Fuse box keeps tripping and will not reset

cherry76

My fuse box tripped yesterday and I reset it and tripped again and will not reset second time. Managed to set it again after waiting for a little while. Is it urgent do I need to contact an electrician. This has happened before, how much will it cost to replace with new one pl? Thanks

jackieblack

Have/can you work out what has caused it to trip?

FreeBear

Is it one of the MCBs that has tripped, or the RCD ?

If it is an MCB tripping, you could be overloading that circuit.

If the RCD is tripping, you might have a faulty appliance with a small earth fault.

Or... It could simply be a case of a faulty MCB/RCD - These are relatively simple to replace fairly cheaply. No need to replace the whole consumer unit (fuse box).

BarelySentientAI

cherry76 said:

My fuse box tripped yesterday and I reset it and tripped again and will not reset second time. Managed to set it again after waiting for a little while. Is it urgent do I need to contact an electrician. This has happened before, how much will it cost to replace with new one pl? Thanks

Fuse boxes trip because there was a problem with something electrical in the house and they are protecting you from overloads or electric shock.

It's not doing it for a laugh or because you need to buy a new one.

Think of it like a warning light in a car - you wouldn't say "the oil light keeps coming on, I think I need to change the bulb".

You need to find out what problem it is seeing and tripping to protect you from.  If you say it's happening a few times, then the problem wasn't just something that has gone away.

Can you take a photo of the fuse box and point out to us which switch is tripping?

cherry76

Here is a photo of the consumer unit.

cherry76

The blue one on the left. It controls the kitchen appliances. Going to call electrician on Monday to check it out.

MattMattMattUK

cherry76 said:

The blue one on the left. It controls the kitchen appliances. Going to call electrician on Monday to check it out.

Something is tripping it, unplug everything and then plug them back in until you find what was tripping it. 

Bookworm105

MattMattMattUK said:

cherry76 said:

The blue one on the left. It controls the kitchen appliances. Going to call electrician on Monday to check it out.

Something is tripping it, unplug everything and then plug them back in until you find what was tripping it. 

kitchen appliances likely to be hard wired, not via plugs

BarelySentientAI

Bookworm105 said:

MattMattMattUK said:

cherry76 said:

The blue one on the left. It controls the kitchen appliances. Going to call electrician on Monday to check it out.

Something is tripping it, unplug everything and then plug them back in until you find what was tripping it. 

kitchen appliances likely to be hard wired, not via plugs

Most kitchen appliances would be using plugs and on a socket ring main.

The cooker might be hard wired and on it's own circuit.

Pity the cover was closed on the photo so we don't know which it was.

Albermarle

Bookworm105 said:

MattMattMattUK said:

cherry76 said:

The blue one on the left. It controls the kitchen appliances. Going to call electrician on Monday to check it out.

Something is tripping it, unplug everything and then plug them back in until you find what was tripping it. 

kitchen appliances likely to be hard wired, not via plugs

All ours are on standard 3 pin 13A plugs, including the cooker.

35har1old

Bookworm105 said:

MattMattMattUK said:

cherry76 said:

The blue one on the left. It controls the kitchen appliances. Going to call electrician on Monday to check it out.

Something is tripping it, unplug everything and then plug them back in until you find what was tripping it. 

kitchen appliances likely to be hard wired, not via plugs

They still can be isolated at the socket