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Right I'm going to give you some good advice here when he comes back later lock your door turn your lights off ( if any work ) and get someone in to do you an eicr! Properly!
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Rewiring may be required if cables are damaged - which as @telectrix says - testing and inspection should show. You know of one fault and that may need some cable to fix, but that doesn't mean it's all unserviceable. Have you checked these guys are registered to do electrical work on domestic properties?
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Oops ...Make that 3 faults known about. 2 dead sockets & the landing light circuit (Only 24v on circuit).
He fixed the one socket that we had the problem with originally. Then after he had gone noticed the freezer wasn't working. So he's fixed one problem and caused another.
What do you think hes done to have connected one socket and disconnected another?Right, thanks for clearing that up. I thought you still had the other faulty socket as well.
Sorry Wilko make that 2 faults
What do you think hes done to have connected one socket and disconnected another?
What do you think hes done to have connected one socket and disconnected another?
hope he cleaned the paint off under that clamp.This earth is connected to the water pipe outside the cupboard and another on the pipe inside near the CU
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It's hard to tell even by close inpection, maybe a little bit scraped off...hope he cleaned the paint off under that clamp.
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but is it TNC-S. who knows if there's a N-E link in the head, and who knows if the supply is PMEI've just been looking at the before and after pictures
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AFTER
Once upon a time, this was a TT installation.
It would seem that he has removed the old VoELCB and done a "DIY" conversion of the supply to TNC-S. I thought that this could only be done by the DNO (electrical supplier), and not your general jobbing electrician.
but is it TNC-S. who knows if there's a N-E link in the head, and who knows if the supply is PME
for the CU change including certificate and fixing minor problems no more than £400 on my shift.
edit. just seen you rlas post. put the freezer on an extension lead to a working socket.
£400 for doing it out of normal hours? I'd be wanting a lot more for giving up an evening to do it.
Ok so all sockets are now working and the landing light except the switches don't seem to be working as they should... Combinations below...
Upstairs switch up, downstairs switch doesn't work.
Upstairs switch down, downstairs switch up - light on
Downstairs switch down, upstairs light switch does not work at all.
I want to work for you. What's your hourly rate!
As the fire was not related to an electrical fault I very much doubt that would stand up to legal scrutiny.I seriously think spmebody needs tp report this so called electrician to the council . trading standards etc.. If hes claiming hes in a scheme then report him. Hes clearly incompetent. There are 2nd year apprentices at my main job who would have done a better job than him.
On similar note i know of an instance locally where when a familys kitchen caught fire from a unattended fryer. The insurance company when they sent adjustor out to look at damage saw the kitchen was all new. He asked about who did works and electrics etc and because they had a dodgy electrician do the work and had no certs it invalidated the insurance so no pay out. It was in t and c's of policy about using competant persons . part p etc... It cost them a couple of grand to put right.
So my advice to the OP is get a proper electrician in or it might cost you dearly.
As the fire was not related to an electrical fault I very much doubt that would stand up to legal scrutiny.
It doesnt matter eitherway as they had improved the kitchen and had a new kitchen ring circuit and cooker circuit. The insurance firm had covered them as the house was. By improving it and then using a iffy spark they had changed what was covered without notifying the insurer. Regardless of t andcs about who does work this is in nearly every policy. You are covered for what you have. If you add an extra bit on or carry out substantial improvements then the insurer has a greater liability so premiuns go up... Basically you tell them or when you claim you risk being told a firm NO.As the fire was not related to an electrical fault I very much doubt that would stand up to legal scrutiny.
I seriously think spmebody needs tp report this so called electrician to the council . trading standards etc.. If hes claiming hes in a scheme then report him. Hes clearly incompetent. There are 2nd year apprentices at my main job who would have done a better job than him.
On similar note i know of an instance locally where when a familys kitchen caught fire from a unattended fryer. The insurance company when they sent adjustor out to look at damage saw the kitchen was all new. He asked about who did works and electrics etc and because they had a dodgy electrician do the work and had no certs it invalidated the insurance so no pay out. It was in t and c's of policy about using competant persons . part p etc... It cost them a couple of grand to put right.
So my advice to the OP is get a proper electrician in or it might cost you dearly.
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