I have never had to do anything on the distribution board other than reset a switch when something has tripped, but I have a genuine problem this time. First, some pics of the board:
The problem is the leftmost of that bank of four switched units (I'll call it no. 1). It tripped on Saturday and will not reset even after switching off all the sockets it serves and pulling out all appliance plugs.
I have managed to keep the household going by running extension cables from the sockets that run from nos. 2 and 4
First question is, what are these units? RCDs, MCBs or something else?
Second question is the fix. I have noticed the red switch on no. 1 feels spongy and doesn't click at all, suggesting it is faulty. Can I just pull the unit out and replace it with a new one? If so, what do I ask for at the electrical shop? And if I pull it out and take it to the shop, will that disable the other three?
This problem occurred intermittently a few years ago (no. 1 again) and I noticed it happened just after anyone had had a shower. I checked the silicone seals at the time and found they were lose. After I resealed the shower the problem disappeared. The seals look OK now but on Saturday I put Gorilla tape over them as a precaution. Two days have elapsed and the problem remains; I suspect it isn't the shower but can't be sure.
The problem is the leftmost of that bank of four switched units (I'll call it no. 1). It tripped on Saturday and will not reset even after switching off all the sockets it serves and pulling out all appliance plugs.
I have managed to keep the household going by running extension cables from the sockets that run from nos. 2 and 4
First question is, what are these units? RCDs, MCBs or something else?
Second question is the fix. I have noticed the red switch on no. 1 feels spongy and doesn't click at all, suggesting it is faulty. Can I just pull the unit out and replace it with a new one? If so, what do I ask for at the electrical shop? And if I pull it out and take it to the shop, will that disable the other three?
This problem occurred intermittently a few years ago (no. 1 again) and I noticed it happened just after anyone had had a shower. I checked the silicone seals at the time and found they were lose. After I resealed the shower the problem disappeared. The seals look OK now but on Saturday I put Gorilla tape over them as a precaution. Two days have elapsed and the problem remains; I suspect it isn't the shower but can't be sure.