Hi Everyone
I hope you can help me once more
For the last 12 months we have sometimes noticed what can best be described as a 'fishy' smell in the hallway of our house - nice !!! I removed furniture and we changed the carpet when we redecorated, but still we could sometimes smell it
On Saturday night the downstairs ring main tripped twice The led me to the consumer unit and I finally noticed the smell was coming from within
The mini circuit breaker for the downstairs ring main was slightly warm whereas the rest felt normal The washing machine and dishwasher were both on at the time
The MCB is rated at 32 amp and is a Hager type 2 M 3
I removed the cover to the consumer unit The two live feeds to this circuit have scorched insulation. There is some scorching to the MCB The wiring used is a thicker size for the downstairs ring than the upstairs ring (but not as thick as the cooker)
I've looked in the screwfix catalogue but can't see which part i need (happy to use screwfix as they are open today and just across the road !!)
What is my recommended course of action If the advice is to call a sparky, what work and price should be involved
Thank you in advance for taking the trouble to reply This n/g is SO useful
Regards
Hays
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