Electrical issues not sure if problem solved or not ..

another_casualty

Howdy!
I live in a gd floor flat conversion of 4 flats .
This evening , half of my flat descended into darkness, and certain appliances stopped working.
I went upstairs , and their electricity was fine . The chap next door had no issues either.
I reset trip switch . No good . I then unplugged and plugged everything back in trying to find out out which item may have overpowered the system .
After plugging everything back in, everything is working..for now .
Not sure if it's a weather fault , or which electrical item caused the powecut. Getting the washer dryer back in it's original position is a pita, and I will push that back in when o regain my strength .

The problem I had was the hallway and bathroom were in darkness. Kitchen and living room lights were ok
Nothing seemed to work socket wise . As I say , all ok now ..

Wonder what caused it ?...

Ectophile

You may never find out. It may have been a random glitch caused by a momentary spark as something with a thermostat or timer turned off.


if it starts happening regularly, you'd need to call out a qualified electrician who has all the required equipment to track down what caused the trip.

another_casualty

Thanks ectophile . Will keep an eye out

baldelectrician

This is the reason appliances should have isolators- if the socket is behind the appliance (or not readily accessible) there should be a separate accessible isolator
That way you can effectively disconnect the appliance at the push of a switch- a lot easier that lifting the damn thing out