Electricity Tripping Out

In the current economic climate, calling an electrician may not be required when a fault has occurred, so AD Electrics has put together a few hints and tips to try and save our customers, new and old, unnecessary expense.

Electricity Tripping Out - Follow our step by step guide to restoring power loss:

RCD at consumer unit (fuse box trip switch) has tripped off and won’t switch back on:

• Switch the RCD on.
• If the RCD trips again, switch off all MCBs protected by the RCD.
• Switch on each MCB in turn.
• When the MCB with the faulty circuit is switched on the RCD will trip.
• To identify which appliance causes the RCD A to trip:
• Switch off/unplug all appliances on the faulty circuit.
• Switch the RCD on.
• Switch on/plug in each appliance in turn until the RCD A trips again.
• Switch off/unplug the faulty appliance and DO NOT attempt to use it again.
• Switch the RCD back on.
• If no fault can be identified and the RCD A cannot be switched back on, please call AD ELECTRICS to rectify the fault.

RCBOs

If an RCBO trips:

• Switch the RCBO on.
• If the RCBO trips again, switch off/unplug all equipment on this circuit.
• Switch the RCBO on.
• To identify which appliance causes the RCBO to trip:
• Switch on/plug in each appliance in turn until the RCBO trips again
• Switch off unplug the faulty appliance and DO NOT attempt to use it again.
• Switch the RCBO B on.
• If no fault can be identified and the RCBO cannot be switched back on, call AD ELECTRICS to rectify the fault.

MCBs

If an MCB trips:

• Switch the MCB on.
• If the MCB trips again switch off/unplug all equipment on this circuit.
• Switch the MCB on.
• To identify which appliance trips:
• Switch the MCB on and plug in each appliance in turn until the MCB trips again.
• Switch off/unplug the faulty appliance and DO NOT attempt to use again.
• If no fault can be identified and the MCB cannot be switched back on call AD ELECTRICS to rectify the fault.

Energy Saving Light Bulbs

With electricity prices as high as they are (and they only seem to be going one way), why not save money on your lighting by installing LED lamps/bulbs? LED lighting is moving forward at a magnificent rate and most light bulb types are now available. Choose from:

• Normal baynet caps
• Screw in bulbs
• GU10 spotlights
• Low-voltage spotlights
• Floodlights
• Fluorescent tubes

For example, a large number of people have 50 watt downlights in kitchens; an LED replacement would be as low as 4 watts, therefore saving more than 12 times the electricity used previously. For how much it costs to run your kitchen for 1 month on 50 watt downlights, you could run LED bulbs for the whole year.

A branded standard GU10 lamp normally has an anticipated lifespan of approx 2,000 hours, whereas an LED version has an anticipated lifespan of approx 20,000 hours.

RENEWABLE ENERGY

• Solar panels (roof & ground systems available)
• Solar hot water panels
• Biomass (new heating system)

GRANTS AVAILABLE

Ask AD ELECTRICS for more information.