I recently bought an extension cable for our lawnmower and it can with one of the plug-in circuit breakers/RCD adaptors.
We have a frequent problem with lights blowing in our house which then trips a fuse (I think that the fuse box might be overloaded, because the house has loads of those GU10 spotlights).
A few months back, our old toaster gave a load pop and a bright flash and then died. I didn't know whether this was related to the lights frequently blowing.
Anyway, I decided that, when not using it for the lawnmower, I would plug the toaster into the circuit breaker instead. Just now, I made a piece of toast, and all went fine. Then I made another and the circuit breaker tripped. I have reset it several times and used it in different outlets and it trips each time (it will come on a display lights, but when you start toasting it trips immediately). A kettle plugged into the circuit breaker and the same range of sockets works fine.
I will need to get this looked at, but just wondered if anybody might have an idea about what it going on. Is it likely a problem with the toaster (maybe a short circuit) or is it more likely to be related to the ongoing problem with the lights (and the old toaster)?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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