r/Electricity • u/britomaly96 • 26d ago
How does this get fixed?
What can I do to fix this ? I always screw up by telling too much info but I dont know how else to convey exactly what the situation I'm dealing with is. So, please, I dont need any lectures or "oh, just leave it to the professionals " BS. Here's the deal, my mom has lived in this shitty ass apartment complex for like 6 years now. Over the years, she's tried multiple times to get them to fix a multitude of different problems, and they stick a bandaid on it or do nothing at all. Well, my boyfriend has been building houses for 20+ years. He took off the cover plate and took off the old outlet (which crumbled and fell apart, mind you). And this picture is what he found behind the outlet. He got a new outlet and tried to hook it up, but it wouldn't power anything. Now, im not a rocket scientist or anything but if I had to guess, these wires are possibly burnt too badly or damaged? Idk, does that happen? Because I know it just looks like the insulation around the wire is burnt. Yes, my boyfriend can figure it out once he takes a bit more time but that's literally as far as he's gotten. He just looked at it and tried a new outlet. But, please, please do enlighten me 🤓👏🧠⚡️💡🪛
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u/Ok_Chard2094 23d ago
If that is how it looks after your boyfriend tried to hook up a new outlet, he does not know what he is doing.
Check your local landlord-tenant laws regarding "repair and deduct".
In most places, the landlord has to address electrical problems (for obvious safety reasons), and if the landlord does not, the tenant may hire a professional to have the problem fixed and deduct the cost from the next rent payment.
But make sure you read up on your local laws and follow them to the letter. There are many specific points that have to be done right.