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Thud and lights flicker
Pammy
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For the past few nights there has been a loud thud in the house. I couldnt tell where it was coming from.
Then tonight it's happened about 5 times and was really loud and co-incided with the lights flickering.
I am assuming it's something electrical. Although at 4am the fire alarms went off. Happened again this afternoon . They are are not wired into the main supply (I'm guessing a co-incidence)
The house is on old 1930s house and the fuse box looks kind of like this
Any suggestions? I can't sleep worrying the house is going to explode
Then tonight it's happened about 5 times and was really loud and co-incided with the lights flickering.
I am assuming it's something electrical. Although at 4am the fire alarms went off. Happened again this afternoon . They are are not wired into the main supply (I'm guessing a co-incidence)
The house is on old 1930s house and the fuse box looks kind of like this
Any suggestions? I can't sleep worrying the house is going to explode
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Have you got illegals living in the loft? Probably made their way through from next door and have started a cannabis farm in the loftYou scullion! You rampallian! You fustilarian! I’ll tickle your catastrophe (Henry IV part 2)0
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Ha ha don't joke.
My friend suggested ghosts. I'm worried I will wake up to flames. 0 -
When did you last have a electrical check done.?..
usually 10yrs or so.C.R.A.P.R.O.L.L.Z # 40 spanner supervisor.No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thought.Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten."l! ilyë yantë ranya nar vanwë"0 -
If your really worried...
Blag one of these...
http://www.edfenergy.com/products-services/for-your-home/our-services/home-improvements.shtml
cheap too C.R.A.P.R.O.L.L.Z # 40 spanner supervisor.No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thought.Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten."l! ilyë yantë ranya nar vanwë"0 -
Regardless of your ghosts does the house not need rewiring?0
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I suspect that the 'thud' is not electrically related, but the vibration is making the lights flicker, possibly due to a loose connection in the lighting circuit.
Electricity does not 'explode'.No free lunch, and no free laptop0 -
The only way I can think of in which a thud could be electricity-related would be via the central heating i.e. the thud is coming from the water pipes/tank/expansion vessel or something when the pump starts up (or tries to).Je suis Charlie.0
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Have you got an audio equipment pluged in, could be a power surge causing the speakers to thud. Could also be your fridge. That fuse box is a bit outdated and could do with being replaced, and a electrical check wouldn't be a bad idea.
Either that or have you got these guys living next door?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUCOjKHczAw0 -
It was definately the fuse board. The thud was coming from it, and then one final thud and no lights. It sounds like it was trying to blow a fuse and couldn't until that final bang.0
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The thud wont be it trying to blow the fuse. It will have been arching somewhere inside.0
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