my main fuse box blows when ever i use my iron or other things such as tile cutter jig saw,?

Question

its only an 18 year old property ( bunglow ) no other electrical items have blown it ie,, lawn mower drills and other house old items just the three iv mentioned....

Answer 1

Sounds like a short somewhere and suggest you contact an offical electrician to do a test for you. Better safe than sorry. Check your iron. If it is a steam iron could be the water is leaking through and you either need a new one or use it without the steam component.

Answer 2

if you live in a bungalow then the mains circuit will be installed on a ring-main-this will usually be protected by a single RCD (usually 32 amps) and this covers all the mains sockets in the bungalow-it does not cover lighting/cooker/shower/water heaters-these have their own circuits. now while this is a perfectly safe practice problems can occur if the current exceeds the reqiured trip level on the RCD (residual current device) which if it is low -say 300 milliamps then this is the margin over 32 amps before the trip will act-bear in mind that all of your consumer electrical devices are plugged into this circuit-and this can amount to quite a lot-tv/vcr/dvd players fridge freezer/washer etc so if you plug in something that surges as part of its operation power drills lawnmowers etc contain motors and irons contain thermostats this can cause the RCD to act-if the RCD is tripping then this is a good sign as it is doing its job-i would be more worried if the trip didn't operate as it is supposed to-if your property is 18 years old then it will be worthwhile getting an electrician in to check the circuit as most electrical wiring should be replaced every 15-20 years.

Answer 3

look into your eletrical system where you are plugging in at, and perhaps the fuse is bad on that line. If other things are not making the fuse blow when you plug them into the same area, then it is the items themselves. How many amps is your fuze box, how much power can it take. You need to have an electrician out, but be cautious because you want someone who will fix your problem, not add to it. You need to make sure that your fuse box can hold the amps you are wanting it to.

Answer 4

You need to get this checked by a qualified person. Fuses blow and breakers trip when excess current flow (amps) try to pass through. Something is causing the excess current. (or in case of breakers, it could be a malfuncting breaker) Please get this checked asap, it could cause a fire.