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"Electrician" wired my house

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  • 08-07-2019 11:04am
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    whampiri
    Registered Users Posts: 395 ✭✭


    Just bought a new house 4 weeks ago in Cork city and asked an electrician buddy to come over and change a few sockets. In addition to this, we noticed that one of the electric showers was a bit dodgy so we asked him to have a look at the wiring. The motor was fried so he headed into the attic to make the whole thing safe and he cut the cable in the picture out.

    Says we're lucky that the house is still standing.

    In addition to this, the previous couple moved their oven. So, there's a cooker cable that has been run from the kitchen, through the ceiling, into a bedroom(not tacked in), into the attic, back down through the hot press and back into the kitchen.

    Buddy says that it's not exactly safe. We're concerned that there's other stuff wrong that we can't see.

    Who can I contact to get a full check done and how much should it cost?


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    Tasfasdf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 660 ✭✭✭Tasfasdf


    whampiri wrote: »
    Just bought a new house 4 weeks ago in Cork city and asked an electrician buddy to come over and change a few sockets. In addition to this, we noticed that one of the electric showers was a bit dodgy so we asked him to have a look at the wiring. The motor was fried so he headed into the attic to make the whole thing safe and he cut the cable in the picture out.

    Says we're lucky that the house is still standing.

    In addition to this, the previous couple moved their oven. So, there's a cooker cable that has been run from the kitchen, through the ceiling, into a bedroom(not tacked in), into the attic, back down through the hot press and back into the kitchen.

    Buddy says that it's not exactly safe. We're concerned that there's other stuff wrong that we can't see.

    Who can I contact to get a full check done and how much should it cost?

    ****ing hell that dodgy, I hope he has insurance(electrician) and get it fixed through him


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    whampiri
    Registered Users Posts: 395 ✭✭whampiri


    Unfortunately I think the guy who did it was the previous owner. As my buddy said, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Tasfasdf wrote: »
    ****ing hell that dodgy, I hope he has insurance(electrician) and get it fixed through him

    lol

    Not a hope you'll see that lad again.
    buyer beware


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    NIMAN
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    So do you know for sure the guy who did the dodgy work was <nationality> and if so, is his nationality relevant?


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    Ultimate Seduction
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    What's this got to do with a < nationality > electrician?


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    Plumbthedepths
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    Tbh an incredibly misleading thread title.


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    ampleforth
    Registered Users Posts: 383 ✭✭ampleforth


    whampiri wrote: »
    Just bought a new house 4 weeks ago in Cork city and asked an electrician buddy to come over and change a few sockets. In addition to this, we noticed that one of the electric showers was a bit dodgy so we asked him to have a look at the wiring. The motor was fried so he headed into the attic to make the whole thing safe and he cut the cable in the picture out.

    Says we're lucky that the house is still standing.

    In addition to this, the previous couple moved their oven. So, there's a cooker cable that has been run from the kitchen, through the ceiling, into a bedroom(not tacked in), into the attic, back down through the hot press and back into the kitchen.

    Buddy says that it's not exactly safe. We're concerned that there's other stuff wrong that we can't see.

    Who can I contact to get a full check done and how much should it cost?

    Not sure where the <nationality> part comes in here. Are you assuming or do you actually know the person who did that while the previous owner occupied the place? Even if so, the question is more about if you have good, training people or the other kind...


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    Doop
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    You're the victim of bad DIY unfortunately, get a couple of registered electricians round to do a quote for an assessment, likely wouldn't be able to quote for a repair until they know whats required.


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    whampiri
    Registered Users Posts: 395 ✭✭whampiri


    I know the person who owned the house was < nationality > and have strong reason to believe that he did the job based on equipment found in the shed.


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    ampleforth
    Registered Users Posts: 383 ✭✭ampleforth


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Tbh an incredibly misleading thread title.

    +1

    This looks like the typical home-owner I-can-do-that-myself-its-just-a-wire 'work' after about 8 Guinness and misplaced reading glasses... :D


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    BarryD2
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    Did you commission any sort of survey of the house prior to purchasing? If so, you'd think from your description that they might have picked up on the issues arising?


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    whampiri
    Registered Users Posts: 395 ✭✭whampiri


    BarryD2 wrote: »
    Did you commission any sort of survey of the house prior to purchasing? If so, you'd think from your description that they might have picked up on the issues arising?

    We got a standard bricks and mortar survey done. It didn't go into the electrics... unfortunately.


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    NIMAN
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    whampiri wrote: »
    I know the person who owned the house was <nationality> and have strong reason to believe that he did the job based on equipment found in the shed.

    His nationality is still irrelevant though.


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    katiek102010
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    Did you get an electrical certificate with the house when you purchased it? If so go through the person, company who signed the cert.


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    ampleforth
    Registered Users Posts: 383 ✭✭ampleforth


    Standard surveys usually tell you things like 'Rewiring should be considered' or something like that.

    Get a few quotes (preferably also from one usually exceptionally well-trained and fast working <nationality> electrician) to really find out what needs to be done...


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    whampiri
    Registered Users Posts: 395 ✭✭whampiri


    katiek102010 wrote: »
    Did you get an electrical certificate with the house when you purchased it? If so go through the person, company who signed the cert.

    No, never heard of one of those. Live and learn I guess.


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    2011
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    Mod note: As a number of posters have correctly pointed out the nationality of the electrician is irrelevant. On that basis no more mentioning of the nationality will be tolerated.

    Thank you.


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    Plumbthedepths
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    katiek102010 wrote:
    Did you get an electrical certificate with the house when you purchased it? If so go through the person, company who signed the cert.


    My understanding is these certs only apply to work carried out by a registered electrician.


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    Oasis1974
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    But you have to get a full rewire if the wiring is to old no electrician would touch my house and it was only built in the mid 1960s.


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    kramer1
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    Periodic inspection report will give you a good idea of the state of the electrics. Won't cover everything but it's a good place to start


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    thomas anderson.
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    I'm no electrician but even I went OOOOFF


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    ampleforth
    Registered Users Posts: 383 ✭✭ampleforth


    whampiri wrote: »
    Who can I contact to get a full check done and how much should it cost?


    I wonder if this could be exhibited in an art show... and how this show would then be called :D

    'A metamorphosis of Possibilities'

    'Wired Extravaganza'

    'Fun with Power'

    mmmm


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    #24
    stiofan85
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    Just get a periodic inspection report and go from there. You can't figure this out from an internet forum - that's how I ended up subbed to this forum! Bought a house, rewired by a sparks who never came back and left me nervous. Searched all the forums online and ended up getting a PIR done and he rectified a couple of bits. If you need work done the report will tell you.

    Well worth it. Think mine was €400 or so


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    frankythefish
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    Shop around. you ll get a periodic inspection report done for circa 250. See what comes up on the report and work from there


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    frankythefish
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    250 plus vat I got a periodic inspection report done for. That was a 3 bed semi d


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    #27
    stiofan85
    Registered Users Posts: 505 ✭✭✭stiofan85


    Yeah sorry, mine was around the 200 mark then a few bits to get fixed


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    Sleeper12
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    kramer1 wrote:
    Periodic inspection report will give you a good idea of the state of the electrics. Won't cover everything but it's a good place to start


    Off topic here but I'd love to see insurance companies looking for these every 8 to 10 years for domestic.


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    Nikki Sixx
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    Not being sarcastic, but would your electrician friend who did bits and bobs, not do other parts of the house that could be dodgy?


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    Risteard81
    Registered Users Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭Risteard81


    frankythefish wrote: »
    Shop around. you ll get a periodic inspection report done for circa 250.
    Depends greatly on the size and complexity of the installation, and also the level of inspection and testing agreed. As such it's unwise to suggest that periodic inspection and testing will cost A or B - it's much more complex than that.


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    whampiri
    Registered Users Posts: 395 ✭✭whampiri


    Nikki Sixx wrote: »
    Not being sarcastic, but would your electrician friend who did bits and bobs, not do other parts of the house that could be dodgy?

    He'll have a look about no problems. His point is that he'd prefer if we got peace of mind by getting someone with insurance to do it.


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