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What's the possible fault?

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Hi everyone, I have a slight problem that hopefully someone can shed some light on. So my electric cooker fuse kept on tripping whenever I tried to turn it on using the selector switch, 

I noticed the bulb in the oven had blown, so I took it out and it started working for a few days before it started doing it again,

 I then replaced the bulb, and the oven started working again for a few days before it started tripping again. 

Ive noticed that my dishwasher doesn't switch on, and the cooker hood doesn't switch on either.

Is it possible for all 3 appliances to be connected to the same circuit as to why they aren't working, or could there be an electrical fault within the circuit.

Or could it just be the oven causing the problem. 

Any help will be much appreciated.

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    Are all the 6 appliances on the grid switch fed off the 20Amp MCB? If so it has probably been stressed since the load even allowing for diversity is likely to exceed 20Amp. Washing machine, dishwasher, hob (4 rings?), oven, extractor all on a 20 Amp circuit? Usually 10mm² T+E cable used to supply cooker outlet using 40A MCB so I'd expect similar. This should be checked before replacing MCB with a higher rated breaker. Without suitable test equipment and knowledge you'll need help from an electrician to ensure a safe repair.

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    Are all the 6 appliances on the grid switch fed off the 20Amp MCB? If so it has probably been stressed since the load even allowing for diversity is likely to exceed 20Amp. Washing machine, dishwasher, hob (4 rings?), oven, extractor all on a 20 Amp circuit? Usually 10mm² T+E cable used to supply cooker outlet using 40A MCB so I'd expect similar. This should be checked before replacing MCB with a higher rated breaker. Without suitable test equipment and knowledge you'll need help from an electrician to ensure a safe repair.

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