upstairs lights went off lastnight, the breaker has tripped in the garage.

but no matter what we try the breaker won't switch back on its getting anoying now with having no light upstairs so having use lamps

thanks for any help

chris

 

as it wont reset i can only guess at the fact there is a short somewhere .. either one of the lamps has given up or the wireing .. remove all the upstairs light bulbs and see if it will reset ..

 

Take all the lamps out ( bulbs to you) lol and try to reset the breaker, The lamp that blew may still have a fault on it. If it resets then replace the lamps one by one. If you try one and it trips again you found your faulty one

If you have no lamps in and it still won't reset then it's probably a faulty breaker. Write the name of it and the size of it (probably 6 amp) and go to a wholesaler. They are about Ł6. If it's not a faulty breaker then your wiring is faulty and will need a sparky to test it. Hope this helps

 

cheers guys will try it now

 

Have you got a shaver socket in the bathroom, that may be on the same circuit?

Have any light fittings, (bathroom?) been replaced recently?

Any dimmer switches fitted upstairs?

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If you have any low voltage lights upstairs then it could be a faulty transformer. Don't remove the lamps just make sure the switch is in the off position. The bottom of the switch should be sticking out if it's off (providing the switch is'nt upside down) If the breaker then resets and it trips when you put the low voltage lights on then it's either a faulty transformer or a dodgy lampholder, these break after a while cos they get fookin hot !!!

It could also be damp / condensation in your bathroom fitting

 

all bulbs out still wont reset, will try and get a new breaker asap see if that works

 

when you reset the MCB can you feel it blowing back out or does it just feel loose?

if the mcbs OK it should feel possible hear it blowing out.

next turn off all the switches off on the upstairs circuit, this will illuminate part of the circuit. try resetting the MCB.

If it stays in turn the light on then see which one causes it to trip.

if it still goes off you could start finding the fault if you are OK with electrics, not that you should of course.

You could do this by opening a ceiling rose, and taking all the red/browns out of the centre conector so they aint touching, try turning it on, keep doing this until it resets, then turn off and connect another in, hard to explain really.

 

focusv8


yea dimmer switch in my room

 

if your certain it may be the mcb, take the cable out of the mcb and try resetting it, if it does trip its defo the mcb, for a tempoary messure you could put the cable into another MCB of the same current ratting.

 

might be the dimmer then ..

 

the upstars lights breaker just feels loose just prings back down if you try and swithch it on

 

theres a small chance the dimmer has gone, take the red/brown cable out and try turning on.

 

please do not play with electricity if you are in anyway in doubt of your abilitys ! ! ! ! !

 

Make sure you switch the whole consumer unit OFF when you change/replace the breaker cos depending on what board you have, the screw that holds the breaker in will be live even if the breaker being changed is OFF !

 

take the cable out mate and just try resseting it to see if it holds in, how old is the fuse board, turn the main switch off of course whilst doing it.

 

This is because it still has a fault on the circuit. If it's just the upstairs that has gone, then you will have another 6amp breaker in your board for the downstairs. Connect your wire from your faulty circuit into this and see if it still trips. If it does'nt then your breaker is faulty. If it does then some thing is causing it to trip.

 

my dad


changing my dimmer to a normal switch now

 

live wire into dimmer switch is broke could that be it??

 

lol, no need to change it just yet just take the red out to check the problem. Yours adsd nice mine would be telling me to touch it.

 

yeah could have been earthing on the metal box, just remake the cable off.

 

You could do this by opening a ceiling rose, and taking all the red/browns out of the centre conector so they aint touching, try turning it on, keep doing this until it resets, then turn off and connect another in, hard to explain really.
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If it's wired loop in at the lights he could get in a right pickle doing that lol

 

not if he only takes the reds out in the centre block like i said, as they are all permanent lives

 

not dimmer, as its still not switching on

 

The dimmer could now be fooked mate,take it off and keep the ends of the wires away from each other and then see if your breaker resets

 

dimmer has been changed

 

And. . . . . ?

 

you taken the cable out the mcb just to prove it WILL reset if theres no circuit on it? do that first.

 

im not an electrician so explain more please

steve on the breaker board?

sorry if i dont understand ant terms/phrases as i not an electrician

 

ok, turn off the main switch, everthing should go off, take the cover off, find the mcb and take the small cable out, probably on the top, maby the bottom, put away safely.

put cover back on and turn back on, try to reset. If it resets you defo have a faulty circuit.

 

tbh just get a sparky in lol

faling that just double it in with something in the board

 

Yeah but say he did that on all of them and the breaker reset. Then he started to replace them at the end of the circuit and finishing at the first rose that the main first comes into. Then he connected the first rose back up on the circuit. He would'nt know between which 2 lights the fault was would he ! lol

 

don't connect them all, just one at a time until it lights up, then work on.

 

right dads decided to get someone in, he said he dont feel safe doing anymore thatn he's done

so thanks for your help guys it was worh a try, but like i said he wasnt comfortable going anyfurther.

thanks again for your time

chris

 

let us no what the outcome was tho.

 

yea will do

 

sorry but that is just plain silly and dangerous...

 

Not if he puts it in the same size breaker it is'nt.

 

best way to go m8

hope it dont cost the earth tho

 

so doubling up on another breaker the same size is ok with you then ...

as it aint with me ... oh well glad i will never have you do any wireing for me then ...