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Another Lease thread - Electric
Posted on 7/5/14 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 7/5/14 at 8:07 pm
In my apartment (It's in older complex) anyway I believe there is a loose circuit somewhere near the kitchen sink. I'm not an electrician or anything but somebody here probably has electrical knowledge.
Anyway A couple weeks ago I was filling up a water bottle in the sink and got shock feeling, while my coffee pot and toaster were plugged into the nearest outlet.
I unplugged them and the shock feeling went away, re-plugged and got shocked again.
What should I tell the apartment manager?
If its loose wiring or something it will be some serious electrical work since its an older building, should I just opt out of my lease if possible?
Anyway A couple weeks ago I was filling up a water bottle in the sink and got shock feeling, while my coffee pot and toaster were plugged into the nearest outlet.
I unplugged them and the shock feeling went away, re-plugged and got shocked again.
What should I tell the apartment manager?
If its loose wiring or something it will be some serious electrical work since its an older building, should I just opt out of my lease if possible?
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Posted on 7/5/14 at 8:13 pm to brodys_lettuce
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What should I tell the apartment manager?
you keep getting shocked
Posted on 7/5/14 at 8:13 pm to brodys_lettuce
Sounds to me like something is not grounded correctly....tell the apartment manager exactly what you typed here so they can call an electrician....
No need to move, unless they won't fix it.....
No need to move, unless they won't fix it.....
Posted on 7/5/14 at 8:16 pm to brodys_lettuce
Whatever you do, don't call the landlord or management company. Geez the world is filling up with idiots
Posted on 7/5/14 at 8:25 pm to jorconalx
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Whatever you do, don't call the landlord or management company. Geez the world is filling up with idiots
Alright I'll play your game.
Odds are if I call the landlord or mgmt, they will send over some mexican sob (read Houston) who doesn't even have an apprenticeship to tell me "It all looks good".
So, I would like to know what my options are.
Posted on 7/5/14 at 9:08 pm to brodys_lettuce
Electrician guy told a story one time about a lady that got shocked when using her faucet. Turned out a nail had caught the electric wire in the wall and also was barely touching the water line.
Posted on 7/5/14 at 9:09 pm to brodys_lettuce
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Odds are if I call the landlord or mgmt, they will send over some mexican sob (read Houston) who doesn't even have an apprenticeship to tell me "It all looks good".
Only if you live in a slum.
Any halfway decent apartment management is going to have it fixed rather than have a tenant get electrocuted.
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So, I would like to know what my options are.
Call management or call an electrician and pay for it yourself. (Probably against your lease)
This post was edited on 7/5/14 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 7/6/14 at 12:21 am to holmesbr
Most people seem not to put up pipe and or wire protectors under the sheetrock when building.
Outlets don't have to be grounded. Only gfci's though being grounded is a good thing and makes the connection sadder. Really anything near a sink should be a gfi outlet. But some toasters blow gfis.
Outlets don't have to be grounded. Only gfci's though being grounded is a good thing and makes the connection sadder. Really anything near a sink should be a gfi outlet. But some toasters blow gfis.
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