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Electrical

No power to cooker

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 4.02 PM

We were using the cooker yesterday evening and then a slight bang followed by a faint electrical burning smell, now no power to the cooker switch or combined plug socket. The cooker is mains powered no plug. I know basic electrical skills so checked the connections and replaced the cooker switch socket but still no joy. We have an old fashioned electrical system that has 3 main fuses - 2, 45 amp and 1, 15 amp and 4 others that use the old wire fuses. I have checked them all and appear fine, there are no rcd's or trip switches in the main electrical box. Finally I borrowed a test kit and it appears there is no power reaching the socket at all. All other power in the house is fine so was thinking there is a wiring problem to the cooker switch. I will need to get an electrician but wondering if any expert advice on the problem. Much appreciated

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4 Answers

Orsidaen Electrical services

Rating: 5 out of 5
Winchester
Get an electrician in. I know you're hoping there could be an easy fix or you wouldn't have posted the question but it could be a number of things so it's not worth trying to fix yourself especially with an old system.
Answered14 December 2021
2

Anonymous user

Since it's an old wiring system, In case of a fault, it's the cooker or the cable that are going to burn out with out tripping the fuse. Also no diversification was put in to account when installing the cooker thus when there is over heating on the cooker for long time, the cables loose there installation resistance that's why there should be a periodic test carried out on the old wiring system.
Answered14 December 2021
1

Chime Electrical Services

Rating: 5 out of 5
Ely
Your right, you need an electrician!
Answered15 December 2021
0

Anonymous user

I agree with the top answer. This sounds like an old installation, possibly without any RCD protection so you definitely don't want to be poking around with that! Also if it's rubber insulated cable then leave well alone, this stuff will fall apart when disturbed. There may also be other faults on the installation so I would advise getting an electrician to inspect & advise on a solution.
Answered15 December 2021
0