No hot water following power cut? :-(

suewiththeblues

i missed out the switch at the end of the big box which says on!

suewiththeblues

oh gosh i seem to have given the entire universe access to my pals photo album!!!! LOL ive just about had enough of this!!!

suewiththeblues

hiya can you see the pics now? how will i know which one is blown?

mikey72

It's not a trip, so who turned it off. I wouldn't advise turning it on without knowing what was on the end of it. Get an electrician in. (I was putting lights in a loft yesterday, in an extension to the house. Old cable to the shower, just cut off by the builders, but still running to the fusebox. Wouldn't advise turning that back on either) Yours could be the fusebox you want, or could be an old one left in an unsafe condition by a cowboy.
Could be the fusewire blown, the immersion itself shorted out, or is there a seperate timer for the immersion, which is now out of step with the ecomony seven so it's trying to switch on at the wrong time?

Money_Grabber13579

But that switch that is set to off doesn't look like a trip, so I doubt it's that. (EDIT: You got in before me there!)

It is more than likely that one of the blue fuses on the right have blown, as a result of a power surge. From looking at that picture, there seems to be letters or numbers inscribed under each fuse. This should mean that there is a table saying what each fuse is for. Are you able to find that? It's usually kept in the fuse cupboard, but of course could have been moved!

By the way, do the letters say anything meaningful? I can't quite make out what they are!

From your fuse board, it looks like you have older style wiring since there aren't any trips on view, so unless you feel comfortable replacing fuse wire, don't poke around. Call an electrician instead! Of course, it could be worse in that the immersion element might have blown, but it's always best to investigate the cheaper options first!

suewiththeblues

awh thanks, now do i pull the black things out? or switch both the big switches to on?

mikey72

To be honest, I think it's best if you get an electrician to look at it for you.

Money_Grabber13579

suewiththeblues wrote: »

awh thanks, now do i pull the black things out? or switch both the big switches to on?

Both the big switches? I only see one and I certainly wouldn't turn that on since that didn't go off on its own accord!:p

I can make out on the 1st blue fuse "7" (I think) but not whats on the other blue fuses. Maybe that's for the economy 7 heaters, so that would rule that one out. Although without knowing what's on the others, there might be a different code used!

suewiththeblues

hi guys
there are 3 storage heaters in the flat
the writing says OFF ! i think it might always have been in the off position but not 100% sure

Money_Grabber13579

suewiththeblues wrote: »

hi guys
there are 3 storage heaters in the flat
the writing says OFF ! i think it might always have been in the off position but not 100% sure

No, I mean the writing which is inscribed underneath each of the 8 fuses on the main board. They are always inscribed there as a sort of code so it's possible to tell which circuit the fuse is for!:p