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I had a customer ring me a moment ago, I fitted a double socket directly into consumer unit in the meter cupboard, joined into the same breaker as the downstairs ring.
she says one side of the socket works, but the other side has stopped! it has no power! given its fed by just one cable as a spur it seems a bit odd, the ring its fed from is working fine and no faulty sockets. the cable to socket is clipped direct and is around 40 cm long and unlikely to be an issue as one side still works.
I cant go and check until next week, but given its a Hager double socket I fitted, i am surprised for one to fail, especially so soon. Maybe I am too confident in Hager products?
Anybody got any ideas on causes other than simple failure of device? given the left side outlet works but its only the right side that's stopped?
Surely if there were loose wires etc it would impact both sides of the same socket as its all linked in the back?
she says one side of the socket works, but the other side has stopped! it has no power! given its fed by just one cable as a spur it seems a bit odd, the ring its fed from is working fine and no faulty sockets. the cable to socket is clipped direct and is around 40 cm long and unlikely to be an issue as one side still works.
I cant go and check until next week, but given its a Hager double socket I fitted, i am surprised for one to fail, especially so soon. Maybe I am too confident in Hager products?
Anybody got any ideas on causes other than simple failure of device? given the left side outlet works but its only the right side that's stopped?
Surely if there were loose wires etc it would impact both sides of the same socket as its all linked in the back?