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Need some help re. electrics/boiler

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Need some help re. electrics/boiler

Post by Silverzedtom » Mon Nov 27, 2017 11:39 pm

:lol: at least we can move the motors!
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Post by MrPT » Sun May 13, 2018 12:37 am

Forgot about this thread. I fixed it over Xmas.
MrPT wrote: Mon Nov 27, 2017 5:30 pm There's nothing on the circuit with the MCB that's tripping now, unless there's a plug socket somewhere in this 45sqm shoebox that we haven't found in 3 years.
It was this. Of course it was this!!!
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Blanked off socket with rusty spur connections behind a built-in wardrobe. It’s a metal box inset into ThermaLine with no vapour barrier so got sh*tloads of condensation every night over winter and dried out during the day!

Thanks again for the suggestions. A happy ending. :)
2008 Z4MC: heavy wheels | crap suspension | skittish rear end | wobbly engine | not enough induction noise | underwhelming turn in | inconsistent braking | lardy battery | chubby steering wheel
2006 Z4 2.5si: gone

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Post by BRC » Sun May 13, 2018 7:00 am

Glad the problem is solved, nothing worse than hunting down elusive faults but out of interest how on earth did you locate it? Seems to be well and truly hidden.
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Post by Ewazix » Sun May 13, 2018 7:33 am

BRC wrote: Sun May 13, 2018 7:00 am Glad the problem is solved, nothing worse than hunting down elusive faults but out of interest how on earth did you locate it? Seems to be well and truly hidden.
Maybe the person that blanked it off when they fitted the wardrobe had a :slaphead: moment?


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Post by Crazy Harry » Sun May 13, 2018 9:14 am

WOW - not only am I impressed that you thought about what was causing it; I'm more impressed that you knew where it was and got a direct hit with your cut out :thumbsup:

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Post by MrPT » Sun May 13, 2018 9:50 am

Well, we’re selling the flat and I saw it in an old picture of the bedroom from a for sale ad in the early 2000s! Then it was easy to locate using a Bosch pipe detector thingy.
2008 Z4MC: heavy wheels | crap suspension | skittish rear end | wobbly engine | not enough induction noise | underwhelming turn in | inconsistent braking | lardy battery | chubby steering wheel
2006 Z4 2.5si: gone

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