I've got a double socket located inside a cupboard that, until very recently, worked perfectly. However it now appears to be malfunctioning - it was losing power intermittently (the light, phone and PC plugged into the extension cable kept flicking on and off) however now appears to have no power at all.
I've checked all of the appliances and the extension cable, all of which work fine. I've tried other known good appliances in the socket, which appear to be getting no power. So I'm fairly certain the problem is around the socket.
All other sockets are functioning normally.
I've tried taking the socket off and refitting it, however that hasn't made any difference. One interesting thing is that this socket appears to be feeding another socket - there are 2 sets of wires in each hole, with one set heading off to feed a socket in the next room - which also doesn't appear to work any more, but was last week.
I'm going to buy a new double socket tomorrow to see whether the problem lies there, however assuming that isn't the problem, is there anything else I can try? Can I test the wires for integrity? Or am I effectively then limited to calling an electrician?
I've checked all of the appliances and the extension cable, all of which work fine. I've tried other known good appliances in the socket, which appear to be getting no power. So I'm fairly certain the problem is around the socket.
All other sockets are functioning normally.
I've tried taking the socket off and refitting it, however that hasn't made any difference. One interesting thing is that this socket appears to be feeding another socket - there are 2 sets of wires in each hole, with one set heading off to feed a socket in the next room - which also doesn't appear to work any more, but was last week.
I'm going to buy a new double socket tomorrow to see whether the problem lies there, however assuming that isn't the problem, is there anything else I can try? Can I test the wires for integrity? Or am I effectively then limited to calling an electrician?