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Fuse Boxes-UPDATED
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Alyson. | Report | 19 Nov 2006 21:52 |
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I think Bob is correct. Upstairs and downstairs should be on seperate circuits. That is how mine works anyway. Alyson |
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Lynda Carol | Report | 19 Nov 2006 21:52 |
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Well, have just had a phone call her kitchen light has gone, and yet again the whole house is in darkness. |
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McB | Report | 19 Nov 2006 21:51 |
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The box is less than £100 & a couple of hours to fit max |
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Queen | Report | 19 Nov 2006 21:51 |
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To be honest I think it depends on how the house is wired; you can have a separate trip switch for down stairs and upstairs but depends on weather you have a old fuse box or a new consumer unit Lilx |
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Essex Baz | Report | 19 Nov 2006 21:50 |
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Get her to buy some of those touch lights, powered by battery, and placed in strategic places. This shouldn't happen again, must have been a worn bulb. The consumer unit is working fine but should have left the downstairs lights still on |
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Bobtanian | Report | 19 Nov 2006 21:50 |
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Unusual to have ALL the house lights on one circuit breaker. in my opinion up and down should be separate I would get someone to confirm that they ARE on one breaker, and get trading standards in......he MAY have skimped on the number of breakers fitted Bob |
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.•:*:•. Devishly Angelic Juliecat & Panda..•:*:•. | Report | 19 Nov 2006 21:49 |
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That's right in my case. If one of my bulbs go then the switch in the fuse box trips and either the lights upstairs or those downstairs, depending on which bulb has gone, all go off too until I flick the switch back on. |
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McB | Report | 19 Nov 2006 21:49 |
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£700 is a rip off |
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Lynda Carol | Report | 19 Nov 2006 21:45 |
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Can anybody tell me if this is right? Mother-in-law paid nearly £700 to have a new fuse box fitted. Everything was fine for a while, then when she was in the shower the bathroom light bulb went and the whole house was plunged into darkness. Mother got out of the shower ok, that and the wall plugs were ok, then tried to make her way downstairs, in pitch darkness, she stumbled on the last two steps and is now laid up with a bruised foot. What had happened is this, the bulb “went” and the trip switch went on and “killed” the rest of the lights. My oh phone the electrician to see if that was normal and was told yes, that’s what modern fuse boxes/trip switches do. Mother, in her late 70s, is now worried about using the bathroom of a night. UPDATE- Seems original sparks has left the county!! Another electrican has been out and said the trip should have been wired with 10 amp, instead had been wired with 6 amp much too weak. All been fixed now, and original electrician reported to trading standards. Again thanks for the helpful replies |
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