So we have been careful to run one appliance at a time. However, after doing 3 loads of washing / drying today the 13amp FCU failed and tripped the consumer unit. Can it be replaced by 20Amp double pole. Or best for someone qualified to look into it?
Socket or spur?
- Thread starter fozzy9876
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That may, or may not suggest the fuse has ruptured - what it suggests, is that the fuse has suffered overload, for a long enough period for it to overheat, and overheat the FCU. Long enough to melt the two to jamming.
No you cannot replace it with a 20amp double-pole, or at least not without investigating the circuit, and determining why a 13amp fuse was thought necessary, to limit the current. The overloaded fuse above, might well be a second issue, perhaps not directly connected to your primary issue of the power cutting off randomly....
Do you know which circuit the double socket and FCU are supplied from, at the consumer unit? Could you post a photo of it, the double socket, the FCU, and anything else you think relevant?
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