Test Button on Circuit Breaker does nothing

[BGrung]

I'm a renter, I do not own the flat I stay in. I recently noticed the lights flicker. I've been there seven years. Never happened before. Generally just looking at the DB board I realized the test button on the main circuit breaker does nothing when I press it. Why? And is this something I need to battle out with my landlord. Because believe me, it will be a battle.

 

[TheChamp]

I'm a renter, I do not own the flat I stay in. I recently noticed the lights flicker. I've been there seven years. Never happened before. Generally just looking at the DB board I realized the test button on the main circuit breaker does nothing when I press it. Why? And is this something I need to battle out with my landlord. Because believe me, it will be a battle.

Yes, do it before you or a loved one dies from electrocution, some people deal with an earth fault by bypassing the earth leakage, or the earth leakage is faulty.

 

[krieg]

I'm a renter, I do not own the flat I stay in. I recently noticed the lights flicker. I've been there seven years. Never happened before. Generally just looking at the DB board I realized the test button on the main circuit breaker does nothing when I press it. Why? And is this something I need to battle out with my landlord. Because believe me, it will be a battle.

Earth leakage sounds faulty and needs to be replaced. Flickering can be caused by a loose wire.