No ones mentioned your smoke alarms yet, get a battery in at least your upstairs one, especially as you don't know what caused that smell, might have come through some conduit from somewhere else, i wouldn't sleep anywhere without one
Will isolate tonight and get some batteries tomorrow. I have been rubbish at keeping them working but no more.
Screwdriver bit and as it has a blue cable I guess it was an extension lead in the building industry.
AHA! just heard from neighbour... there was a fire two doors down on saturday night.... the joys of living in a terrace. (will still sort smoke alarms though). at least i've checked all my plugs now
the socket circuit is likely to be a ring main , this is a circular circuit where the current is spread down 2 cables if there is a loose wire in a socket that current now just goes down one wire the circuit is wired using 2 lots of 20 amp cable and fused at 32 amps hopefully you can now see the problem 32 down 20 does not go please stop checking plugs and get the wiring on this circuit checked
will ask a sparky to come check soon but seems that the smell is due to a house fire 2 doors down at the weekend. but best to be safe than sorry. i can stop sniffing all floorboards now
Why not contact the fire service and ask them! NOT 999!!!!! get em in as your a weak and feeble female and need your smoke alarm checking D) They might even get their thermal imaging gear out of your lucky!
haha! think the first thing they'll say is "put a bloody battery in, yer wazzock" (they're not v polite in the midlands)
was going to ask neighbour if he does, or ask on fb pretty sure the smell is from the fire as i've been up here all night and it has come and gone - must be from the movement in neighbours house, but will get mine checked too.
Most fire services will send some nice young men to come and fit nice new ones for free, go on there website
When I was a squatter in the 80's, 8 of us squatted the top two floors of a 4 storey Victorian Villa (a wreck with wino's and glue sniffers living in the basement). The main fuse was missing and we couldn't get one as only the Leccy board had them apparently. We twisted a load of copper wire together until it was as thick as your little finger and jammed it in place with a stick. Everyone had a 2 or 3 bar electric fire and the "fuse" used to glow green and light the hallway. It was great being young and stupid.
aww, got all excited then but it seems notts fire service aren't so helpful http://www.notts-fire.gov.uk/2F1123C5E487401EA83302F9706C52FF.asp
will see if i know anyone up that way (dont off hand!) you could try the 0800 no fror the fire service and discuss it with them tell them your worries and about the fire. dont see why you should have to pay for piece of mind if someones had a fire. Perhaps your insurance company might help if you have buildings cover!
thank you good thinking batman! will give them a call tomorrow and see what they say. buildings cover - about time that was useful, being paying it for years and not sure why.
amazing how much better i slept knowing that my house wasn't going to burst into flames. now to get rid of the smoke smells and air everything