Circuit breaker problem

roytom

Today, Sunday 18th February, I tried to replace a failed led outside floodlight. I wired in the replacement with care and checked the wiring for mistakes - the circuit was, of course, turned off at the time.

Went to switch on - nothing. The circuit group (blue) trip had tripped and won!!!8217;t reset. The switch to the outside led remains off but despite the sub group trips all being set off the blue sub trip won!!!8217;t reset.

So I unconnected the new led lamp. But the blue group trip still won!!!8217;t reset.

Unless there!!!8217;s another explanation the only possibility left (I can think of) is that the wiring chased into the brickwork is causing a neutral to earth leak. Is that possible? Caused by me disturbing it whilst wiring in the new lamp?

Any suggestions welcomed. The group that!!!8217;s out of working also does the boiller and hot water so later it!!!8217;ll get cold...

roytom

Apologies but I think it!!!8217;s solved for now as I got the rouge breaker to reset by turning off the whole power to the house.

System

Hmm. Breakers very rarely go rouge. To me it indicates that there may be a wiring issue or maybe a fault in the boiler/water heater. Of course it'll reset fine if you turn the big switch off because there's no current to flow to earth because you turned all the electricity off. If it trips again I'd be isolating the boiler/water heater.

John_Gray

To reduce the chance of injury or death, have you considered the radical idea of employing a qualified electrician to sort this out?

KeithP

roytom wrote: »

...I got the rouge breaker to reset by turning off the whole power to the house.

Rouge??

I thought you said it was blue.

debitcardmayhem

KeithP wrote: »

Rouge??

I thought you said it was blue.

I think he said bleu not rogue