On 23/06/2017 19:21, ss wrote:

Not being electrically savvy but should the `trip` switch on the mains
meter not have clicked in and cut the current off to prevent a fir
starting.

Not necessarily - it depends on if the fault caused it to draw too much
current or allow excess earth leakage. If the answer to both those is
"no", then the circuit protection will be none the wiser that things are
going pear shaped elsewhere.


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Cheers,

John.

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