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by fearthepie
Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:37 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Socket dies upon use
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The property is rented, and I'm waiting for the landlord to arrange an electrician to come and check the points. It's been a month now...

Would it be worth my while just checking all the points on the ring myself for loose connections whilst I wait for him to pull his finger out?
by fearthepie
Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:16 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Socket dies upon use
Replies: 5
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In my fusebox I can see what each one does, and they all work - basically if I unplug one, it turns something else off! There is a blank space in the box though, so I may try putting a fuse in there - perhaps there is enough current passing through a nearby wire to feed that neon, and the fuse is mi...
by fearthepie
Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:53 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Socket dies upon use
Replies: 5
Views: 2797

Socket dies upon use

I have a mains socket in my garage, which has a 4-way adaptor plugged in. The adaptor has a light built into it, which is on right up until I plug something into it. In fact, it's on until the thing I plug in is turned on. Then, the item will not work, and the light is off. The 4-way is one known to...
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