Hi sparx thanks for your reply ..I Have removed socket and found that the screw that holds the socket back to the box has been caught on the brown wire which is now melted away.Electrician coming out on saturday.
Hi can any one help me.i have a fuse board with a rcd in it and last night the socket was arcing badly (glowing orange) then the mcb breaker tripped a few seconds later.but the rcd stayed on and nothing was plugged in to the socket.why wouldn't the rcd trip as its suppose to be a safety trip.it's a ...