Recent content by neilwilkinson

thanks, not messing with anything electric in case I do more damage, will have to ask someone who knows what they're doing!

thanks ... will try this simple test first then may get an electrician round if inconclusive rather than blow up the house!!!! machine being collected for repair again friday.

NeilWilkinson: checked the fuse box and the MCB switches were fine, it flipped off one labelled under RCCB Split-Load. Don't know anything about electrics,think it might be best to get an electrician to check where I'm using the machine and our power supply just in case that's the problem and...

not sure (at work now) will have to check when get home ... know all the power went off throughout the house, alarm clocks upstairs, gas cooker timer etc

Am a home/hobby woodworker out of garage. Bought a DeWalt DW733 planer last April. Last August it went back for repair when the house electrics blew and the motor had to be replaced. Not used it much since but then this week same happened again. The electrics in the house blew and planer...