Electrics problem

betterlatethannever

Made a bit of a boo-boo:o

My cooker and hob are plugged in, with a 2 way plug into one socket.
Today, i left the mop, upside down above the plugs, and didn't realise how wet it was.

When i went into the kitchen a while later there was a 'clicking' sound coming from the plugs. The mop had dripped water over the plug.:eek:

Using rubber gloves, i unplugged the two way plug containing the two plugs.

Have i done the right thing?
Can i just leave them to dry out for a while and then it'll be safe to use again? if so, how long approx- days?
Ekkk- i hate electrics

Jaynne

Are these just regular sockets? I hope you don't mean a two way adapter into a normal plug?

The clicking is probably arcing inside the socket as the water provides a bit of a bridge to create a spark between the contacts in the switch. Once its fully dry there's no problem using it and hopefully your appliances weren't damaged.

DVardysShadow

betterlatethannever wrote: »

Using rubber gloves, i unplugged the two way plug containing the two plugs.

Have i done the right thing?
Can i just leave them to dry out for a while and then it'll be safe to use again? if so, how long approx- days?

No, you should have switched off the mains at the consumer unit before removing the plugs.

Rinse the items out with clean tap water, rather than leave them to dry with cleaning product and grime residues. Dry them out in an airing cupboard for 48 hours if possible and check to see they are really dry.

betterlatethannever

Yes, its two plugs into an adapter plug..is this bad? (one, i assume is the oven and, as the hob is gas, the other will be for the igniter)?

Its a rental property, and i'd never even noticed the plugs before as they'll well hidden.

Thanks for the advice.

betterlatethannever

DVardysShadow wrote: »

No, you should have switched off the mains at the consumer unit before removing the plugs.
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I've just realised, the consumer unit is in the basement of the shop that i rent the flat from....if this should happen (or any other electrical problem) after closing hours, i'd be stuffed

muckybutt

With electrics like that, and no ready means of accessing the consumer unit should a fault trip anything out - god forbit there was ever a fault where you needed to turn the electrics off.

If it were me - i'd be finding somewhere else to live sharpish

AndysDad

I would have thought that using a cooker and hob wired into 13 amps plugs (Let alone using an adapter)was very unsafe apart from probably being against electrical wiring regulations.

McKneff

I have an oven plugged into a 13amp socket but I though all hobs were hard wired (and had to be) or am I wrong.

markdavey

OP says its a gas hob so is only likely to be plugged in for the ignition spark.

jc808

McKneff wrote: »

I have an oven plugged into a 13amp socket but I though all hobs were hard wired (and had to be) or am I wrong.

under modern regs iirc hidden plugs need a countertop isolation switch, although gawd knows when this installation was put in...

fluffpot

I think you should get in touch with your landlord about access to your fuse board. What happens if a fuse goes and you are left with no lights or sockets when the shop is shut/at the weekend.