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actually just reading reviews on Electrical Contact Cleaner it seems it often runs out of/leaks propellent even when most of the cleaner remains unused https://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B00OCKZT1E/ref=acr_dp_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews#reviews-filter-bar

Firstly apologies for the very very slow response. I tried electrical contact cleaner on the headphone socket as suggested and the radio is now working without anything in the headphone socket. Thank you! I did well to get anything out of the electrical contact cleaner spray can as it's 4...

Hi all, happy holidays! A few months ago my dab radio (pictured below) suddenly stopped producing any sound. Display and controls worked fine but just no audible output. I tried connecting headphones via the headphone socket and found that the headphone socket is faulty. Gather this is a...

@Geoff1946 Hmm interesting idea that the bulb /wiring could have shorted. That would indeed leave the bulb fine but have caused a massive current surge which would take out the track. Only thing is it all seems fine now which would imply an intermittent fault in which case how do you...

Hi. A few days ago my cooker extractor fan made a loud bang and sparked when I tried to turn it on. The trip had tripped on the fuse box. I turned off the electric and it dissembled it enough to remove the control box which is basically just a pcb with 5 switches mounted to it. On inspecting...

I think it's worth reiterating what i said in my original post: I've asked my electrician if this is actually in scope as it says on the report that the EICR covers "all power and lighting circuits emanating from consumer unit only". To me this means downstream of the CU. But speaking to the...

OK so laymans take on all this. The flat is in a block which comprises of several other flats. All of the wiring is physically connected. So there has to be demarkation of the buildings installation(s) into segments. I cannot be held responsible for what bob in number 5 does etc. So the...

Thanks Blinky. TBH i dont understand the whole depth of wall thing. Seems to be a reg /factor that many electricians arent interested in due to it's utter impracticality. Does anyone else concur ?

It's entirely up to the landlord to stay abreast of the latest legislation. That's true whether or not they use an agent although a decent agent should notify and explain. The advice if you are a private landlord is to sign up with a body such as the RLA who will then email you bullitins about...

Yes I think it's a common misconception. There are more and less profitable properties and areas of course but I think most people know someone who did well out of it when it was much much more lucrative. Back in the day with less rules/taxation, easier mortaging and rising prices you could keep...

OK So i have gotten an email from the electrician today which I asked for a while ago- giving a breakdown of the work required. He has listed the faults as follows which correspond to the niceic form below. 4 4.16No RCD protection for socket outlets used for internal use. As the main cable to...

Yes as you rightly say Murdoch its the lack of mortgage interest relief, which is a major factor given that this is the sinlge biggest cost for most lanlords. So yes in truth it is really taxed on a hybrid of profit/turnover but is much closer to the latter for most. Regards landlords driving up...

I'm not happy about the gasman - every year - mainly because of the variable standards out there amongst gas engineers and the vague/subjective rules and risk adversity /blame game mindset that prevails. At least the law in clear on this though, it's simply every year. I doubt many landlords...

Thanks for replies. Seems general consensus is that retest every change of tenant is resonable. I am mindful that most of you on here are electricians and naturally thus see it from the perspecitive of the ultimate electrical safety. From a landlords perspecitve it's more about running a...

I probably am mis-quoting him. I thought it was "twisted pair" may well have been "twisted earth". He defininely said twisted something. It's just jargon to me. Yes but the 5 years legislation in my post above also includes a shorter term reccomended by the tester. So frustrating that letting...