Fuse Box Tripping..

[RubyTex 1,957]

Seem to have an issue at home with our fuse box tripping. It was upstairs lights and downstairs sockets at first. However after fiddling the lights came back. Now then. I can get the fuse box back on and the kettle and microwave on but as soon as you start them away it trips. As soon as I switch the TV and sky on at the plug it goes. Same for the fridge freezer and beer fridge. Same for the land line phone and router.

 

You can't tell me they're all f****d? They're being turned on when everything else on the circuit is off.

 

I don't get it.

 

Any ideas?

[frazdog 252]

faulty appliance lad,had it few years ago the ring on me cooker was fecked,didnt realise it until spark came out, mind you a new kitchen was put in before that,an the new wiring tripped all time with faulty appliance,hope this helps atb

[Wales1234 5,541]

Unplug everything and plug them in one at a time !!

[Lid 194]

Hopefully that will identify it. However if not, have you got any outside electrices? If so, check all them, especially for water inside junction boxes.

[RubyTex 1,957]

That's what I've done man! I'm not as daft as I look ;-) Everything's unplugged. Fuse box back on. Plug in the TV. Trips. Same again only this time try the fridge. Trips. Every appliance down stairs is tripping it?

 

The cooker, dishwasher, etc are all off at the wall too.

[RubyTex 1,957]

Yeah had a look outside only really a light in the dogs kennel. That's been unplugged but no water damage. It's definitely the downstairs circuit, it's all on upstairs. Lights work downstairs too.

[northern lad 2,292]

Have you done any building work recently,had a similar fault years ago and traced it to a screw fixing the skirting boards on

[Wales1234 5,541]

Hard with out being there !! Know you've blown it a few times the trip could be f****d now

[General lee 979]

It's gotta be the trip or a wire near the box as soon as power goes throu it to any socket it's tripping so must be near the box a wire that feeds all the sockets

[Wales1234 5,541]

It's the trip mate it's f****d !! So as currents added its tripping its over sensitive ring a local spark gone cost you today mind

[RubyTex 1,957]

Yeah definitely the trip. Cheers lads. I've isolated everything, tried all ways, had a mate in to have a look and he thinks it's the trip. It'll let the cooker, microwave etc on but as soon as you press on and they use more current that's it done.

 

Money money money

[oneredtrim 148]

Throw the main switch off and swap the two pair of red wires on the downstairs/upstairs sockets..if you've got the same problem arising with the upstairs sockets then you've nailed it, leaving you with (usually)a more user friendly ring downstairs (and time to source the new breaker type to fit your board).

[oneredtrim 148]

un-plug the appliances before you switch back on, opposed to simply switching them off, some switched sockets dont switch the neutral and one of the appliances could be developing leakage.

 

Put each appliance into the 'on' position on it's own, opposed to slowly loading the circiut, that's to say run thru your appliances only ever having one on at a time with the rest unplugged.

[toby63 1,236]

or the fuse aint big enough to power every thing

[RubyTex 1,957]

Well I put the wire across to the garage circuit which is working fine and the whole house tripped. Phoning the electrician in a bit