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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Kate on 20 March 2014, 20:48:45
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I was supposed to be moving to Cornwall on Saturday. It all had to be cancelled as my current home failed its electrical inspection. :o :o :o
The electrician said the earth system is no good. The house is only 3 years old! ???
I'm sick of waiting now.
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Oh Kate! Nightmare!
I take it the house has NHBC guarantee so you can get sorted asap?
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How on earth( no pun intended ) a nearly new house have electrical problems like that. :o
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I rent it off a housing association so it won't cost me anything.
I'm just sick of them pi**ing me about. >:(
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How on earth( no pun intended ) a nearly new house have electrical problems like that. :o
Btw, how is Maisy Jon?
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I rent it off a housing association so it won't cost me anything.
I'm just sick of them pi**ing me about. >:(
Ah, not just so bad then :)
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How on earth( no pun intended ) a nearly new house have electrical problems like that. :o
Btw, how is Maisy Jon?
probably not the houses fault....the tits that put it in..pay peanuts you get monkeys :y
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I agree with Red baron - how come?
How is it (supposedly) earthed at present, and what was measured to conclude thayt it was unsatisfactory?
I do have a certain amount of practical experience with earthing matters, as I once had to implement an earthing system for a Radio Station at my college, where I taught radio engineering. It was necessary to have a good earth for screening purposes and I used some 8 foot copper-bonded steel rods driven into the ground adjacent to the transmitter and coupled directly to the earth return on the transmitter.
As it was after a few years of really dry weather, the water table was far too low for just one rod - I had to use four of them, driven in on on top of the other with a really grown-up Kango hammer!
I can't see that you would need more than one rod, especially seeing how wet the weather has been of late, so may I suggest that you check with the company that I bought my rods from - advice will of course be free - and let's hope it will lead to a quick, simple (and cheap) fix!
Ron.
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Guess who forgot to link you to the company in question:-
www.bailey-international.com/lightning-protection/furse-lightning-protection/?gclid=COOy8u6Aor0CFQkUwwodRLIAMA
Ron.
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How on earth( no pun intended ) a nearly new house have electrical problems like that. :o
Btw, how is Maisy Jon?
probably not the houses fault....the tits that put it in..pay peanuts you get monkeys :y
I see this all the time on local authority /housing assoc properties. When work is carried out it is never inspected properly & by the time the faults are noticed
(like in your case Kate) . . .the contractors retention has been paid & they are well gone . Makes me angry >:( >:( >:(
As far as I am aware , or in my area anyway , a full electrical test is carried out by the council or housing association & certified at every tennant change .
How come you got the house with this fault then ?
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How on earth( no pun intended ) a nearly new house have electrical problems like that. :o
Btw, how is Maisy Jon?
unfortunatly no longer with us kate. she had too many problems & passed on to a greener land. :(
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How on earth( no pun intended ) a nearly new house have electrical problems like that. :o
Btw, how is Maisy Jon?
probably not the houses fault....the tits that put it in..pay peanuts you get monkeys :y
I see this all the time on local authority /housing assoc properties. When work is carried out it is never inspected properly & by the time the faults are noticed
(like in your case Kate) . . .the contractors retention has been paid & they are well gone . Makes me angry >:( >:( >:(
As far as I am aware , or in my area anyway , a full electrical test is carried out by the council or housing association & certified at every tennant change .
How come you got the house with this fault then ?
thing is Al who tests the person who signs it off as who would expect a new build to have a problem :y
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How on earth( no pun intended ) a nearly new house have electrical problems like that. :o
Btw, how is Maisy Jon?
probably not the houses fault....the tits that put it in..pay peanuts you get monkeys :y
I see this all the time on local authority /housing assoc properties. When work is carried out it is never inspected properly & by the time the faults are noticed
(like in your case Kate) . . .the contractors retention has been paid & they are well gone . Makes me angry >:( >:( >:(
As far as I am aware , or in my area anyway , a full electrical test is carried out by the council or housing association & certified at every tennant change .
How come you got the house with this fault then ?
thing is Al who tests the person who signs it off as who would expect a new build to have a problem :y
makes you wonder mark tbh.
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Tbh John seen it too many times :o
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mark, you ought to see the shit installations here. makes me wonder mate. :o
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Had contractors fitting new meter couple of years ago reversed polarity on meter tails compete jokers some electricians read this.http://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2014/03/20/test-may-have-found-electrical-fault-which-killed-mother-court-told/
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How on earth( no pun intended ) a nearly new house have electrical problems like that. :o
Btw, how is Maisy Jon?
unfortunatly no longer with us kate. she had too many problems & passed on to a greener land. :(
Oh that's so sad. :'(
Thanks for giving her a home Jon. :y