I was putting shelves up in my main room and the fuse blew, I replaced the fuse wire and everything went on ok, however two sockets in my main room are not not giving out any power is there a way i can fix this without an electrician?

S, February 2009

just a word of warning the the shelves if metal or srews holding it could be live turn electric of imeddiatley and remove shelves conact electrician to replace cable as a tip for later sockets and light switchs above and below and 600 mm either side should be a no go area

ross, February 2009

I guess you may have drilled into a cable in the wall.

Your story suggests this but it could possibly be just that there's a wire adrift on the back face of the non-working socket outlet. Check for this first - otherwise it was your drill...

If this is the case the repair will require the skills of an electrician, a plasterer and a painter.

Peccavi, February 2009