electric problem..

These are the photos, No2+No4 are the light,, No5 is behind shot of pic No2 back of round meatel socket,No1 is a were it leaves loft and goes to anther light and then to the electric box pic No3.. No3 electric box were it goes to... S do you think its capable of tapping into.. THANK guysngals...
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I also found a old servic record dated 06 in the electric box when i opend it, as it hasnt been open since then, my dad is a lock smith..
on the record i think it says its max output is 1480 would this be right..
thanks guys+gals..

It appears that the electrical box holds a timer and switch to control the lights. Power will be coming into that box from somewhere (maybe the line in picture 1, maybe not).

If that line is before the power box then you will have steady power. If that line is after the electrical box then you will have switched power (it will be out during the daytime when the lights are out).

If you pay attention to when the light comes on and off you may already have a 12/12 system going...

Thanks NLXSK1. Pic No1 goes from light to the electric box,, also The lights are on permentley as the is no natural light apart from skylight. so it is good to go..
Thanks all
And your right the is a timer in there , you no your stuff.. REP TO YOU.

I'd think twice about this if I were you.......I'm a commercial landlord of shops and 6 blocks of flats in UK. I'm guessing that supply is for the shared areas (communal) e.g stairwells and therefore only runs hallway lighting (say 3 light bulbs). He, like me, will get 3 monthly invoices that are nearly always for same amount of consumption as these lights will be on timer switches. Could also be the supply for any shared fire alarm if above shops or over 6 flats in block.

It wont take them 2 mins to realise someone tapped into it. So, if you're planning to vacate within 3 months fine, otherwise stick the leccie money in a jar and hope its the landlord asking the q's and not the rozzers.

Would be like me growing in the loft above your flat, taping into your supply and you not noticing the say 20% increase.....except the increase he / they will see will be like 100000%

Worse case is that you are renting from private landlord (Mr & Mrs Jones) who have A N Other managing agent looking after the flat for them. Actual landlord (owner of freehold block, usually developer who built it) gets invoice, posts to managing agent to charge back to Mrs & Mrs Jones to pay their say 1/3 share - the other shares are paid by other owners in the block - that's the first 3 people you hope wont notice this HUMONGOUS and rather sudden increase. Add in the other owners in the block who have to pay their share of the communal charges (aka service charge) and even in a small block that could be 5 people you're trying to blag. The 5 assumes none of the other flats in block are let out. So, say 3 owners who are all used to paying same amount, say £8 each, every 3 months - for say 3 11w light bulbs.

Now run by me what you gonna hang off this install again?? Even a 4th 11w bulb will send cost up by 25%.....they might not notice an alarm clock but growing 'erb? LOL. A 54w propagator light doubles their invoice?? A couple of 600w lights, a few fans etc etc, owners gonna being seeing bills in the higher £xx instead of the £x.

Pay your own electric, a lot less risk chief

Good luck anyhoo if u decide to go for it but bear in mind evidence is obvious and previous invoices could act as records

What if the building belongs to the city not private, will they still no im useing it,?????

franphonic said:

Hi all, i live in a small block of flats, on the landing outside my flat the is a light on the ceilling ,Would i be abel to wire tap into this electric souce and wire up 1or2 600wt lights. Please help me i need to no if its poss,,
thank you guys

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Why can't you just plug a lamp in?

franphonic said:

What if the building belongs to the city not private, will they still no im useing it,?????

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my guess is that your chances of getting rumbled would be much lower! if it's local authority owned, you probably got one suit dealing with all the service invoices, another on repairs over all the city housing stock.

Just concerns me a bit that consumption probably been same for years (12 hours on / off, same no. of fittings) and that it's probably something the property guys are told to look out for.

Would certainly take them longer to cotton on than private sector - might be 12 months before they notice yearly increase. Would check the associated risks though i.e. could they get eviction order on basis of theft if things went titz - probably don't want to lose home over increased electric costs.

If you put one of those bulbs out, how long does it take to get replaced. Be nice to know how often they were round checking. If you have to keep changing it (would be rare but I got to ask) its likely they don't even know about separate supply which would be xmas come early.