(Socket) not working (Ed.)

[pete01]

Most people say double socket

 

[pete01]

Mmm, that fills me with no confidence at all! Are you sure he was qualified, did he give you anything in writing?

He just spurred a new socket, maybe he wasn't registered just done a few tests and left probably happens all the time

 

[Daniel3103]

Mmm, that fills me with no confidence at all! Are you sure he was qualified, did he give you anything in writing?

Yes, I think he was qualified. I got him from a website that checks builders’ qualifications, and he put a sticker on my installation after checking it.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Yes, I think he was qualified. I got him from a website that checks builders’ qualifications,

Oh dear. To be qualifying be on most of those “sites”, all you need to do is pay some money. And maybe get a “review” from your mother in law.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I got him from a website that checks builders’ qualifications, and he put a sticker on my installation after checking it.

The qualification they check, is the ability to pay the site owners, their percentage. The stickers are freely available on Ebay.

 

[Daniel3103]

Oh dear. To be qualifying be on most of those “sites”, all you need to do is pay some money. And maybe get a “review” from your mother in law.

For the record, this is the website of the electrician I used:

Home

kb-electricalservices.co.uk

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

For the record, this is the website of the electrician I used:

Home

kb-electricalservices.co.uk

A bit more convincing, but why not get back in touch with them, explain the socket stopped working, and ask them where it was fed from, and why it might have failed?

There was no absolute reason that it needed to be fed from an FCU, for a simple spur from the ring, assuming a spur from the ring, which further suggest if there was no fuse, it was faulty workmanship or materials.

 

[Jurassicspark]

There was no absolute reason that it needed to be fed from an FCU, for a simple spur from the ring, assuming a spur from the ring, which further suggest if there was no fuse, it was faulty workmanship or materials.

It's the usual time saving method that conservatory installers/builders do as most homes have a ring circuit for sockets and it's easier to install a FCU(s) rather than extend the ring or add in a new circuit.

 

[Daniel3103]

A bit more convincing, but why not get back in touch with them, explain the socket stopped working, and ask them where it was fed from, and why it might have failed?

There was no absolute reason that it needed to be fed from an FCU, for a simple spur from the ring, assuming a spur from the ring, which further suggest if there was no fuse, it was faulty workmanship or materials.

I’m a bit lost in the technical details here. As for contacting the original electrician back… yes, I could do that, but I don’t think it’s the best option. He fitted the socket about seven years ago and it has worked all this time, so he is going to say it is no longer under guarantee. Plus, if he didn’t do a very good job the first time and I call him again to repair it, he is quite likely to not do a very good job the second time either. If  I am going to have to pay to get the problem fixed, it would be better to call someone else who might do a better job.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

He fitted the socket about seven years ago and it has worked all this time, so he is going to say it is no longer under guarantee. Plus, if he didn’t do a very good job the first time and I call him again to repair it, he is quite likely to not do a very good job the second time either.

I hadn't realised, it was so long ago. In that case, all you can do is try to trace where the cable goes, back to its source.

 

[JohnW2]

It's the usual time saving method that conservatory installers/builders do as most homes have a ring circuit for sockets and it's easier to install a FCU(s) rather than extend the ring or add in a new circuit.

One doesn't need to either install an FCU or extend a ring in order to add one socket (single or double) - it can just be installed as an unfused spur from a ring final (or branch from a radial)

 

[Jurassicspark]

One doesn't need to either install an FCU or extend a ring in order to add one socket (single or double) - it can just be installed as an unfused spur from a ring final (or branch from a radial)

I know that.

I was talking in general.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

One doesn't need to either install an FCU or extend a ring in order to add one socket (single or double) - it can just be installed as an unfused spur from a ring final (or branch from a radial)

Correct, so I don't really understand the reason for the additional cost of a FCU.

 

[Jurassicspark]

Could be used to isolate the conservatory in an event of a fault.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Could be used to isolate the conservatory in an event of a fault.

I could understand it for an outdoor, or similar socket, but in a conservatory there would be no special reason?