Circuits triped. now what

[Diyisfun]

Using the circular saw from the power supply in the garage, I cut through the cable (first time I have ever cut through a cable).
So the circuit has tripped (nice to know it does what its designed to). Now cant get power in garage. The circuit tripped the garage supply that's on the main circuit board.
The breaker in the garage, I cant get the lights breaker to go on & I have no power in garage.
What should I be looking for?

 

[JohnW2]

Could you perhaps explain exactly what cable you cut and exactly what device(s) tripped when you did?

Kind Regards, John

 

[Diyisfun]

I cut through the circular saw cable, that was plugged into the garage supply.
The garage supply on the main circuit that's in the house tripped.
I thought it was the one in the garage but I am not sure if they did or didn't.

 

[JohnW2]

I cut through the circular saw cable, that was plugged into the garage supply.
The garage supply on the main circuit that's in the house tripped. I thought it was the one in the garage but I am not sure if they did or didn't.

OK. Do I take it that you reset the "Garage" breaker in your main CU? Sometimes, one has to push those levers down firmly, as far as they will go, into the 'off' position before they will reset properly when pushed back up - so you could try that, and likewise with the ones in the garage.

I don't really understand why you can't reset the lights breaker in the garage, and nor do I understand when/why that tripped (since you don't seem to have done anything to the lighting circuit).

Kind Regards, John

 

[Diyisfun]

I have tried to push firmly, no joy. Too dark now will try again tomorrow. Thanks for advice.

 

[flyingsparks]

Your picture shows the mcb in your garage consumer unit are both off. Reset the lighting one by pushing down then back up. Push the socket one up.

 

[JohnW2]

Your picture shows the mcb in your garage consumer unit are both off. Reset the lighting one by pushing down then back up. Push the socket one up.

Maybe I misunderstood, but I thought the OP was saying that he had followed my suggestion to push down and then back up, and that the lighting one would not stay up (and the sockets one might not be fully 'up' in the piccie, either).

I'm still not clear as to why the lighting one was 'off' in the first place, nor whether he had tried pushing down/up on the garage' MCB in the main CU. Perhaps we'll learn some more tomorrow.

Kind Regards, John

 

[Diyisfun]

JohnW2 Yes I had followed your instructions, I have also just done it again to all breakers.
No idea why the lightning is off, as lights were all ok, I have switched all lights/pir's etc that are on that circuit to off.
My thought are that the main breaker in the house now has a fault & maybe the lighting one has.
I have contacted an electrician I will let him sort it.

 

[JohnW2]

JohnW2 Yes I had followed your instructions, I have also just done it again to all breakers. No idea why the lightning is off, as lights were all ok, I have switched all lights/pir's etc that are on that circuit to off. My thought are that the main breaker in the house now has a fault & maybe the lighting one has. I have contacted an electrician I will let him sort it.

Thanks for clarifying.

There are certainly aspects of what you are experiencing/reporting which don't seem to make a lot of sense, so it is probably very sensible that you are going to get an electrician to diagnose and sort out the problem.

It would be good if you could let us know what the electrician discovers.

Kind Regards, John

 

[Diyisfun]

Thanks for clarifying.

There are certainly aspects of what you are experiencing/reporting which don't seem to make a lot of sense, so it is probably very sensible that you are going to get an electrician to diagnose and sort out the problem.

It would be good if you could let us know what the electrician discovers.

Kind Regards, John

Will Do.

 

[Diyisfun]

Electrician has been. Both breakers had failed.
All up & running now.

 

[securespark]

Not surprising as far as the Protek one goes. I have come across several broken breakers from them over the years.

But both? A bit odd.