Why do 6 wall sockets not work suddenly?

TheCyclingProgrammer

2 + 2 + 2 + 3 = 9!

Just get an electrician.

blackcloud

HOw can I know I get a good electrician and one who is qualified and regulated?

Myser

You can search for a registered electrician with either of these organisations:

http://www.elecsa.co.uk/Find-a-Contractor.aspx

http://www.niceic.com/

thescouselander

With that many sockets out it sounds like the breaker hasn't been reset properly and the circuit is still disconnected. First of all I'd suggest switching the ring main breakers to the off position and then back on making sure they've been pushed into position properly.

Crinkmeister

TheCyclingProgrammer wrote: »

2 + 2 + 2 + 3 = 9!

Just get an electrician.

And a mathematician!

macman

Basics: how many ring main circuits do you have, and how many floors in the property? Unless this is a large single storey property, I'm baffled as to how that selection of socket failures can all be on the same circuit, which makes me suspect that your wiring is suspect.

thescouselander

macman wrote: »

Basics: how many ring main circuits do you have, and how many floors in the property? Unless this is a large single storey property, I'm baffled as to how that selection of socket failures can all be on the same circuit, which makes me suspect that your wiring is suspect.

Sounds like the ring mains are split on either side of the house rather than upstairs and downstairs.

blackcloud

Had an electrician in who said there is a break somewhere but couldn't find where the break was, he said would be a big job and means getting an electrical company in, probably involve pulling up the carpets etc...So he couldnt fix the issue sadly. He said it could be that the wiring is suspect as when whoever installed the writing they may have matched up the wrong cables, he said something to that effect.

Its just a small flat I live in but its an top floor flat that I have also a loft too.

Crinkmeister

Not much of an electrician by the sound of it. I hope he didn't charge you for telling you what you have already learned on this forum!

blackcloud

Well he wasnt cheap and spent the whole afternoon trying to fix it. He checked all the wall sockets and said none of them were causing the issue. He said my flat is run on two electric circuts and one of those circuts is now broken which is why half the plugs in the flat dont work now and need to find the fault in it but the fault must be in a cable under a carpet or in the loft though and he left.

I dont know why the other circut that does still work cuts off randomly, even when nothing is getting plugged in or turned on? which when it does its cuts off ALL the electrics ie the boiler, all remaining sockets etc. I then have to flip the switch back up again. Problem is if I am out and it does this then my fridge freezer goes off. Also it does this at night and when it does it sets off the smoke alarms as smoke alarms reset and causes other electrics to beep in the flat. Not much fun at 4am! last night it was 4am the other night 2am.

I noticed that the switch that was flipped this time was only one switch not two, wonder if that has any indication of anything? It was the switch to the right that has the arrow was the only one switched off, the switch which has the button above it. Heres the pic again.

https://postimg.org/image/mazw58iz1/