need some advice, big bang from electrics
Discussion
Morning. Firstly, I know nothing re electrics be it auto or house related. Live in an ancient cottage and had new boiler installed (ground floor) yesterday. This morning, basking in my new found warmth, stuck something in the microwave and the thing sparked impressively all around it's door and around my hand, which was nice.
It's tripped the circuit for all of the sockets downstairs and the microwave is toast. More importantly my new boiler seems to be dead. Assuming fuse. However, my fridge has sprung in to life using an extension from elsewhere in premises, my toaster works.
My first likely stupid approach was to flip up the circuit thing and bung the microwave in the garden. Nothing works from these sockets now, and so I have flipped it back and called a Sparky. He can come over later next week at the earliest.
What's occurred guvnor? Should it be wearing rubber boots over the weekend?
It's tripped the circuit for all of the sockets downstairs and the microwave is toast. More importantly my new boiler seems to be dead. Assuming fuse. However, my fridge has sprung in to life using an extension from elsewhere in premises, my toaster works.
My first likely stupid approach was to flip up the circuit thing and bung the microwave in the garden. Nothing works from these sockets now, and so I have flipped it back and called a Sparky. He can come over later next week at the earliest.
What's occurred guvnor? Should it be wearing rubber boots over the weekend?
The boiler probably runs off the same socket circuit that’s affected.
What is strange is that by the sounds of it the breaker resets and doesn’t trip but the sockets still don’t work. Is that right?
I’d suggest having a good look at the board and double check everything is switched to on. There will be big breakers as well as the small individual circuit ones.
Normally a real problem and not just an appliance would be flagged by the breaker not resetting or constantly tripping.
What is strange is that by the sounds of it the breaker resets and doesn’t trip but the sockets still don’t work. Is that right?
I’d suggest having a good look at the board and double check everything is switched to on. There will be big breakers as well as the small individual circuit ones.
Normally a real problem and not just an appliance would be flagged by the breaker not resetting or constantly tripping.
ikarl said:
the two that are pointing down.... flip the switches back into the 'on' position and see if that resets everything
if it was the microwave causing the issue, getting rid of it is a good idea
What he said, however ancient the cottage is the electrics aren't too bad judging by the consumer unit.if it was the microwave causing the issue, getting rid of it is a good idea
Thank you. Chez Hermann is back up and running. I have bad eyes and after the shock of a brand new microwave trying to kill me, I had target fixation on the smaller switch. Plus my dog was going mental. Boiler has re-started. Ohm wondering, why would a 3 week old (cheap) oven suddenly spark like that?
It was shocking.
It was shocking.
Franz Hermann said:
Morning. Firstly, I know nothing re electrics be it auto or house related. Live in an ancient cottage and had new boiler installed (ground floor) yesterday. This morning, basking in my new found warmth, stuck something in the microwave and the thing sparked impressively all around it's door and around my hand, which was nice.
It's tripped the circuit for all of the sockets downstairs and the microwave is toast. More importantly my new boiler seems to be dead. Assuming fuse. However, my fridge has sprung in to life using an extension from elsewhere in premises, my toaster works.
My first likely stupid approach was to flip up the circuit thing and bung the microwave in the garden. Nothing works from these sockets now, and so I have flipped it back and called a Sparky. He can come over later next week at the earliest.
What's occurred guvnor? Should it be wearing rubber boots over the weekend?
"This morning, basking in my new found warmth, stuck - something. - in the microwave and the thing sparked impressively all around it's door and around my hand, which was nice."It's tripped the circuit for all of the sockets downstairs and the microwave is toast. More importantly my new boiler seems to be dead. Assuming fuse. However, my fridge has sprung in to life using an extension from elsewhere in premises, my toaster works.
My first likely stupid approach was to flip up the circuit thing and bung the microwave in the garden. Nothing works from these sockets now, and so I have flipped it back and called a Sparky. He can come over later next week at the earliest.
What's occurred guvnor? Should it be wearing rubber boots over the weekend?
I think "we" need to know what the "something" was ?
John D. said:
Franz Hermann said:
ssray said:
Franz Hermann said:
me?
Yes, as you started the thread......
Glad you’re all sorted, still alive and the dogs calmed down 
Very council blowing your micoriawave up with a tinfoil curry tub, some nice gilded crockery is much nicer. 
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