... and there were electrics works recently.
This started a couple of days ago.
The electrician came to install four new double sockets in a new bedroom. He used the cable going to the boiler. He added a junction box, and pulled two cables from there. One connects to two double sockets linked together on one wall. Same thing on the opposite wall.
I was a bit concerned that the circuit is not closed, so there is no connection from the last socket on the wall to the opposite wall. The electrician is not Part P certified and I was waiting for the Part P person to come to voice my doubts.
Now, the sockets do work.
The only peculiar thing is that in these two days, I had 3 light bulbs blow up in tabletop lamps. This did not happen before.
Two bulbs were of same make and fitted to the same lamp so I assumed a fault with the lamp. But the third one was on a different lamp and of a different make, so I suspect an issue with the electric circuit.
All lamps were on the upstairs electric socket circuit, which is the one that was modified. The circuit breaker did not trip in the fuse box. But then I have no MCB and a single point earth wire (old house).
Suggestions on the cheap?
This started a couple of days ago.
The electrician came to install four new double sockets in a new bedroom. He used the cable going to the boiler. He added a junction box, and pulled two cables from there. One connects to two double sockets linked together on one wall. Same thing on the opposite wall.
I was a bit concerned that the circuit is not closed, so there is no connection from the last socket on the wall to the opposite wall. The electrician is not Part P certified and I was waiting for the Part P person to come to voice my doubts.
Now, the sockets do work.
The only peculiar thing is that in these two days, I had 3 light bulbs blow up in tabletop lamps. This did not happen before.
Two bulbs were of same make and fitted to the same lamp so I assumed a fault with the lamp. But the third one was on a different lamp and of a different make, so I suspect an issue with the electric circuit.
All lamps were on the upstairs electric socket circuit, which is the one that was modified. The circuit breaker did not trip in the fuse box. But then I have no MCB and a single point earth wire (old house).
Suggestions on the cheap?