Old school fuse box

[Asheyb85]

Hoping someone can provide some clarity how this old school fuse box works,

The household I moved into all the switches were off I turned them all on however there is no power going to the boiler it seems the switch for the boiler is tripping, in my previous household if there was a trip I'd just flick it back on.

Iv checked all the wires to the boiler, thermostat all seem fine so I'm guessing it's a problem with the fuse box.

I'm fairly okay with DIY but if this is an job for an electrician then okay as at the moment we are without hot water.
Seems the breakers are fuses inside them so is it just a case of a tester?

Many thanks in advance

 

[EFLImpudence]

Which is the switch for the boiler?

A lighter better picture would be good.

 

[terryplumb]

How is the boiler connected to the fixed wiring ,show us a picture of any switch it is operated with. What switch is " tripping" ?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

The household I moved into all the switches were off I turned them all on however there is no power going to the boiler it seems the switch for the boiler is tripping, in my previous household if there was a trip I'd just flick it back on.

Impossible to determine much, from the photo, or your description. What is tripping?

 

[DetlefSchmitz]

As I read it nothing is tripping. A fuse in one of the fuse carriers seems to be blown. It that's the case you need to find out which one, and replace it, as a starting point. I can't see any spare fuse cartridges in the picture. Of course it might just be that a switch somewhere else (maybe an FCU) is switched off.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

As I read it nothing is tripping. A fuse in one of the fuse carriers seems to be blown. It that's the case you need to find out which one, and replace it, as a starting point. I can't see any spare fuse cartridges in the picture. Of course it might just be that a switch somewhere else (maybe an FCU) is switched off.

The OP said 'it seems the switch for the boiler is tripping,'. Which was why two of us asked for more explanation..

 

[plugwash]

Hoping someone can provide some clarity how this old school fuse box works,

That looks like a "16th edition" style split load unit, but for whatever reason it has been mostly filled with fuse carriers rather than MCBs. Otherwise it's presumablly a fairly normal CU from that era. The green and red print on the labels is intended to indicate which circuits are protected by the RCD (though whether it actually does depends on whether the busbars are still in their original configuration).

I belive those fuse carriers are opened by pulling on the top section. You should then be able to test and if-nessacery replace the fuses.

 

[Asheyb85]

Yep they pull out and there is a fuse inside all of them none are labelled

These are the photos of the wiring the switch simply won't turn on

This is the switch that won't turn on

 

[EFLImpudence]

This is the switch that won't turn on

Then it is broken. Get a new one.

 

[Asheyb85]

Get a new what switch or check the fuses? The one in the switch is fine.

 

[EFLImpudence]

The switch that you said "won't turn on".

When you wrote it "won't turn on"; is that what you meant, or
did you mean that the switch does turn on but the boiler doesn't turn on?

 

[Asheyb85]

The switch won't turn on so no power is going to the boiler it's like it's tripping because it only goes half way

 

[terryplumb]

If the button on the switch doesn't lock down into the on position ,replace it.

 

[Asheyb85]

Then it is broken. Get a new one.

The switch that you said "won't turn on".

When you wrote it "won't turn on"; is that what you meant, or
did you mean that the switch does turn on but the boiler doesn't turn on?

If the button on the switch doesn't lock down into the on position ,replace it.

Okay Iv wired plenty of sockets but not a boiler socket would just the face plate need changing or do I get a boiler switch box or whatever they called if so does anyone know which

 

[terryplumb]

What is shown in your pic is a switched fused connection unit ,they are less than ten quid. It's the white " faceplate" as you call it .
Turn all mains power off at your fuse board before replacing it.