Do i need an electrician?
Question:my little girl has just flooded the bathroom washing her doll. the bathroom is above the kitchen and the excess water has been dripping through the kitchen light fitting for the last 15 minutes or so . its easing of now and having felt the ceiling there dosent appear to be any water left between the bathroom kitchen ceiling ,is it safe to mop up and let things dry out in their own time or should i do somthing different?
Answers:
Just let it dry on it's on. I imagine you're gonna have some sheetrock problems to contend with. Put a fan in kitchen over night and then in morning see what has happened to sheetrock. If the sheetrock has fallen you may want to get an exectrician and a sheetrocker over for estimates. Sorry about your mess, and hope your daughters doll got clean after all that! Good luck!
Let it dry for a few days and then check for dampness.If there is none anymore,then dont worry about it,but if there is still dampness you may need to do some investigating to look for mold.Put a fan on the wet areas and get it dry as soon as possible.
as long as the water stopped leaking,let dry,should be okay.
Switch the electrics off get a stepladder and undo the light fitting it will still be full of water,When i say undo i don't mean unscrew the wires,
it may be an idea to isolate your downstairs lighting circuit (take out fuse or swtich mcb off 5amp)hopefully by tomorrow it should have dried out .
for saftey i would get an electrician to check it out,,its best to be safe than sorry,,,good luck,,,,,,
You could try lifting a floor board in the bathroom even if its just to check the locality of the electric wiring, this will also give you an idea of the spread of the flood.
In such a short time, there's bound to be residue still trapped within the ceiling, so for now at least I would refrain from using the light in the kitchen...be careful.
if it has caused a electrical fault the trip switch
would of blown on many call outs i get
i turn the lighting circuit off and blow dry
the connections as long as the water has stopped
leave it. on call to night and with this rain coming
down will not be long.!!
You don't need an electrician unless, after having allowed things to dry out, something doesn't work.
i am a apprentice plumber and have been to jobs where this has happnd the best thing to do is let th ceiling dry out then try the light if it does not work see if the fuse has blown on the main consumer unit if the fuse has blown you might need an electrcian
Immediately turn off the breaker that supplies that fixture. I mean now. This situation has killed people, I am not exagerrating. I'm serious as a heart attack.
If an important appliance shares the circuit, run a heavy duty extension cord temporarily.
After drying completely, it should be all right but when wet, extremely dangerous. Water conducts and prevents a safe ground.
If after dry you see a flicker, turn circuit off and call an electrician.
turn the breaker off, open the fixture, and dry the inside of the fixture and electrical box with a hairdryer.
....Just let it dry out. The worst that can happen is a blown fuse. Don't panic.
no until your fuse ore breaker let you know you have short
Just let it dry..You should however take the globe (glasspart) of the light down and make sure no excess water is in there...Let it all dry..put the globe back on and continue with your lives...PS dolls get "cleaner" in the sink..plus they usually have overflow protection..
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