Someone replaced a light switch with a timer..

[Deuce]

Bit of a first for me. Looking around a house to tidy up as a buy to let and couldn't find the light switch in one of the bedrooms.

Some searching later revealed the previous owners had replaced the switch with an analogue timer

It was the front bedroom so best guess is they had it to give the impression of activity in the house when no-one was home. Bit of a fuss to turn the lights on and off on demand though!

It was several hours off the correct time so I assume they had resorted to turning the lights on when needed by simply rotating the dial until it clicked

The same house has 3 sockets within about 6" of the kitchen sink too. And a fantastic arrangement whereby the extractor fan has a plug on the end, cord fed through a high level kitchen unit where it is plugged into an extension that drops down, through the worktop and into the units below, before continuing it's journey through a wall and into the hallway, where it is plugged in

 

[Squid]

If its a BTL then get an electrician in as you will need the relevant certs ;o))))

 

[David Prosser]

Does the landlord need some impressive water features then ?

 

[Squid]

Does the landlord need some impressive water features then ?

Some damp, mould and some artistically placed mushrooms and for ambience some yellowed 40 watt lamps that flicker.........

 

[Deuce]

If its a BTL then get an electrician in as you will need the relevant certs ;o))))

We've had everyone in today, building survey, asbestos survey, plasterer/decorator, and me as the plumber

It'll all be done properly and certified. The CU was changed just shy of 5 years ago which is good, looks like a neat job done by a competent person so I expect no major faults lurking. I'll find out for sure soon enough

 

[Squid]

We've had everyone in today, building survey, asbestos survey, plasterer/decorator, and me as the plumber

It'll all be done properly and certified. The CU was changed just shy of 5 years ago which is good, looks like a neat job done by a competent person so I expect no major faults lurking. I'll find out for sure soon enough

All the other trades will be fine but I'd a get a second opinion on the plumbing as they are a "dodgy" lot.......

 

[Deuce]

All the other trades will be fine but I'd a get a second opinion on the plumbing as they are a "dodgy" lot.......

I agree, they are! And as you know, I'm not really a plumber. I can do the work, but I lack the carelessness and flatulence to be considered a professional.

 

[Squid]

Like the rest of us on here then, no clue about plumbing and even less knowledge about electrics.......

 

[Squid]

Out of interested where is this BTL as I find having "lodgers" is a better option.

 

[Deuce]

Like the rest of us on here then, no clue about plumbing and even less knowledge about electrics.......

Always remember these rules and you can't go far wrong:

The brown wire: This is the ouchie one.
The green/yellow wire: This doesn't seem to do anything, it's optional.
The blue wire: Just goes on the other side to the brown one. You can use the green one instead.

In the industrial forum I hear talk of grey and black ones too, but I think that's some form of witchcraft.

 

[Deuce]

Out of interested where is this BTL as I find having "lodgers" is a better option.

It's in sunny Stamford. The first of many as part of our retirement plan - hopefully...

 

[Squid]

Always remember these rules and you can't go far wrong:

The brown wire: This is the ouchie one.
The green/yellow wire: This doesn't seem to do anything, it's optional.
The blue wire: Just goes on the other side to the brown one. You can use the green one instead.

In the industrial forum I hear talk of grey and black ones too, but I think that's some form of witchcraft.

Domestic stuff is beneath me, that's for the ones that didn't "try hard enough" ;o)))