Loop Circuit

[Wilad]

I believe that in the downstairs of my house my electric sockets and boiler run on a loop circuit. I have changed the sockets downstairs and the circuit is now not working, neither is my boiler. The rest of the circuits in the house still do work. Can anyone advise on what I may have done wrong?

Thanks in advance

 

[GaryMo]

That'll be a ringmain or ring final circuit.
Are all fuses / MCB's healthy and switched on?

What exactly have you done?

 

[briwire]

You have to be aware of the new Part P regs that say that only those who hold a part P may do this type of work.

But to help you now, it has to be a loose connection somewhere where you have been working, or have you disturbed anything in the fuse box at its supply.

 

[ricicle]

You have to be aware of the new Part P regs that say that only those who hold a part P may do this type of work..

Absolute rubbish.

 

[Spark123]

How do you hold a Part P? Part P afaik is part of the building regulations, not a qualification? Also, replacing a socket front is non-notifiable.

 

[davy_owen_88]

How do you hold a Part P?

Basically, it's the unfortunate situation where you are expecting an important phone call but you really need to take a leak and the phone rings mid-way...

 

[briwire]

don't shoot the messenger

 

[Steve]

don't shoot the messenger

We're not. We're shooting someone whos giving silly advice! "To hold a part p" is nonsense. And someone "Without a part p" can do the work!!!!

 

[Spark123]

How do you hold a Part P?

Basically, it's the unfortunate situation where you are expecting an important phone call but you really need to take a leak and the phone rings mid-way...

don't shoot the messenger

Messenger for who?

 

[kevindgas]

don't shoot the messenger

why not? especially when they are talking nonsense

OP there are a couple of possibilties
1. have you caught the sleeving on the cables when connecting rather than the cable.
2. did you check polarity / earth with a tester
3. did you check continuity of each indiviual wire live, neutral and earth
4. have you transposed the live and neutral at some point
and if you have done no 4 it will possibly cost you a new pcb for your boiler

 

[Wilad]

It was a loose connection, i have sorted it. thanks for all of your posts.