Hi all, I'd be very grateful for any advice you can give me.
I currently live in a rented property which was built in 1972 - it still has the original fusebox and wiring, and some really ropey DIY electrics that the landlord did himself when he lived in the house in the 80's/90's (there's a...
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Found this beauty in a rented property.... the landlord has refused to pay for any renovation of the property as he deems it unnecessary, has even refused to pay for the repair leaks in the past etc.... this supply runs down the wall cavity never to be seen again .... when house supply...
A friend who has a retail shop was concerned about her electricity consumption, I had a look and I found the supply comes from an adjoining domestic property and is fed via an isolater within the same but has had a new meter fitted by the sse again its in the other property, so I ffitted a meter...
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I have come on here in hope for some advice if possible. Yesterday my wife was at home with my three children when she smelt a strong burning coming from the kitchen, when investigating she noticed the tumble dryer plug (which is plugged in the wall socket) had caught fire, as it...
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A client wants my company to access a commercial property (shop) to carry out some remedial works and subsequent test. The owner of the company is refusing to shut down his business (perhaps understandably) to allow this to happen. I was just wondering what the usual procedure...
Some numpty has put in a ceiling fan with a pull cord above a bath - ceiling is getting very damp and apparently water keeps dripping out, I guess due to condensation in the duct.
Customer (tenant) wants me to put in an in-line fan, and as it doesn't have a fan isolator switch, add an...
Hi all, I have been quite for a while, but ive got a bit an issue that I would like the opinion or expertise of the masses on.
went out to a tenanted flat today as tenant has said socket was no working, when e arrived there was no power on the braided 2.5 single T&E coming into the socket...
Over 2 years ago a friend rented a house, After a brief look, the dangers were apparent. At the mains a TT system with small bonding cables, and no RCD just a Henley block fitted where the is a shadow mark the size of an old voltage operated trip, then rewireable fuses. Round the house every...
From 1st May the Scottish Government will require all landlords who renew a lease sign a new lease to provide tenants with a TENANT INFORMATION PACK
The pack is around 20 pages long and is a legal requirement
The notable change is that it suggests landlords have their electrical check carried...
Been to a job today who the tenant keeps setting fire to the house. The latest incident is where he tried to cook a hamburger in a pop up toaster. (He pee'd on a fan heater 2 weeks ago)
what is being asked for by his carers (and the fire brigade) are ways to stop him using his toaster, microwave...
Hi,
I carried out EICR on a rental property yesterdsy, i don't carry out many. i've only tested 25% and inspected 20% everything was ok, because theres no previous records should i carry ou 25% next
year or in 5 years time or change of tenant?
Thanks
Harry
Hi, being asked to look at an existing commercial setup where 3 large rooms are rented out to different commercial tenants (picture rooms 1, 2 and 3 adjacent and in order left to right). The point of supply is inside room 1 and is single phase with a main board. Room 1 is occupied by a tenant...
Has anyone ever encountered or had to go rectify any work by them?
I just had a job to do a visual inspection on a tenants house owned by the Local Council, recently had a PIR carried out by *****, i found..
Duel Light Switch wires left unconnected so the switch was not working.
Single...
i had some fun the other day with a job, i went to do an kitchen upgrade and complete minor works cert for it, while i appreciate the need to check gas and water bonding when you walk into a job i saw a 17th edition board and thought all was well. wrong. i had completed the work and went to...
Hi Electricians,
I'm not an electrician. I have some electrifying questions and since there seems to be a forum for everyone these days, I thought I'd come here and ask you guys. I hope you don't mind the intrusion.
Basically we're private tenants. We've been informed that the property we're...
I carried out a rewire on a council property,built circa 1966.
The property was warm air ducted heating when built,with a drying room with an electric heater in the bottom of a 'drying cupboard'. The heater is quite powerful with a cooker type control switch with 3 power settings.
We removed...
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