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Those sockets still have plastic inserts around the terminals. Do not take the sockets off if you are not comfortable doing electrical work. I have many years experience with electrics and qualifications, I was just saying what I would look for. Were there any appliances plugged in in the rooms that smelled? Was it a fishy smell?Thank you for your advice!
The sockets in the house are either BG screwless flat plate brushed stainless steel or BG brushed steel, so not plastic material.
Please see attached photos. So they are not smelling like fish? But we do know that's burning smell just normally something like plastic or cable burned.
How do we know loose wiring in an appliance? We were using oven at the time when we smelled it, so could it be caused by oven/cable connected to oven?
We did unplug some computer plugs and extension lead but they are not in the area that we smelled it, the smell came from upstairs hallway and downstairs living room.
I'd take all the sockets off in the rooms that smell to check them for damage.===so I need to take the sockets off in the upstairs hallway and downstairs living room?
Yes, it's possible it could be your oven. Your oven will have an isolation switch and possibly an outlet plate which are also places to get your electrician to check for loose connections.
If you are using everything normally again and there is no smell, I would stop looking.