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Anyone have experience with this potentially dangerous electrical problem? (And approaching the landlord)
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maiden
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Anyone have experience with this potentially dangerous electrical problem? (And approaching the landlord)
I rent a house. One day, in my daughter's room upstairs, 2 out of 3 electrical outlets stopped working. At the same time, downstairs, under DD's bedroom, 3 electrical outlets and 1 light switch also stopped working. My landlord hired electricians and they searched and searched for the problem for hours. These are supposedly very good electricians and I trust my landlord's judgement, he is usually very throrough and fair.
The electricians said that the problem is within the walls or ceiling and it can be anywhere in the house. In order to find it, the walls and ceiling would need to be torn down!!!
My landlord decided to have the electricians run a new line so the outlets now work. But somewhere inside my walls or ceiling there is faulty wiring and this sounds very dangerous! I know my landlord is unhappy about this, but it doesn't sound like he is willing to tear down the ceiling and walls.
I am very concerned about this situation. I understand the enormity of the project to find the faulty wiring, but something should be done, right?
Any thoughts about this situation? How should I approach my landlord? We have a good relationship, but I know that he thinks I can be neurotic (which is somewhat true), so I think I will have DH talk to him. I know the landlord is concerned about the situation too.
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Posted 11/9/10 6:25 PM  |
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Re: Anyone have experience with this potentially dangerous electrical problem? (And approaching the landlord)
If the faulty wiring is not live (which it should not be since it sounds like they ran new wiring from the outlets to the panel, I assume they would have disconnected the old) then its fine. Its just like a piece of junk stuck somewhere in the walll. I don't think it sounds like a hazard...
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| Posted 11/9/10 8:34 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Anyone have experience with this potentially dangerous electrical problem? (And approaching the landlord)
Posted by staceyums81
If the faulty wiring is not live (which it should not be since it sounds like they ran new wiring from the outlets to the panel, I assume they would have disconnected the old) then its fine. Its just like a piece of junk stuck somewhere in the walll. I don't think it sounds like a hazard...
Exactly. As long as they cut the old wires so there isn't power going to them, it's just copper in the walls. There is a ton of copper and metal in your walls. Pipes, nails, screws, plates to protect the wires, etc. A little bit of "extra" wire is nothing....
I would bet that the majority of houses have "extra" wire in the walls, since that's the easiest way to move wires. Just disconnect the old and run new. Wires should be secured to the studs when they are originally installed, so it's usually impossible to take the old wire out unless you open the entire wall, which nobody wants to do, since it's messy, expensive, and no real need.
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| Posted 11/10/10 7:39 AM |
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rkoenke
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Re: Anyone have experience with this potentially dangerous electrical problem? (And approaching the landlord)
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by staceyums81
If the faulty wiring is not live (which it should not be since it sounds like they ran new wiring from the outlets to the panel, I assume they would have disconnected the old) then its fine. Its just like a piece of junk stuck somewhere in the walll. I don't think it sounds like a hazard...
Exactly. As long as they cut the old wires so there isn't power going to them, it's just copper in the walls. There is a ton of copper and metal in your walls. Pipes, nails, screws, plates to protect the wires, etc. A little bit of "extra" wire is nothing....
I would bet that the majority of houses have "extra" wire in the walls, since that's the easiest way to move wires. Just disconnect the old and run new. Wires should be secured to the studs when they are originally installed, so it's usually impossible to take the old wire out unless you open the entire wall, which nobody wants to do, since it's messy, expensive, and no real need.
This is what happened to us. it's actually okay...
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| Posted 11/10/10 8:10 AM |
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