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dpack
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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008 Posts: 15425 Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.
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dpack
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GrahamH
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wellington womble
Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 15051 Location: East Midlands
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 16 7:04 am Post subject: |
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NorthernMonkeyGirl wrote: |
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Chez wrote: |
I like problem solving electrics, it's binary. |
Come and solve mine, then. I keep tripping over the bloody extension leads!
Does that kettle mean one can remotely put the kettle on!? |
Ah see what you need to do there is daisy-chain more extensions until you have enough length to go around the doorframe or round the room edges.
Safety first! |
I have, but they have to cross the gangway sometime, or I can't plug the oven or the washing machine in. I've no sockets in my kitchen or bedroom. They tripped, and will not untrip. You just get big fat sparks. I have unrolled the long extension leads to prevent over heating and I am being quite careful with useage. I turn everything off before I boil the kettle - if you don't it trips the other circuit anyway. My father in law (who probably did the stupid wiring in the first place) is now visiting and has helpfully Done Something to stop it tripping. Knowing him, he's probably wedged a fork in fuse gap. He did say he would have to undo it before the real electrician came. Thankfully this is on Monday, and they are going away on Friday. Personally, I'd rather the electrics tripped, but he won't listen and I don't know what he's done.
Hopefully the electrician will condem the lot and I can have it rewired properly. I will have to find some sort of excuse for FIL not to do it himself. Any ideas, anyone?! |
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
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GrahamH
Joined: 23 May 2015 Posts: 523
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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008 Posts: 15425 Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.
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GrahamH
Joined: 23 May 2015 Posts: 523
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 46249 Location: yes
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 16 9:33 am Post subject: |
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wellington womble wrote: |
NorthernMonkeyGirl wrote: |
wellington womble wrote: |
Chez wrote: |
I like problem solving electrics, it's binary. |
Come and solve mine, then. I keep tripping over the bloody extension leads!
Does that kettle mean one can remotely put the kettle on!? |
Ah see what you need to do there is daisy-chain more extensions until you have enough length to go around the doorframe or round the room edges.
Safety first! |
I have, but they have to cross the gangway sometime, or I can't plug the oven or the washing machine in. I've no sockets in my kitchen or bedroom. They tripped, and will not untrip. You just get big fat sparks. I have unrolled the long extension leads to prevent over heating and I am being quite careful with useage. I turn everything off before I boil the kettle - if you don't it trips the other circuit anyway. My father in law (who probably did the stupid wiring in the first place) is now visiting and has helpfully Done Something to stop it tripping. Knowing him, he's probably wedged a fork in fuse gap. He did say he would have to undo it before the real electrician came. Thankfully this is on Monday, and they are going away on Friday. Personally, I'd rather the electrics tripped, but he won't listen and I don't know what he's done.
Hopefully the electrician will condem the lot and I can have it rewired properly. I will have to find some sort of excuse for FIL not to do it himself. Any ideas, anyone?! |
GULP
nick's suggestion of blame the insurance company wanting "red tape" seems polite. the other "red tape" polite excuse should come from the spark who will not want to be charged with manslaughter (should anything go badly wrong ) if he sees it as it is and fails to make it safe.
personally i would suggest fil took his "electrical skills" and forked off.
ps without even seeing it i have just pulled the 80a supply fuse from the company side of the meter and put a danger do not use sticker over the resealed ,empty, fuse holder.
i expect the spark on monday will start his inspection with a sharp intake of breath followed by a recommendation to fit a new consumer unit and use a couple of slots on that as a temporary supply to give you lights,cooking and a place to charge power tool batteries while the rewire is done. |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 46249 Location: yes
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dpack
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dpack
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onemanband
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dpack
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