Recent content by Sophieo128

Hey! Thanks for all the responses. The electrician has been and fitted a new socket and plug to the kettle. He said it was the socket that caused the issue. We sourced the electrician ourselves so thankfully didn’t fall into a trap where the electrician has loyalties with the landlord. Thank...

I wish you were my landlord haha! Thank you for being a good one. Once the electrician has been, if he can determine the cause is the socket we will be charging for a new kettle too. We wouldn’t normally but he seems to be trying to pull the wool over our eyes.

The socket is 100% the cheapest they could find no doubt. The make is George Home and it says 2550-3000W. The plug is moulded. thank you so much for your response. I think sometimes the landlord hopes tenets won’t know any better to question these things but just from the quality of the rest...

I totally agree both need replacing and will be ☺️ This is more a question about who is responsible for the electrician charges. I should of been more clear in the question.

Thank you so for for the responses. We have contacted our landlord. Who asked us to arrange an electrician to take a look or for us to remove the plug and socket ourselves. We have no experience with electrical faults and so arranged for an electrician who will be charging us of course. We let...

Hey! My kettle plug is stuck in the socket. We rent and we are unsure if this is a problem with the socket or the plug itself? Can anyone explain what is likely to have happened to cause this? We’ve had this kettle for about 2 months now. The plug is never left on after use. Thank you ☺️