I bought a 1930s house 3 years ago and my former partner was slowly renovating it. However, I am now single and have just taken over the renovations and have found that the old electrics are somewhat wrong. I turned off the mains electric to change a light shade and the radio in the kitchen stayed on. All the sockets in the kitchen stayed on. All the sockets and lights in the rest of the house went off. This is extremely worrying and unsafe and I'm not sure who to contact first.
A. Should I contact the electric board to have a look at it?
B. Should I contact an electrician to have a look at it?
C. Is it going to be an expensive job to have fixed?
As far as I can see the electrics are still the same as when I bought the house, I have not had any work done on it so this is a pre-existing problem. I've looked at the wiring and it appears that a wire is bi-passing the circuit board and going upstairs but I'm not sure where it goes.
Can anyone advise me on what to do or recommend someone who can fix it without ripping me off. :?
