About a week ago, all the overhead lights in my apartment would not turn on. My landlord called her brother over and they replaced a faulty wire in my bedroom ceiling. Then the stove wouldn't workan electrician came and said they bumped the breaker out of place when they were fixing the other thing, and that's why the stove wouldn't go on. He put the breaker back into place and the stove works. I think the landlord should check the wiring to make sure everything is ok, but she keeps fixing just the problemsShe never had anyone come to look at all the wiring in the house. With what happened in the bedroom, is this an idication of a bigger problem?
quite possibly could be a bigger problem. i highly recommend getting renters' insurance if you do not already have a policy. then, if something were to really go wrong you won't lose everything. with that said, she should follow up on your request to have the wiring checked. although i have known some shady landlords who have handled situations similarly, only for me to find out they knew the problem was much deeper all along. that may be the case in your situation, she may know that she needs to drop alot in repairs, and simply doesn't want that extra expense right now. the laws vary from state to state, but you do have rights! call the better business in your city, they will know the local laws. i hope i was helpful!
i would say NO it's not an indication of things to come. if the fuse box keeps tripping circuits ON IT'S OWN. i would think differently. the fact that they're not doing that would indicate to me that there would be no need to check the wiring. how would you check the wiring? you had what would appear to me to be an isolated incident. if the lights start flickering, that might indicate poor wiring. THE FUSE BOX IS TELLING YOU THAT THE WIRING IS IN WORKING ORDER. good luck to ya.
Not likely an indication of a bigger problem, although I did have a case where a non-electrician wired quite a bit of a new house, and there were numerous problems, some quite alarming in terms of the fire potential; mostly bad (i.e. resistive) connections. I'd say make sure you have a renter's insurance policy and a good smoke detector, you're not likely to get any help from your landlord.
only a licensed electrician may work on commercial wiring, unless this is an illegal apartment call an electrician and bill your land lord. otherwise you are on your own.
