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How do you check circuits in a house after installing a new fuse box?
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<blockquote data-quote="Gina" data-source="post: 539440" data-attributes="member: 36065"><p>Dear electricians, if I had to give opinion about house works like kitchen installing, floors, decorating etc. I could, but electrics are a Science Fiction subject to me.</p><p></p><p>We had an electrician 6 weeks ago and he was taking care and checks all electrics in our new purchased house. He said he will need to get rid of little bits first (a few new sockets and switches, new spot lights) before installing a new fuse box.</p><p>So, after installing the fuse box, he should test it, right? I don't know what means testing circuits, but I told the electrician to make sure everything is ok as we will have new floor boards installed.. His easier answer was to rewire the whole house.. It is a 4 bedrooms house. It can have some newer circuits and older ones.</p><p>Please dear electricians, how was he supposed to check our circuits were in good state/shape? After he left we had fuse tripping all the time. I told him and when he returned, he said it is fine, the electricity is in the switch and the 3 wires are ok, earth/ground, neutral and live. So he went. The floor guys came and then again the tripping was crazy. In one particular area, not everywhere. So, the house didn't need to be rewired everywhere but only one circuit. But the electrician came with "I told you to rewire the whole house".</p><p>Dear electricians, if you find current / electricity in the device / switch, this doesn't means that it works, if it doesn't hold power like a vacuum cleaner. Then what? The 2 ceiling lights in the hallway stopped working, electrician doesn't know why, but he said there is electricity in the electricity tester device ( he used a pen for the lights and testing if it's electricity in the wires and the plug with 3 lights for plugs, which if it comes all 3 green than it's fine...)! Really, please enlighten me! He said he will have to track the wires for the lights in the loft. Anyway, we have new floors and switch circuit not working! Wonderful!</p><p></p><p>How are you testing any house circuits, please? Or you come with "You need to rewire the house". The house can be old like most of houses in UK, but that doesn't means you need to rewire. We don't know what the previous owners did, but still, how would you precede, please?</p><p>Thanks a million!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gina, post: 539440, member: 36065"] Dear electricians, if I had to give opinion about house works like kitchen installing, floors, decorating etc. I could, but electrics are a Science Fiction subject to me. We had an electrician 6 weeks ago and he was taking care and checks all electrics in our new purchased house. He said he will need to get rid of little bits first (a few new sockets and switches, new spot lights) before installing a new fuse box. So, after installing the fuse box, he should test it, right? I don't know what means testing circuits, but I told the electrician to make sure everything is ok as we will have new floor boards installed.. His easier answer was to rewire the whole house.. It is a 4 bedrooms house. It can have some newer circuits and older ones. Please dear electricians, how was he supposed to check our circuits were in good state/shape? After he left we had fuse tripping all the time. I told him and when he returned, he said it is fine, the electricity is in the switch and the 3 wires are ok, earth/ground, neutral and live. So he went. The floor guys came and then again the tripping was crazy. In one particular area, not everywhere. So, the house didn't need to be rewired everywhere but only one circuit. But the electrician came with "I told you to rewire the whole house". Dear electricians, if you find current / electricity in the device / switch, this doesn't means that it works, if it doesn't hold power like a vacuum cleaner. Then what? The 2 ceiling lights in the hallway stopped working, electrician doesn't know why, but he said there is electricity in the electricity tester device ( he used a pen for the lights and testing if it's electricity in the wires and the plug with 3 lights for plugs, which if it comes all 3 green than it's fine...)! Really, please enlighten me! He said he will have to track the wires for the lights in the loft. Anyway, we have new floors and switch circuit not working! Wonderful! How are you testing any house circuits, please? Or you come with "You need to rewire the house". The house can be old like most of houses in UK, but that doesn't means you need to rewire. We don't know what the previous owners did, but still, how would you precede, please? Thanks a million!! [/QUOTE]
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