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Old 12th Feb 2019, 2:29 pm   #23
John M0GLN
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Default Re: 1960s Bakelite Wired in Cooker Switch has sheared off in 'On'!

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Originally Posted by AC/HL View Post
Your first post suggests that you have had one or more Electricians to look at this, and presumably they wouldn't do the required remedial work without a full rewire. Professionals have a lot to lose if a bodge turns into a disaster.
I don't know much about this so I may be wrong, but don't professionals have a duty to test installations even if they aren't anything to do with the particular problem they were called out to? We had a built in microwave with a mechanical door problem and the companies serviceman besides fixing it under guarantee also tested the house earths, likewise a plumber who came to service my mothers gas boiler also checked the house and stuck a warning lable on a fire which he said had a ventilation problem.

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