Would the current flex being soldered in to the heater be a problem ?
Although we've seen inside the landlord's electric cupboard on staff attendance, we don't have our own key to it
Tenants would have to justify carrying out work arranged by themselves, by challenging the landlord's 'fire...
it's the tenants paying for the electricity through communal service charge. However tenants did have to take the landlord to court over substantial disrepair elsewhere on the premises. It appears the landlord's actions on the heating is retaliatory
Thanks. The electrician was great, despite being in-house he disagreed with the landlord's handling and he couldn't do anymore than he advised. It's the tenants paying for the electricity through a communal service charge so no skin off the landlord's nose. The problem is we have vulnerable...
Thanks. We will need to find an electrical consultant to carry out an inspection and written report to back up tenants' request for re-connection . Does the heater need replacing due to the cut flex which is now not long enough to reach the spur ?
Thanks, the tenants pay for the electricity...
Thank you both. In addition to the 20A DP switch advice, are there any particular regs that could be quoted ? Tenants wish to look in to obtaining a written report from someone qualified to attend the premises and support grounds to have the heater re-connected.
Also the heater's flex, which...
thanks Andy. Common on cheaper fuse switches?
Are there any regs stating an electrical test should have been arranged if landlord believed switch / heater was a fire risk?
Hi
I have no electrical qualifications.
I speak on behalf of a group of tenants. The cover plate to the 13A fuse switch supplying the communal electric convector heater, had cracked with burn marks. Heater is rated 2.8kw and was hard wired in to the fuse switch. Another device thought to be on...