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Electrics cutout after drilling through ceiling but didn't hit anything

Ben1989 · 2022-03-23 09:07:13

Hi all, I was trying to install a ceiling light yesterday and my drill slipped and went fully into the ceiling. 10 minutes later the RCCB cut out. Turn it back on and then does the same 5 minutes later. Thinking I hit a socket wire upstairs I isolated the upstairs socket circuit. The RCCB cuts out again. Upstairs, rip up…

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twopenny Posts: 8,005 Forumite

24 March 2022 at 11:20AM

This is my naive answer - but it sounds a lot like some thing I've encountered on the car and small household gadgets.
There is a loose wire that's become looser with the vibration and is making only slight contact with it's appliance/light fitting etc possibily by the vibration or dust.
Surprising how long things keep going with the smallest connection only causing a problem at the most inconvenient time

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