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What you post
A sample post
This is the kind of post that lands in your plan, here for Instagram.
Myth: A tripping MCB is a faulty MCB. Fact: A tripping MCB is usually doing its job. It is reporting an overload, a short circuit, or leakage to earth. Fitting a higher-rated one removes the warning and leaves the fault exactly where it was, now with nothing watching it. If it trips with everything unplugged, stop and call someone.
Photo brief. Split card. Red MYTH over a hand reaching for a higher-rated MCB. Green FACT over a labelled distribution board with the tripped switch visible. Real board, not a stock render.
Myths your customers believe
Posts that correct a myth earn trust. Your plan includes them, with your business name attached.
Myth. A tripping MCB is a faulty MCB
Fact. A tripping MCB is usually doing its job. It is reporting an overload, a short or an earth leakage, and replacing it with a higher rating removes the warning, not the fault.
Myth. Earthing is optional in a flat because the building has it
Fact. The building's earth has to actually reach your socket through a continuous conductor. A three-pin socket with nothing connected to the third pin is common and dangerous.
Myth. Thicker wire everywhere is safer
Fact. Cable size is matched to the load and the protective device. Oversizing costs money without adding safety; undersizing on a high-load circuit is what starts fires.
Myth. An inverter can run the whole house if it is big enough
Fact. It can, at a cost most people do not want. What matters more is which circuits are on the backup line, decided at wiring stage rather than after.
How to work out why an MCB trips
- Note whether it trips on a specific appliance, at random, or only when it rains
- Unplug everything on that circuit and reset, then add loads back one at a time
- If it trips with nothing connected, stop and call an electrician; that is a fault in the wiring
Questions your customers ask
Why does my MCB keep tripping?
Usually an overload on that circuit, a short, or leakage to earth. Which one it is can be narrowed down by when it trips: on switching a specific appliance, at random, or only in the monsoon.
How do I know the earthing actually works?
It should be tested, not assumed. A proper check measures earth resistance and continuity to the socket, and takes a few minutes per point.
When should electrical points be decided?
After the furniture layout and before the conduit goes in. Points fixed before anyone knows where the bed and the television go are the ones covered by a wardrobe later.
What should be on the inverter backup line?
Lights, fans, the router and one or two sockets, decided at wiring stage. Air conditioners, geysers and motors generally should not be, and adding them later means rewiring.
Do I need an RCCB if I already have MCBs?
Yes. They do different jobs. MCBs protect the wiring, an RCCB protects people, and for a home with a geyser or a washing machine it is not optional in any sensible installation.
What should a proper quotation show?
Points counted by type, cable make and size, switchgear make and rating, conduit specification, and labour separately from material. A single lump sum tells you nothing about what went into the wall.
Should the wiring be tested before the walls are plastered?
Yes, and insist on it. Continuity, insulation resistance and earth continuity are checked while everything is still accessible, because after plaster the cost of finding a fault multiplies.
Is your work licensed?
Ask every contractor for their electrical contractor licence and check it is current. It matters for safety and it matters if you ever make an insurance claim.
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