Hello all,
My daughter has had the kitchen of her flat redone. The installer suggested that, as part of the project, she should have her existing wired fuse consumer unit replaced with a modern MCB/RCD unit. This was installed by a qualified electrician just before Christmas but there have been problems with loss of power apparently related to a hall light that has switching at either end. Switching it on causes the loss of power. Removing the bulb allows the consumer unit to be reset and power restored.
My queries are: should this problem have been revealed by testing by the electrician following installation of the new consumer unit? are there any tests that I can reasonably do to to determine the cause of the problem before calling a qualified electrician (I am having difficulty getting the installing electrician to return).
Many thanks for any advice.
My daughter has had the kitchen of her flat redone. The installer suggested that, as part of the project, she should have her existing wired fuse consumer unit replaced with a modern MCB/RCD unit. This was installed by a qualified electrician just before Christmas but there have been problems with loss of power apparently related to a hall light that has switching at either end. Switching it on causes the loss of power. Removing the bulb allows the consumer unit to be reset and power restored.
My queries are: should this problem have been revealed by testing by the electrician following installation of the new consumer unit? are there any tests that I can reasonably do to to determine the cause of the problem before calling a qualified electrician (I am having difficulty getting the installing electrician to return).
Many thanks for any advice.