Hi, A long time ago I stood on a floor box and shorted out a power cable.
Two floors below a thin wire DEMPR (Digital Ethernet Multi Port Repeater) failed. I'm showing my age now .... Thanks John -----Original Message----- From: uknof <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Clive D.W. Feather Sent: 30 September 2019 09:18 To: Ray Bellis <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [uknof] Weird domestic electrical fault Ray Bellis said: > Yesterday morning we had the vacuum cleaner running when it appeared > to cut out. At first we thought it had broken, but we soon discovered > that there was no power to the socket, and that in fact multiple rooms > now had no power. > > I checked the consumer unit but none of the breakers had tripped. > > The really odd bit is that 15 or 20 minutes later it all just came > back to life, and AFAIK has stayed that way since. > > I'm mystified as to how that could happen, except possibly a faulty RCD. > > Any bright ideas as to what could have happened? Power cut? -- Clive D.W. Feather | If you lie to the compiler, Email: [email protected] | it will get its revenge. Web: http://www.davros.org | - Henry Spencer Mobile: +44 7973 377646
