Electrician rates nowadays
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Morning folks,
As i write this i've got a plumber upstairs fixing 2 leaks, and while he's doing that my downstairs lights have just gone pop, (Great Times), I changed the fuse, tried again and as soon as i turned the downstairs lounge lights on...Pop!, the kitchen ones come on fine which are on the same circuit. So this leads me to believe i have an earth on the lounge lights/switch. How much would i be 'roughly' looking at for an electrician to find the earth and rectify??
Another job i may ask him/her when they respond to my rated people request is how much i'm going to be looking at to change my fuse panel under the stairs to a circuit breaker..Currently its the old fuse wire type thing. Anyone know rough prices for that also??
Cheers in Advance
Gaz
Doh...Could a MOD move it to the right forums, cheers
As i write this i've got a plumber upstairs fixing 2 leaks, and while he's doing that my downstairs lights have just gone pop, (Great Times), I changed the fuse, tried again and as soon as i turned the downstairs lounge lights on...Pop!, the kitchen ones come on fine which are on the same circuit. So this leads me to believe i have an earth on the lounge lights/switch. How much would i be 'roughly' looking at for an electrician to find the earth and rectify??
Another job i may ask him/her when they respond to my rated people request is how much i'm going to be looking at to change my fuse panel under the stairs to a circuit breaker..Currently its the old fuse wire type thing. Anyone know rough prices for that also??
Cheers in Advance
Gaz
Doh...Could a MOD move it to the right forums, cheers
Gazzas86 said:
Morning folks,
As i write this i've got a plumber upstairs fixing 2 leaks, and while he's doing that my downstairs lights have just gone pop, (Great Times), I changed the fuse, tried again and as soon as i turned the downstairs lounge lights on...Pop!, the kitchen ones come on fine which are on the same circuit. So this leads me to believe i have an earth on the lounge lights/switch. How much would i be 'roughly' looking at for an electrician to find the earth and rectify??
Another job i may ask him/her when they respond to my rated people request is how much i'm going to be looking at to change my fuse panel under the stairs to a circuit breaker..Currently its the old fuse wire type thing. Anyone know rough prices for that also??
Cheers in Advance
Gaz
Doh...Could a MOD move it to the right forums, cheers
Sounds to me like the plumber has got something wet. The cost for an electrician obviously depends on how long it takes.As i write this i've got a plumber upstairs fixing 2 leaks, and while he's doing that my downstairs lights have just gone pop, (Great Times), I changed the fuse, tried again and as soon as i turned the downstairs lounge lights on...Pop!, the kitchen ones come on fine which are on the same circuit. So this leads me to believe i have an earth on the lounge lights/switch. How much would i be 'roughly' looking at for an electrician to find the earth and rectify??
Another job i may ask him/her when they respond to my rated people request is how much i'm going to be looking at to change my fuse panel under the stairs to a circuit breaker..Currently its the old fuse wire type thing. Anyone know rough prices for that also??
Cheers in Advance
Gaz
Doh...Could a MOD move it to the right forums, cheers
Reg the fuseboard change, £250-£350 depending upon size. If you are in London probably more.
HTH.
If you're not happy with the fuse wire, just replace the plug in part with these:
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Consumer_Un...
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Consumer_Un...
Update....
Electrician been and gone...£50 lighter for 2 hours work + 1 new hole in the wall.
It was caused by a certain Female AKA the Missus who decided she wanted a plaque 'welcome home' s
te thing in the porch 3 weeks ago,
i had no say as it was done before i got home from work,
she put a nail straight through the power cable earthing out the Blue which feeds the lounge. SO this nail has probably been live for 3 weeks or so. I now have a newly plastered hole in the wall.
He's going to send me a quote via email on prices etc, so i'll let you you know the prices,
(I'm not in london, i is in Hampshire near Fareham)
Off to give the missus a debrief!
Chao
Gaz
Electrician been and gone...£50 lighter for 2 hours work + 1 new hole in the wall.
It was caused by a certain Female AKA the Missus who decided she wanted a plaque 'welcome home' s
te thing in the porch 3 weeks ago,i had no say as it was done before i got home from work,
she put a nail straight through the power cable earthing out the Blue which feeds the lounge. SO this nail has probably been live for 3 weeks or so. I now have a newly plastered hole in the wall.
He's going to send me a quote via email on prices etc, so i'll let you you know the prices,
(I'm not in london, i is in Hampshire near Fareham)
Off to give the missus a debrief!
Chao
Gaz
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