One plug suddenly lost power.

[Simba _ali1]

Hello,

So I noticed my fridge had lost power, disconnected it and tried a hoover in the same socket and this also wouldn't work. I tried the fridge in a different socket and this worked fine.

I checked the main fuse box and nothing has tripped. The RCD is still in the on position. I tried turning off the trip switch for the "kitchen ring" and turning it back on again and the plug socket has come back to life.

I have an electrician coming to look at it on Wednesday but In the meantime what's likely to cause this? Should I not use the socket? There is no signs of damage / burning on the socket.

I'm not sure if I can just us another outlet as this fridge socket is connected to a panel on the kitchen wall that also has switches for "hob" and "cooker" which all have there own fuses.

I did have a spillage on the hob which did trip the RCD about a week ago but that's turned back on fine once dried out. Not sure if this could affect it.

 

[SJD]

If the outlet is wired via grid switches on the wall, possibly a loose connection at these switches.

If you want some certainty of your fridge keeping cold, I'd avoid using it until checked.