C/U change with housing Association

[alarm man]

ha ha ive already asked to move. they dont want to move me cos no1 else would take the house im in. the heating doesnt work and the house has mould growing on ceilings due to needing a new roof

and the electrics arnt up scratch either.

 

[Mark_Burgess]

Does the house have dado trunking? Or alternatively trace the path of the cable and then check the skirting if a nail is in the path of the cable.

 

[ezzzekiel]

if you changed the c/u then you should be prepared/able to rectify faults, otherwise you shouldnt of changed it in the first place

 

[Specialist]

Guys: Maybe i'm being dense but if a full Pre-change installation test was done, how was an o/c CPC missed ?

 

[ste_miller21]

if you changed the c/u then you should be prepared/able to rectify faults, otherwise you shouldnt of changed it in the first place

yes i am able to sort this problem out. and i am going so. but my point to it was gettin the green light from the housing association this house is a can of warms.....cable after cable is extended on connector blocks...(which is the fault) ive even found sockets in the house to have the lives of the ring put into a connector block and then extended with a single 6mm cable

point is how much of your own money do you spend sorting out a house someone else owns? when they should do repairs but i know they will never turn up to do it.

 

[ste_miller21]

Guys: Maybe i'm being dense but if a full Pre-change installation test was done, how was an o/c CPC missed ?

how does anything brake if it worked fine before it broke? like i said all the circuits hvbe been extended at some point with connector blocks and J/B's.

the wiring is that old that in places we still have aluminium conductors!

 

[alarm man]

this house is a can of warms....

i thought you said the heating was knackered...

 

[ste_miller21]

i thought you said the heating was knackered...

yeah my spelling is terrible

 

[alarm man]

point is how much of your own money do you spend sorting out a house someone else owns? when they should do repairs but i know they will never turn up to do it.

none mate,if the house is that bad,i wouldnt even pay them rent,but theres 2 sides to a story.id have thought the heating and mould would be the priority not replacing the cu

 

[ste_miller21]

ive sealed the mould in with PVC and and keep trying with the heating. the only reason ive changed the cu is for an assessment.

people on here seem to be jumping on my back saying im not competent to do the work but i think its all down to the fact i dont speak in sparky lingo or explain my actions the right way.

the only issue ive got with the house and the work i need to do is.... permission...time and money (im on the dole at the moment)

so if i'm giving people the wrong impression about me because i dont explain things then i apologise.