Dodgy Electrical wiring

poppysarah

Didn't grab a photo but I've seen a wall plug socket fixed to the wall with just the cable going to it. It's not under conduit of any desciption and there's a cable running under the carpet into another room.

What's the best way of getting that dealt with? (I imagine the landlord's cheapest option is to just remove the plug socket)...

Makes me wonder how much of the rest of the wiring is ok too though if they've done that.

uk_messer

Don't know what the current regulations are regards installation but cable clipped without conduit isn't considered an issue (AFAIK).

It's the cable running the under the carpet that's of concern.

poppysarah

It's not clipped - it just comes out behind the socket and goes under the carpet...

G_M

I've seen similar. A cheap way to add an extra socket to a room without going behind walls/through conduits etc. If under the carpet you're not likely to trip over it/pull it out, so not tooooo dangerous but having said that, almost certainly does not comply with current building regs, and electricians would probobly condemn it.

Yes, cheapest option is to disconnect wherever it connects from and leave the socket without power.

As you say, though, it raises questions of general level of safety.

Write to the LL with your concerns and ask for an electrical inspection. Quite possible the LL will just deal with the problem and ignore the request for a whole-house inspection, in which case your only option would be to pay for an inspection yourself and then use the resulting report to raise any further issues....