Power Cut Today.

[Caran]

The power went off about 2.00 pm this afternoon. I checked the meter, no power going to it at all. Wasn't sure who to phone. Eventually rang Scottish Power. They gave me a phone number. I rang, on hold 12 minutes. They took all details, said no one else around here had a problem. Said an engineer will come but will phone me first. He rang about 20minutes later.
Had a few questions, it sounded like he was just a few houses away when he said he couldn't call on us as we were from a different supplier. But he would try over the phone. Asked me to look at fuse box. Nothing had tripped. Asked me to unplug every appliance which I did. Gave me another number to ring. Firstly I checked with neighbours, no one else had a problem. OH decided to look at fuse box. Main switch was showing as off. I didn't spot that. He switched it to on and everything came back on. No idea how main switch turned itself off. I had been using washing machine prior to it going off. I was worried about the freezer as I have been done with that before and lost everything about three times now. But we are back on now.

[Mamyalynne]

Thank goodness you got sorted before any spoilage.

[Caran]

The downside was I had already set recorder for tonight's programmes. Luckily I remembered and redid it as a power cut wipes everything out.

[Mamyalynne]

Well remembered.

[RobNorth]

The circuit breakers in our homes are great for safety but can be a pain when they trip for no apparent reason or when a bulb goes and you don't know which bulb it is.....

[Caran]

As far as I know the washing machine finished its programme, I just noticed it had stopped. I hung the washing up. I'm starting to wonder if it did finish and I hung clothes up prematurely!!