Fireman or Electrician??

[misskriss 0]

I've looked all over the house and can't find anything......no smoke...but there is a burning smell...electrical. Two lights in seperate rooms dimmed and then went back on at the same time. The smell is still there....upstairs and in the dining room. Any ideas?? Should I call the fire dept or an electrician immediately?

[dropoutdave 0]

Or spray some air freshener.

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[freeflir29 0]

That depends......how good is the insurance on your house?

[misskriss 0]

hahaha.....i'm serious....don't want to fall asleep and have the house burn..

[misskriss 0]

ya'll are no help....and I'm completely covered by insurance, but not a good idea.. I'll call my Dad..nevermind..

[freeflir29 0]

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I'll call my Dad..nevermind..

Good IDEA!!! That won't cause a ruckus or a high bill! Of course....you could have called me!

[misskriss 0]

so I'm a little over protective... but the smell is overwhelming and it's from inside the walls.. I have kids and I'll have the whole fire dept. over here if needed..

[freeflir29 0]

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I have kids and I'll have the whole fire dept. over here if needed..

And what's a single girl to do with a house FULL of fire fighters? Are you sure you weren't twisting wires together earlier?

[champu 1]

don't take chances, call the fire dept, have them come over and check it out, it may be nothing, but it's not like they wouldn't rather come check it out then have to pull you out of a burning house

[misskriss 0]

BWHAHAHA....you are sooo funny...LOL That was it. How'd you guess...it was just a sad ploy to gain attention from Virginia Beach's finest. I'm cleaning and dusting as we speak so the house will look nice when they do come over.. You'll feel bad if my house catches on fire.

[marks 0]

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I've looked all over the house and can't find anything......no smoke...but there is a burning smell...electrical. Two lights in seperate rooms dimmed and then went back on at the same time. The smell is still there....upstairs and in the dining room. Any ideas?? Should I call the fire dept or an electrician immediately?

find the curcuit breaker that both those lights are on and turn off that curcuit... then call an electrician in the morning....

the fire dept is going to take an axe to your wall...

[b1jercat 0]

I would urge you to play it safe, make the call and let someone qualified check it out, do it now.

blues

jerry

[LouDiamond 1]

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I'm cleaning and dusting as we speak so the house will look nice when they do come over..

Do you think they sit around the firehouse talking to one another on how clean peoples houses are? Somehow I don't think it is a topic of discussion

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[misskriss 0]

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find the curcuit breaker that both those lights are on and turn off that curcuit... then call an electrician in the morning....

hmmm... where would I be if i were a circuit breaker..

[marks 0]

in the garrage?.. basement? in a closet?.. it is usually inside a grey box mounted on a wall about 5 feet above the floor..

[misskriss 0]

Found it.....in the garage. Thanks.. turned it off. I'll wait an hour and if the smell is still there or gets worst beforehand, I'll call the fire dept.

[freeflir29 0]

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it was just a sad ploy to gain attention from Virginia Beach's finest. I'm cleaning and dusting as we speak so the house will look nice when they do come over..

And the Lingerie and heels????

[misskriss 0]

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And the Lingerie and heels????

Clay, stop it quit peeking in my window. I'm going now for awhile because the girls and I have to go over our emergency fire escape plan. I'm making them all sleep in my room tonight anyway. I keep meaning to buy one of those fire ladders that you can hang out the windows anyway for each of their rooms. Next on my shopping list.

[freeflir29 0]

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quit peeking in my window

Well.....it was Sunday night and there was nothing good on TV. Be careful sweety....Hope your house doesn't burn down!

[sparkin2003 0]

hey there, i am an electrician, if you think it is electrical, not only turn the breaker off for the dimming lites but the rest of the breakers that you do not need(furnace,fridge sump pump). the first thing i would do is look at the lite fixtures and make sure you do not have to big of lamps in them. very important!!! if lite doesn't say what size, use 60 watt lamps. good luck

[misskriss 0]

hey there, you.....check your private messages...Got a question for you..

[Lostinspace 0]

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***Do you think they sit around the firehouse talking to one another on how clean peoples houses are?

I think they talk about how clean other fire department's poles are.

[misskriss 0]

In looking to order my fire ladders, look what I found..



http://firevac.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=Firevac&Product_Code=EV-CH&Category_Code=

[gulaz 1]

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In looking to order my fire ladders, look what I found..

AHH!!! Am I the only one that thinks that looks really scary?

[skybeergodd 0]

The fire dept won't do you much good if you've already turned off the breakers and there's no smoke ......thats all they would do and then tell you to call an electrician. I know ....I've been called to hundreds of the same situations and thats the advice I always give.....but if they happen to have a thermal imaging camera they can at least pinpoint where the problem is so you can show the electrician.