A few weeks ago, our consumer unit tripped out at 5am - and it turned out that a neighbour had had the same happen to them.
Had I been away for a couple of days or longer, I would have come back to a fridge-freezer full of rotted food.
The Credit Card machine in the village shop helpfully reported three power interruptions that night, and Central Networks (who distribute electricity here in Derbyshire) having initially pretended to know of nothing odd, have now belatedly accepted that something did happen - they say that a neighbouring area's supply had tripped out and reset on three occasions (timings match exactly), which might well have caused variations in supply to our village - but all within their allowed operating limits (of course!).
They are suggesting that I should spend money on getting my 7-year-old consumer unit tested as it must be hyper-sensitive to have tripped out on such minor provocation.
Should I believe them? What can I do?
John Geddes Derbyshire