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puternut | 23:25 Sun 19th Oct 2014 | Home & Garden
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Good evening

My problem elates to a roof leak and its effect on electric wiring in the loft space.

During the past few weeks I have had two seperate leaks in the roof tiles on a pitched roof in the gulley where the roof turns through 90 degrees. Then the 5A fuse 'blew'. I looked in the loo and the bulb from the pendant as water was dripping off it, reset fuse and all OK,

Builder was called and fixed it a week or so ago but then it suddenly blew the whole house electrics WC and I needed to reset the the main fuse but the 5A was still in the set position? I reset it and all worked fine.

Builder came and found a further problem in the tiling which he put right and as far as I can tell there has been no further water seeping through - however even with the lightswich off if I put a bulb in the pendant it lights up, we cannot switch it off!!!

That was 4 days ago and the pendant is still permanantly live.

Firstly do you think the damp is still affecting it? I thought 48 hours 'drying' time was enough. Could the light switch itself have fused thus leaving it in the on position?

I will need to get someone in if you feel ther could still be a problem in the loft as due to disability I cannot climb up there myself.

Sorry this has been a book but any ideas appreciated.

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Ah, that makes sense. Didn't think of that.
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