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fuse box help please

By *litterbabe OP Woman over a year ago

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My fuse box has a switch that keeps flipping and the lights honour. If I flick it back there's blue sparks so I have left it.

Is it something like a bulb somewhere... If I can I want to avoid calling an electrician unless I do need one. Constructive advice welcomed please.

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By *icketysplitsWoman over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I'm not sure sparks are good. If the fuse keeps tripping then something is surging somewhere isn't it? Have you tried switching things off before flipping the switch?

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By *ugby 123Couple over a year ago
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Something you have turned on or just turned on could be tripping it....our kettle was leaking and blew the trip switch

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By *ugby 123Couple over a year ago
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A bulb could do it if it is the lights going off

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

You have a short somewhere, if it's on a lights circuit, turn all the lights off and see if the flappy thing stays up, if not you need an electrician

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Switch all your appliances off and try again. Which circuit is tripping?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I've found that energy saving light bulbs always blow a fuse when they go.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Turn everything off at the wall. Reset the trip switch. Turn everything back on one by one. The thing that is creating the fault should trip it again. When it does, just isolate that thing!

If unsure, get a sparky in. The is a risk of electrical fire

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Check you've not got too many things running at once. This time of year when people have all sorts of xmas lights going it can be a problem with overloading the circuit. Good luck

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Have you had any work done anywhere ? Like even put a nail in a wall to put up a picture? If so look of any light fittings are around as youse of gone through the lighting wire

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Have you got any Christmas tree light on? They can cause problems

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Turn everything off at the wall. Reset the trip switch. Turn everything back on one by one. The thing that is creating the fault should trip it again. When it does, just isolate that thing!

If unsure, get a sparky in. The is a risk of electrical fire"

Perfect just do the above

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Toasters are the most common for causing the electric to trip out

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Reply to me and I will try and help out in a chat

Btw I am a sparky

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

What did you do before the breaker tripped? Did you turn something on? If not, did the heating come on perhaps or did you drill a hole somewhere?

A blown bulb doesn't often create a short circuit.

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By *hoenixcouplexxCouple over a year ago

Leicestershire

Cut down on the Hitatchi Wand sessions give the breakers a rest for a bit

Or do the really sensible suggestion and turn everything off, reset and turn back on one at a time. That will tell you where the fault is...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Turn everything off at the wall. Reset the trip switch. Turn everything back on one by one. The thing that is creating the fault should trip it again. When it does, just isolate that thing!

If unsure, get a sparky in. The is a risk of electrical fire"

great advice

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By *litterbabe OP Woman over a year ago

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Thank you so much. I'm turning it all off then on one by one. There was nothing at the exact time that I turned on. It's a light circuit I know that much. Thank you... And back shortly

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Toasters are the most common for causing the electric to trip out"

And irons

Especially my daughters

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By *litterbabe OP Woman over a year ago

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With ever light switch I can think of off its still flicking immediately. I will have to find a sparky.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Something you have turned on or just turned on could be tripping it....our kettle was leaking and blew the trip switch

funnily enough that was my reason when mine was tripping

my kettle not ruggers btw

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By *its_n_piecesCouple over a year ago

does the switch on the board got mcb or rcd printed on it? if it is an mcb what is the number on it? if it's the number six then it is most likely a light circuit. you most likely have 2 light circuits or maybe even 3. one is for upstairs one will be for downstairs and if you have a third it may be the kitchen. don't panic. these things trip out to protect the cables in the circuit (nbot the devices that are wired into them) so it's doing it's job properly and there is no danger as it is.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"With ever light switch I can think of off its still flicking immediately. I will have to find a sparky. "

The shaver socket and bathroom fan will also be on the lighting circuit so it could be one of those tripping it. You may have a switch to turn the fan off but not the shaver socket.

Sounds like sparky time to me.

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By *odareyouMan over a year ago

not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds)

"Turn everything off at the wall. Reset the trip switch. Turn everything back on one by one. The thing that is creating the fault should trip it again. When it does, just isolate that thing!

If unsure, get a sparky in. The is a risk of electrical fire"

I'd Unplug everything as well, not knowing who's wired the house wouldn't shock me to find someone using a lighting circuit for a wall socket

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By *litterbabe OP Woman over a year ago

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Lynx123... Has just sorted it by Skype for me. It turned out to be a switch to some outdoor lighting that had accidentally got turned on. It was tripping the fuse every time as the lights are broken. Now sorted and so much thanks to Lynx123...

Local to Staffs ladies... Check him out...as he is a kind man!

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By *its_n_piecesCouple over a year ago

"Lynx123... Has just sorted it by Skype for me. It turned out to be a switch to some outdoor lighting that had accidentally got turned on. It was tripping the fuse every time as the lights are broken. Now sorted and so much thanks to Lynx123...

Local to Staffs ladies... Check him out...as he is a kind man!"

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By *dventuroususCouple over a year ago

sunderland

"Have you had any work done anywhere ? Like even put a nail in a wall to put up a picture? If so look of any light fittings are around as youse of gone through the lighting wire"

she would have already known about that if thats what happened lol.

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By *ingle Beds LassWoman over a year ago

Bedfordshire

Local to Staffs ladies... Check him out...as he is a kind man!"

Yayyyyyyyyy Lynx123

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By *ce WingerMan over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Something you have turned on or just turned on could be tripping it....our kettle was leaking and blew the trip switch

funnily enough that was my reason when mine was tripping

my kettle not ruggers btw

Same here, not ruggers or jacqs btw

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Usually... If somethging trips, you should switch off all electrical devices first, before resetting the switch, then re-switch irtems on 1 at a time. Reason being theres too much sudden load with lots of gadgets simultaniously demanding power and will re-trip the switch. If it keeps happening as stated get a leckytrician in.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Such a funny convo on a swingers site lol

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"Such a funny convo on a swingers site lol"
All sorts of things are talked about in here.

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By *oddyWoman over a year ago

between havant and chichester

And very helpful too all the tips we get on how to do and how to fix things

after all were one big family here all helping each other

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Such a funny convo on a swingers site lolAll sorts of things are talked about in here.

Except my recent one about what I need before Xmas lol no replies to that ;(

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"Such a funny convo on a swingers site lolAll sorts of things are talked about in here.

Except my recent one about what I need before Xmas lol no replies to that ;("
Its the hat.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Such a funny convo on a swingers site lolAll sorts of things are talked about in here.

Except my recent one about what I need before Xmas lol no replies to that ;(Its the hat.

So no hat means my luck will change?

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By *oddyWoman over a year ago

between havant and chichester

"Such a funny convo on a swingers site lolAll sorts of things are talked about in here.

Except my recent one about what I need before Xmas lol no replies to that ;(Its the hat.

So no hat means my luck will change?

try it

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"My fuse box has a switch that keeps flipping and the lights honour. If I flick it back there's blue sparks so I have left it.

Is it something like a bulb somewhere... If I can I want to avoid calling an electrician unless I do need one. Constructive advice welcomed please. "

something may have gotten wet... plug out everything and turn off main fuse flick the 1 giving trouble then put mains back on

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By *illwill69uMan over a year ago

moston

Sounds like something is shorting out...

Have you been doing any DIY (putting nails or screws in walls?) or washing down plugs or switches?

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