Electrical help, 1 socket not working

kevinm11

Hi

I have 1 double socket in my living room which won’t work, I have tried replacing the socket with a new one but it still does not work, all other sockets work fine,

Anyone know how I can fix this?

Thanks

Kevin

Hasbeen

kevinm11 wrote: »

Hi

I have 1 double socket in my living room which won’t work, I have tried replacing the socket with a new one but it still does not work, all other sockets work fine,

Anyone know how I can fix this?

Thanks

Kevin

How many and what colour are the wires?

kevinm11

Hasbeen wrote: »

How many and what colour are the wires?

X2 earth (green and yellow)
X2 live (red)
X2 neutral (black)

Hasbeen

Ring circuit unusual that both sides are not working. Has it ever worked? Do you have any means of testing if current available?

kevinm11

No never worked since we have moved into this house the previous owners put a extension lead through the wall plugged into socket in next room,

No I don’t have any means to test if there is any current available,

Hasbeen

As said think it unusual that both sides are not working as they are needed to complete the ring circuit. Cheap DIY testers in link

https://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-k810-ac-voltage-detector-pen-socket-tester-twin-pack/5449h#_=p

There should be someone more of an expert along soon, but in your case it might be worth getting sparky to investigate?

EachPenny

kevinm11 wrote: »

X2 earth (green and yellow)
X2 live (red)
X2 neutral (black)

You need to call in an electrician.

If it is a ring circuit which is not working then you have a potentially serious/dangerous fault.

If it is a radial circuit that someone has bodged then you have a potentially serious/dangerous fault.

Jackmydad

EachPenny wrote: »

You need to call in an electrician.

If it is a ring circuit which is not working then you have a potentially serious/dangerous fault.

If it is a radial circuit that someone has bodged then you have a potentially serious/dangerous fault.

Agreed.
OP you have done the sensible thing and changed the socket. That hasn't worked, so unless you have a multimeter and know how to use it, then you need a sparks out to get it working and to make sure that everything else is as it should be.

StumpyPumpy

Just a thought - has your property had an extension? I had a friend who bought a house with one and whoever built it used an "unused" ring from the consumer board to wire it up. It was only much later that they realised that was why the plug sockets in the attic didn't work. It had been disconnected at the board and the wire just shoved behind it :eek:

Either way I agree with the above - get a professional to look at it. Not worth the risk of doing anything else.

SP

Risteard

Hasbeen wrote: »

Ring circuit

No evidence of that one way or the other. It might be, or alternatively might not be.

Hasbeen

Risteard wrote: »

No evidence of that one way or the other. It might be, or alternatively might not be.

Initial evidence points that way? Would have to test current both ways. A spur to a spur with initial connection broken but then that would be two sockets not working?

Alternatively what do you suggest?