Hi All,
I'm new to the forum so please be nice
I am currently renting a house, it has an old style consumer unit with 4 fuses of a plastic cartridge type with replaceable wire. They house is not earth bonded to radiators e.t.c. or not what I can see.
The first is a 32a replacment mcb for the shower, when you use the shower it trips after about 3 minutes usually just when the shampoos in ARRGGHH think it should be 40a.
The second runs ALL the sockets in the house including one socket which has a plug with internal extension wire running out a hole in the wall across the outside of the house (the wire is decaying and a brown colour now - it was white) to the garage where it goes into a 1970 period juntion box and runs 6 plugs and two lights using lots of electric tape ALL OFF ONE PLUG!!
The third is for all the lights in the house, most of which have wooden back boxes with wood screws holding the switches to them, behing them some have 2 Black wires one line, one neutral with two red just twisted together none have earth.
The fourth is for the combi boiler.
The single oven is connected to a socket which is black melted effect, and sparks and pieces currently fall off it.
The oven is not screwed into place.
I replaced the socket today and the wires were that short you couldn't even get the socket off, there is about 2cm inside the backbox makes it imposoble to replace the socket.
Seems kinda lethal to me,
All this for £700 per month!!! LOL
Would be greatfull of advice of which points I have good reason to complain to my landlord about, what should I expect.
Cheers
Phil
I'm new to the forum so please be nice
I am currently renting a house, it has an old style consumer unit with 4 fuses of a plastic cartridge type with replaceable wire. They house is not earth bonded to radiators e.t.c. or not what I can see.
The first is a 32a replacment mcb for the shower, when you use the shower it trips after about 3 minutes usually just when the shampoos in ARRGGHH think it should be 40a.
The second runs ALL the sockets in the house including one socket which has a plug with internal extension wire running out a hole in the wall across the outside of the house (the wire is decaying and a brown colour now - it was white) to the garage where it goes into a 1970 period juntion box and runs 6 plugs and two lights using lots of electric tape ALL OFF ONE PLUG!!
The third is for all the lights in the house, most of which have wooden back boxes with wood screws holding the switches to them, behing them some have 2 Black wires one line, one neutral with two red just twisted together none have earth.
The fourth is for the combi boiler.
The single oven is connected to a socket which is black melted effect, and sparks and pieces currently fall off it.
The oven is not screwed into place.
I replaced the socket today and the wires were that short you couldn't even get the socket off, there is about 2cm inside the backbox makes it imposoble to replace the socket.
Seems kinda lethal to me,
All this for £700 per month!!! LOL
Would be greatfull of advice of which points I have good reason to complain to my landlord about, what should I expect.
Cheers
Phil