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Electrical Fault in house, what are my rights?
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Some fast boil kettles have a habit of tripping ECBs0
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This has been done, hence why we know its the kitchen! If we go to the outside electrical cabinet, we can't put one of the breakers up without tripping the whole system - that breaker happens to be the kitchen breaker
Unplug everything in the kithen and try again. If OK plug things in one at a time until you find where the problem is.0 -
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Slightly random but is your cooker electric? For some reason when we first moved in every time we switched the oven on, after about 3 mins or so the electric would trip off....LL had to replace the oven...MFW 2020 #111 Offset Balance £69,394.80/ £69,595.11
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charlie792 wrote: »Slightly random but is your cooker electric? For some reason when we first moved in every time we switched the oven on, after about 3 mins or so the electric would trip off....LL had to replace the oven...
The cooker would be on it's own circuit.0 -
OP - TBS has covered the basics. Once you have reported the fault in writing the LL has a duty to affect a repair in a reasonable time. Since this is not safety critical (as the trips are clearly working) but is urgent, then the LL should move fairly quickly (I would suggest a week, maximum).
If the LL does not do this then you will either have to get your local environmental health team to survey the property or you will have to get an electrician to investigate the problem and then bill the LL. The process for this is called the Lee Parker vs Izzet process and can be found on the shelter website.
It is unlikely that the LL has any liability for your food - your contents insurance may cover this provided you purchased appropriate levels of insurance. Even if the fault occurred before, intermittent faults can be hard to trace and so it is, in my view, highly unlikely that you be able to prove the LL negligent.0 -
Which suggests that the Earth Leakage breaker is tripping out when the kitchen is switched back in. If this is the case, then something in the kitchen may have an earth fault. When it next trips, switch off everything, then put the beaker in. Then, 1 by 1, switch on everything you turned off and see what appliance is the culprit.This has been done, hence why we know its the kitchen! If we go to the outside electrical cabinet, we can't put one of the breakers up without tripping the whole system - that breaker happens to be the kitchen breakerHi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0 -
You need to find a copy of your contents insurance see whether you have insured yourself against spoiled food.
I will however point out that freezer food should be absolutely fine for a day without power as long as you arn't all opening it every five minutes.
Do you have any friends or family nearby that could take a few items each in their freezers while this is fixed?
TBS264 covers the Landlord's repair liabilitys and gives some excellent advice on how to move the process along from your end.
In the meantime you need to be checking how many appliances you are running off the same circuit to ensure you arn't overloading it.
I note for example that you mention a house share, has the 'traditional' living room been turned into a bedroom? Are there any bedrooms downstairs? If so I'd put money on the fact that the sockets run on the same circuit as the kitchen. I can see a washingmachine/fridge/oven + television/computer/games console/hair straighteners/I could go on could easily overload the system.0 -
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