microwaves and fish keeping

[The-Wolf]

Hi it is just after 4am here, I have spent the last hour or so finding out why all of my tanks airbubbles wern't working.

I then discovered that all of the plug sockets wern't working
I go to the fuse box and find the RCB(RCD) was in the off position.
This means there has been a power spike and that has tripped it to safe mode.
so I turn it to the on position and it goes straight to off again.

now I have to go around the house and turn off/up plug everything
(it is at this moment you realise how many electrical appliances you have )

so every thing is switched off/unpluged and the RCB is back to on, now comes the task of plugging back in, everything, one by one.

I started with the tanks, of course, then the videos (VCR's) then tv's etc
I ended in the kitchen, fridge, freezer kettle and the absolute last thing I turned on was the microwave. Lo and behold, power shuts off again.

It turns out to be the microwave has a lose connection in the plug, now fixed and all is working again.
Power was off for a maximum of 2hrs, so there shouldn't be any problems.

I just thought you might want to know so you can check all your plugs, just in case.
Thanks for reading

 

[SirMinion]

Heh, I used to work at the power-cut complaints department at the electricuty board, and 99% of 'power-cuts' were caused but the homeowner's own appliances.

Always start with the kitchen first, it's nearly always a toaster, kettle, washer or microwave.

Good job you spotted it in time!

 

[boozybears]

Good thing you found it in time!! Wondered why you were up at 4:00am!!??

Val

 

[Vip]

man.........i can just picture you at 4am unplugging everything and looking for the power cut, thats the last thing i would be doing that early i just would of left it for when i woke up lol.

 

[Dubby]

man.........i can just picture you at 4am unplugging everything and looking for the power cut, thats the last thing i would be doing that early i just would of left it for when i woke up lol.

I guess its not that cold out there???

 

[Phantom Thief]

Darn, i looked at the topic and i thought some microwaves got to the tank and killed your fish or something!

Anyway, good to hear all your fish are okay

P.T.