Plumber or Electrician for Power Issue

kusama on 21/04/2019 - 14:49

I have 2 toilets and they are both triggering the power to cut out when flushing. Not sure if this will be a job for a plumber or electrician as a first step.

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    Plumber
  • 25
    Electrician
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  • Numpty21 on 21/04/2019 - 14:57
    +4

    Sounds like you probably need both

    • tryagain on 21/04/2019 - 15:01
      +3

      Yep, but sparky first to hopefully make it safe.

    • GregMonarch on 21/04/2019 - 21:12
      -2

      Not sure why… Just turn the water mains off (while the family is out for the day), flush the toilet several times so it's empty, wait for it to dry out, then get the electrician in. Any cable correctly installed won't be affected by water even if it's laying in a puddle. (The insulation isn't supposed to be porous.) If the cable is porous, replace it. If the cable is fine and it's a connection getting wet instead - like water getting into a junction box, power point, or where two wires twist together into a connector - those should be pretty obvious to the eye - so again, remove any bare connections with a new one-piece run of cable, or remove the power point. And if water is s getting into a junction box - then chose who fixes what - either move the box, or fix the toilet leak.

  • Stewardo on 21/04/2019 - 15:16
    +1

    Electrician, do you have a macerator? Or is your house connected to a stormwater tank?

  • serpserpserp on 21/04/2019 - 15:40
    +2

    Usually the power dims/shudders when I take a dump on the toilet.

    • loulou1 on 21/04/2019 - 16:02
      +4

      What about when you do it somewhere else?

    • pao2x on 21/04/2019 - 16:36
      +1

      You should lay off the beans and chilis

    • resubaehtgnolhcs on 21/04/2019 - 17:13
      +2

      … take a dump on the toilet

      You should probably try taking your dump in the toilet, instead of on it

  • Ocker on 21/04/2019 - 16:01
    +3

    Sounds like a lot of crap to me

  • aragornelessar on 21/04/2019 - 16:36
    +1

    Is it common to have toilets connected to power? All the ones I know of simply open the cistern and let water out/in of the bowl… Or am I just sheltered?

    • Stewardo on 21/04/2019 - 17:00
      +2

      On newer properties the toilet, outside tap and washing machine are connected to the rainwater tank and pump which senses a water pressure drop and activates the pump when you flush, if there is a fault in the circuit it will trip. Some toilet that don’t have sewer access have a macerator which pumps waste water up to a sewer, basement toilets etc. I’d do a visual check of the tank pump while power is off, like a damaged cord plug etc

      • aragornelessar on 21/04/2019 - 19:35

        Ah, thanks for the explanation!

  • Enzalicious on 21/04/2019 - 16:37
    +2

    Are your toilets connected to a rain water tank?
    If so it could be the water pump.

  • Davo1111 on 21/04/2019 - 16:38
    +2

    Do you have a watertank/sump/pump?

    if not, you've got big issues.

    irrespective, you need an electrician

    • kusama on 23/04/2019 - 10:12

      Thanks, I've turned off the power to the water tank, and that's stopped the issue till the electrician comes.

  • Godric on 21/04/2019 - 17:14
    +2

    Squirtle usually accompanies Pikachu

  • [Deactivated] on 21/04/2019 - 18:07
    +3

    Shaman

    • [Deactivated] on 21/04/2019 - 20:36
      +1

      Op, if you can't find a shaman, try an electrician.

  • pjetson on 22/04/2019 - 21:58

    This sounds potentially incredibly dangerous. You need an electrician to identify where the problem lies. As soon as you can.

  • JIMB0 on 23/04/2019 - 10:19

    The water pump is faulty and tripping the power. I'd get a plumber out to replace it or possibly DIY if it plugs in.

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