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hi,
first off id like to say im not electrically minded, so some terms i use may be wrong, so i apologies for that.
we have our lights (about 7 in total) through the house on one fuse, on the main board in the cellar. About 2 weeks ago we were sat watching TV when all the lights in the house went out. We flipped the fuse back on and noticed one of our dimmer light bulbs had blown, so we replaced it. Then the next day the blew again, flipped it back up and noticed no bulbs had blown this time. They then tripped more frequently, sometimes after couple of mins sometimes after hours. Eventually we took all the light fittings down, made sure they were all tight, and took all the light switches off and did the same. Now when we switch the fuse up, it takes abour 2 mins for it to trip out. We have replaced the fuse, which is a 6amp, and still does the same.
Is there anything else that I can check before getting an electrician in?
thanks for replies in advance.
tim
first off id like to say im not electrically minded, so some terms i use may be wrong, so i apologies for that.
we have our lights (about 7 in total) through the house on one fuse, on the main board in the cellar. About 2 weeks ago we were sat watching TV when all the lights in the house went out. We flipped the fuse back on and noticed one of our dimmer light bulbs had blown, so we replaced it. Then the next day the blew again, flipped it back up and noticed no bulbs had blown this time. They then tripped more frequently, sometimes after couple of mins sometimes after hours. Eventually we took all the light fittings down, made sure they were all tight, and took all the light switches off and did the same. Now when we switch the fuse up, it takes abour 2 mins for it to trip out. We have replaced the fuse, which is a 6amp, and still does the same.
Is there anything else that I can check before getting an electrician in?
thanks for replies in advance.
tim