Well I first replaced the fuse and tried it and the lights did not work. I then took the fuse and the holder from the upstairs lights and they did work hence why I assumed it was the holder that was at fault.

 

[bhm1712]

something doesnt look right with that fuse holder - has a bit cracked off at the top of that photo?

 

[EFLImpudence]

Sorry, I misread the post.

 

[maboyctu]

No nothing has cracked off, well not that I can tell the plastic is smooth when you touch it.

 

[Iggifer]

what happens if you put the upstairs fuse in the downstairs carrier?

 

[EFLImpudence]

if I use the holder for the upstairs lights on the downstairs one it works

I suppose the replacement fuse is ok ???

 

[maboyctu]

Sorted it.

Turns out there is a slight size difference between regular fuses and consumer unit fuses.

Thank you all very much for your time and advice, this forum really is a top notch place.

Cheers all.

 

[londonboy]

Can you show us a picture of the whole fuse box?

If its come out the box im thinking of then its well out dated and has fuses in the neutrals.

 

[ricicle]

Sorted it.

Turns out there is a slight size difference between regular fuses and consumer unit fuses.

You haven't tried to put a BS1362 plug fuse into a BS1361 carrier have you

 

[johno12345]

i imagine so, its the obvious thing to do if you dont know they should have special types. major failure of design i think