Help needed - burning plastic smell...
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Help needed - burning plastic smell...
I have a really nasty burning plastic type smell in the shower room. I am at a loss to know what to do....bad attack now of girlie-itis.
The extractor fan - I cannot see any motor in the room itself, looks like a separate motor in loft - which looks ok. Shower is electric but not warm to touch. The light fitting seems ok.
Any thoughts - what else I should check and where? I dont think the house is in danger of smouldering down but I am now worried.
Thanks
Sara
The extractor fan - I cannot see any motor in the room itself, looks like a separate motor in loft - which looks ok. Shower is electric but not warm to touch. The light fitting seems ok.
Any thoughts - what else I should check and where? I dont think the house is in danger of smouldering down but I am now worried.
Thanks
Sara
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Get an electrician to have a look, we had similar at my last house, called Scottish power and as soon as the chap entered the house he said 'That's certainly an electrical smell) Turned out the cables going in to the lecky meter were melting the plastic covering off He sorted it and said 'glad you called or it would've gone on fire eventually'
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It sure is, might be an idea to switch the showers power of at the fuse box as (I'm no electrician) I imagine it to be coming from there, maybe worth a try just to see if the smell goes.
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Whit part of the country r yoo at bros? I'm an electrician and would be happy tae take a look fae yoo.
Any flames will be doused pronto whit mae Turban bros i swear.
Ameen tae thae n peace oot bros
Any flames will be doused pronto whit mae Turban bros i swear.
Ameen tae thae n peace oot bros
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Alreet Moses.
Just have a look at showe cable should be the thick stuff 40amp cable,if not worry.
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I have a really nasty burning plastic type smell in the shower room. I am at a loss to know what to do....bad attack now of girlie-itis.
The extractor fan - I cannot see any motor in the room itself, looks like a separate motor in loft - which looks ok. Shower is electric but not warm to touch. The light fitting seems ok.
Any thoughts - what else I should check and where? I dont think the house is in danger of smouldering down but I am now worried.
Thanks
Sara
The extractor fan - I cannot see any motor in the room itself, looks like a separate motor in loft - which looks ok. Shower is electric but not warm to touch. The light fitting seems ok.
Any thoughts - what else I should check and where? I dont think the house is in danger of smouldering down but I am now worried.
Thanks
Sara
PS. Smells of fish
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Have you got a light fitting flush to the to the ceiling, when we had one in our living room that started to melt the wiring underneath I changed it and the wires pretty rapid I can tell you.
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