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I am a single woman - HELP! = CRISIS AVERTED!
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McAnne's Gahan-Crazy | Report | 10 Oct 2005 19:04 |
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Ah Janice...... That explains the indepth techic explaination lol |
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~♥ Daisy ♥~ | Report | 10 Oct 2005 19:03 |
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:-)))) xxxx |
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Janice | Report | 10 Oct 2005 19:01 |
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Oh fair anne!!!! My husband is so useless that he doesn't even notice when a light bulb goes!!!!!!!!!!!! I once left the dead bulbs to see how long it would take him to realise and it got so that he was answering the phone in the hall in the dark - and he still couldn't put 2 and 2 together!! No, it's me I'm afraid; I teach physics :-)) Janice |
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McAnne's Gahan-Crazy | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:57 |
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*thinks - is Janice an electrician or married to one* LOL |
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Bec | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:57 |
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Thank you to: Janice Daisy XXX Anne Bryan Stu Vivienne Julie Anne Suzy and Strump! lots of love becx |
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Bec | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:54 |
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How many Becs does it take to change a lightbulb? None! She sits in her dressing gown with her feet up, sipping a glass of chilled Chenin Blanc and watching a nice young man do it! lol xxx |
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Janice | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:54 |
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Just told you - a current surge! When you turn a light bulb on it is cold, its resistance is low and the current is high. The high current heats the wire, the resistance goes up and the current falls. This all happens very quickly though. Once the filament gets brittle that surge can cause it to break and the bulb 'blows'. That's what causes the circuit protector to trip. All you do is then reset it and change the bulb. Janice |
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~♥ Daisy ♥~ | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:53 |
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HUH! Sulking now cos I said that too! You're just ignoring me cos I was flippant at the beginning. Daisy |
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Bec | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:53 |
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Bulbs are all working :-) Maybe it was fate trying to get me to ask for help from a nice young man....? love becx |
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McAnne's Gahan-Crazy | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:52 |
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Wait for it!!!! How do I change a light bulb???? pmsl |
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McAnne's Gahan-Crazy | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:51 |
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Bec As said - prolly a light bulb blowing :O) |
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Bec | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:51 |
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It was one ickle switch... how did it happen??? |
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Unknown | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:51 |
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you should have a small box,with switches,look to see if one switch is out of sequence to the others,if so,just flip it back in place. bryan. |
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Janice | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:50 |
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A current surge when a light bulb went probably. Is one of your bulbs not working now? Change it and life gets back to normal!! |
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[email protected] | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:50 |
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It might be as simple as a light bulb has blown. |
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McAnne's Gahan-Crazy | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:50 |
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Bec If you have what they call a Consumer Unit - all little flick switches - just flick back the one that is in the down position.... If you have the old fashioned pull out ones - then you got a fiddley job of fitting with new fuse wire lol Good luck *if she doesn't reply within 10 call fire brigade* |
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Bec | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:49 |
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STU - YOU ARE THE MAN!!!! One of the switches was the other way round, flicked it and it's now working!!! YAY!!!! Why/how did that happen? love becx |
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Janice | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:49 |
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What were you doing when the flash happened? Switching on a light? Switching on an appliance? Janice |
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~♥ Daisy ♥~ | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:48 |
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Bec Sounds like a bulb has gone and knocked out that particular lighting circuit. Which switch on the little box has dropped down? You should be able to flick it back up and the lights will come back on - except the one that's gone of course! Daisy |
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Bec | Report | 10 Oct 2005 18:48 |
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Ok Stu... will have a look. x |
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