darn - relay or fuse? (1 Viewer)

[george mcneill]

hello peeps,
at Gatwick at the mo', struggling with the electrics
edf came and did something after a power cut - we now have electrics on again for the charging points, but not showers etc.
when the electrics came on again,
my electric water heater has not come back on,
leisure battery now not charging under driver seat - fuse there is fine.
BUT the 240v ac socket is charging the mobiles and this laptop...I have checked all fuses at the point where the power is connected from the charging point and they are fine. there is a 30A relay switch there too - simple on/off function.
I suspect this is the problem??
any thoughts much appreciated. I have an old bessacarr E435, 2004 plate....thanks...

 

[andy63]

It does sound like you still have a 230v fuse or breaker that needs reset..
If your mains charger isn't switching on as you say ..trace the 230v supply to that.. Sounds like that's the breaker that still nerds resetting and it most probably feeds the mains to your water heater as well..
Andy.

 

[Phill D]

my van has a small 230v consumer unit just after the mains inlet with a couple of switch fuses. maybe some / one of them has tripped.

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[george mcneill]

It does sound like you still have a 230v fuse or breaker that needs reset..
If your mains charger isn't switching on as you say ..trace the 230v supply to that.. Sounds like that's the breaker that still nerds resetting and it most probably feeds the mains to your water heater as well..
Andy.

yes of course! I have 3 rcds - main and charge/heater/fridge and sockets. all are on , so the rcd has failed....how to get it out and replace??

 

[pappajohn]

yes of course! I have 3 rcds - main and charge/heater/fridge and sockets. all are on , so the rcd has failed....how to get it out and replace??

Usually when an RCD or MCB fail they won't reset.... IE: They return to the trip position instantly after turning back on.
If it resets I doubt it has failed.

 

[Lenny HB]

Won't be the RCD as your mains sockets are working.
Not unheard of in country areas with overhead cables for the voltage to exceed the max spect of 254v. If this has happened could have blown your charger.

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[george mcneill]

thanks, peeps - rcd is fine , then.....the power at the Gatwick site is not from overhead cables - as far as a I know!! stumped for reason why heater and charger wont work now....

 

[andy63]

Shouldn't be to hard to trace the supply with a meter and see where its breaking down..?
Andy