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Fused lights, RCD not tripping but no lights on 3 rooms?
Anonymous user 16/03/2024 - 2.49 PM
Had an issue with a ceiling spot light cluster, drop down and pull out the live wire Switching off the power circuit to that area, as was marked up on RCD board. the live wire touched the neutral and sparked. Can’t work out the lighting circuit it’s on, as turning the MCBs on and off individually, effected different banks of lights and there’s no single one remaining. Apart from 2x 5Amp switches that we never use.., should have tested before for live power before fiddling but was cautious and to start the RCD tripped but not any MCB.Now the RCD and MCB all holding is now holding in all rooms, sockets and lighting…but no lights to these rooms… Changed bulbs in all rooms and no lights…… Checked switches and lighting units…. None of them earthed, just capped off and a little lost as to what has blown or been damaged?… Changed light switches and tested, showing small current and 0-switch off and on shows 1.04-0.45 fluctuating but not mains voltage Any ideas of what I may have missed be very gratefully received and confused that theirs not a MCB standing out or tripping. Would a damage light socket cause this? Depends if wired in parallel or circuit? Any ideas would be fab thank you all in advance ***********NEW******* Hello That’s what’s stumping me, 3 rooms, well 2 and the broom cupboard but when switching off individual MCB. They all turn lights off in different places. So there is no one MCB that stands out to those specific rooms… Very strange as I thought it would be the same. All light switches are reading 0v in off position and small voltage when turned on. 1,5-.5v********
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