Electrician Needed

ShootersHillGuru · October 2012

Got a household electrical problem that I can't get to the bottom of and need an electrician. At moment I have lights but no sockets or heating working as the RCD - 32A keeps tripping out. Unplugged every electrical item but still keeps blowing. Any electrician recommendations would be gratefully received. I live not surprisingly at Shooters Hill.

buckshee · October 2012

Could be caused by moisture getting into either the sockets or somewhere else in the circuit.

If you can wait until tomorrow evening I could help out .

DM if so.

Shag · October 2012

Razil is your man

BIG_ROB · October 2012

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razil · October 2012

I'm looking for a sparks myself, sounds like a short to me.. has anything changed recently?

LenGlover · October 2012

Colin Walsh's Lovechild is a sparks I think

DA9 · October 2012

The RCD is tripping? then its doing its job surely, could be any one of the bank of circuits it protects causing it.

DaveMehmet · October 2012

Glass half empty is your man

guinnessaddick · October 2012

How many 32 A RCD do you have?, If more than one, swap them over, this will show you if its the rcd or the ringmain.

Greenie Junior · October 2012

Have any of the wires come loose at the fuse board? Or are any wores touching eachother eg neutral touching earth

carly burn · October 2012

As well as unplugging everything have you also turned of any individual spurs? Things like the heating or extractor fans etc.

BIG_ROB · October 2012

I was gonna say about possible cable corrosion causing a short somewhere, drop a few socket fronts and check the connections. MAKE SURE YOU'VE KNOCKED THE POWER OFF FIRST! If in doubt get a sparks in, try Robbo-on-the-wing though I think he's crossed over now and is a white collar sparks! ; )

Glass half empty · October 2012

I'm working until late this week but if u get stuck message me . Have u got a cooker hood ? I had one last week where the raining was getting in through the vent ?

eaststandmike · October 2012

LenGlover said:
Colin Walsh's Lovechild is a sparks I think

Well he says he is :-)

ShootersHillGuru · October 2012

Cheers chaps. Keep it coming please. I will look at isolating my cooker hood and central heating and will look at individual sockets and see what happens.

C.Walsh'sLoveChild · October 2012

Could even be earth leakage from you kitchen white goods

C.Walsh'sLoveChild · October 2012

eaststandmike said:

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LenGlover said:
Colin Walsh's Lovechild is a sparks I think
Well he says he is :-)

How long do I have to be a red cable puller before I am no longer a spark?

C.Walsh'sLoveChild · October 2012

Make sure you dont kill yourself trying to sort it. Try and get someone round. Even if you sort it, it may not be safe

C.Walsh'sLoveChild · October 2012

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DA9 · October 2012

cwalshslovechild, are you PW, brother of FW?

C.Walsh'sLoveChild · October 2012

DA9 said:
cwalshslovechild, are you PW, brother of FW?

Not me guv

InCurbsWeTrusted · October 2012

We had this fella in last year to fix a variety of faults (other people's mess-ups), and he was great! Very efficient, and very cheap!

http://www.trustatrader.com/traders/henderson-williams-electricians-wandsworth/

eaststandmike · October 2012

C.Walsh'sLoveChild said:

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eaststandmike said:

LenGlover said:
Colin Walsh's Lovechild is a sparks I think
Well he says he is :-)
How long do I have to be a red cable puller before I am no longer a spark?

:-)

Leroy Ambrose · October 2012

This happened to me a while back. How old is your wiring? Ours was forty-odd years old, the house should really have been redone when we moved in, but couldn't afford it. Turned out we had a short under the floorboards due to rats shewing through the shielding. Called a sparks out and he diagnosed and fixed it in an hour.

Robbo on the wing · October 2012

Sent a pm. Or at least I think I have.
I can have a look at the fuse board whilst scratching my bollocks for a one'er if that sounds ok with you?

DaveMehmet · October 2012

Robbo on the wing said:

Sent a pm. Or at least I think I have.
I can have a look at the fuse board whilst scratching my bollocks for a one'er if that sounds ok with you?

How much if you scratch mine?

Robbo on the wing · October 2012

DaveMehmet said:

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Robbo on the wing said:

Sent a pm. Or at least I think I have.
I can have a look at the fuse board whilst scratching my bollocks for a one'er if that sounds ok with you?
How much if you scratch mine?

How big are they?

DaveMehmet · October 2012

Robbo on the wing said:

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DaveMehmet said:

Robbo on the wing said:

Sent a pm. Or at least I think I have.
I can have a look at the fuse board whilst scratching my bollocks for a one'er if that sounds ok with you?
How much if you scratch mine?
How big are they?

Not very

Robbo on the wing · October 2012

No call so I guess you have sorted it. The money was a joke (in case it put you of calling).
If you still stuck, think of when it tripped.
Had it been raining heavily (outside socket/light)?
Did you switch an appliance on prior to it tripping?

DaveMehmet said:

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Robbo on the wing said:

DaveMehmet said:

Robbo on the wing said:

Sent a pm. Or at least I think I have.
I can have a look at the fuse board whilst scratching my bollocks for a one'er if that sounds ok with you?
How much if you scratch mine?
How big are they?
Not very

You can do em yourself then.

carly burn · October 2012

Is SHG still alive??

Goonerhater · October 2012

the lights did flicker a bit in the Kidbrooke end of SHill Rd last night !!!!!

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