No hot water following power cut? :-(

suewiththeblues

the black things have the fuse level on them

the first three are 15 and 20''s

the second lot are 5-30's

and it says 'turn of before removing fuses':eek:

suewiththeblues

Money_Grabber13579 wrote: »

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!

i didnt catch it on the photo - to the right hand side of the set of 8 black things there is another switch which says ON (apologies!!)

Money_Grabber13579

suewiththeblues wrote: »

i didnt catch it on the photo - to the right hand side of the set of 8 black things there is another switch which says ON (apologies!!)

That'll probably be your master switch then. Switch it off, and all the power in the house will go off!

patanne

It might be an idea if you are going to be there for some time to invest in replacement fuses. A doddle to do in the dark unlike replacing actual fuse wire. You get one of each different colour from your local DIY store keep them by your fuse box & you're set for whatever blows, you just pull the full thing out & put the new one in - you can keep trying until you get the right one! I had a lot of trouble in this house at first because some DIYer had taken off plugs & lightswitches to decorate & not put them together properly.

suewiththeblues

Money_Grabber13579 wrote: »

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!

oh gosh i am a nitwit - have looked again!!
the numbers under the first black things go 4,3,2,1
the numbers under the 2nd box of black things goes 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

Money_Grabber13579

suewiththeblues wrote: »

the black things have the fuse level on them

the first three are 15 and 20''s

the second lot are 5-30's

and it says 'turn of before removing fuses':eek:

If you look underneath the fuses themselves though, there is letters or numbers which have been inscribed. From what I can see, they seem to go either B or 8, then 7, then maybe B again? If you have the correct sequence, then you should have a map which tells you exactly which part of the house each fuse is for, if you see what I mean!

Money_Grabber13579

suewiththeblues wrote: »

oh gosh i am a nitwit - have looked again!!
the numbers under the first black things go 4,3,2,1
the numbers under the 2nd box of black things goes 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

Yep those are the numbers! You should have a card somewhere in the house telling you what each fuse is for. Match the number against the card, and it'll tell you which circuit.

Now I would do this until someone else can clarify if it is advisable, but if it was me, I'd pull out each of the blue fuses in turn, and look and see if there is a split in the fuse wire. If there is, that's the problem fuse. Would anyone else advise this? (I'm not an electrician by the way, but this is what I used to do in my old house!)

Money_Grabber13579

andrew-b wrote: »

Similarly for the left unit...it looks like a cover has been removed.

Andy

If a cover has been removed, the card should be inside the cover. But it does look like there was a cover there at one point.

mikey72

andrew-b wrote: »

If you can identify which fuse has gone i suppose you could pull one of the heater ones and use that fuse instead as a temporary fix (assuming the right fuse wire has actually been fitted). But don't go pulling any fuses without turning the main switches off.

Andy

Not unless you know what you're doing, and know what the fuse ratings are, and I don't think you should. These aren't the best of fuseboxes, an electrician would be a lot safer for you.

suewiththeblues

oh you guys are geniuses! i wouldnt of even though of that! right i have the covers here ad your right it says what is what...

however!!! in the box that goes 4321 4=imms heater
and in the box that goes 8-1 3= imm heater

so is it one of them or both of them i should take out and put a new fuse in? (after turning the main switches off!)