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We've got a overnight storage heater, fairly old but still going. That was until it starting tripping the RCD, so half the CU went off.
The switch has a crack and upon investigation it was burnt out, melted some of the cable insulation too.
Switch replaced, but radiator still isolated at the CU, I'm not going to turn it on until the new year as I'm slight concerned. Don't want any further hassle over Christmas.
Likely a loose or disconnected neutral, but can it get this bad?
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We've got a overnight storage heater, fairly old but still going. That was until it starting tripping the RCD, so half the CU went off.
The switch has a crack and upon investigation it was burnt out, melted some of the cable insulation too.
Switch replaced, but radiator still isolated at the CU, I'm not going to turn it on until the new year as I'm slight concerned. Don't want any further hassle over Christmas.
Likely a loose or disconnected neutral, but can it get this bad?
Blown Switch - never had this before! for the original thread on Electricians Forums
