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by Venom Bottle
Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:06 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Fault Finding on Light Circuit With old Fuse box
Replies: 9
Views: 4662

Re: Fault Finding on Light Circuit With old Fuse box

Hi, I’ve been in the loft today with the main breaker off. Took my tiny torch with me. Bit of a nightmare battling with stacks of insulation but i managed to check most cables and didn’t find any damage. In one corner though, I found some convoluted wiring that would seem to be the start of the comm...
by Venom Bottle
Sat Apr 18, 2020 7:54 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Fault Finding on Light Circuit With old Fuse box
Replies: 9
Views: 4662

Re: Fault Finding on Light Circuit With old Fuse box

Hi, I haven’t checked all the wires yet (job for this weekend) but had one more revelation. One of the upstairs lights (the landing) isn’t on the upstairs circuit. That is to say that the fuse is currently removed but the landing light still comes on. Can only assume its on the downstairs circuit (w...
by Venom Bottle
Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:35 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Fault Finding on Light Circuit With old Fuse box
Replies: 9
Views: 4662

Re: Fault Finding on Light Circuit With old Fuse box

Hi Thanks for the feedback, I'll try and answer your questions and give a little update from my side too. I've only inspected the cables that I have messed with when I installed the two new light fittings/junction boxes. Half of the loft has raised boards which conceal some of the wires. I can disma...
by Venom Bottle
Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:22 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Fault Finding on Light Circuit With old Fuse box
Replies: 9
Views: 4662

Re: Fault Finding on Light Circuit With old Fuse box

Hi, Thanks for the reply. Its just one of the two light circuits. It covers the whole of the upstairs and for some reason, part of the downstairs extension. Because its the upstairs - the majority of the wiring it in the loft. Recently i changed two traditional ceiling fixtures to ones that came wit...
by Venom Bottle
Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:29 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Fault Finding on Light Circuit With old Fuse box
Replies: 9
Views: 4662

Fault Finding on Light Circuit With old Fuse box

Hi, I have an old fashioned fuse box at home. Recently my upstairs lights have started flickering. Initially its fine, after the lights are on for a couple of hours the flickering starts. This has gotten worse and worse and then a the fuse wire went (with a bang/pop). I’ve checked light switches and...
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