Have no worries I do not fret [purplerabbits]

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For the sake of my sanity I have decided not to go to Writers Bloc tonight. I have been so tired and stressed that it just doesn't make sense on a school night - sorry guys.

Meanwhile I am going to measure up at the new flat tonight after work. I have a whole list of stuff I need to check, including:

measure every room including where the radiators, doors, window etc go and mark power sockets on that
Check what sort of lightbulbs all the fittings take
Get the owner to show me the stopcock and the master electric switch and tell me where water tanks etc are
Check the actual postal address
Ask when bin days are
Ask for their address so we can forward mail
Check what kind of curtain rails there are and whether there are any hooks

Can anyone think of anything else? This is probably the last time I'll see it before we get the keys on the 5th.

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Who the actual power providers are.
Who the actual telecom provider is.

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I've located the power suppliers. And I'm getting Telewest the day after we move, so do you think we need to do anything about the BT line (BT say it's not active)

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plug a phone in, no dialtone, no worries
-Roy

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Ask what all the electrical switches do. I never did this on my old flat, and some of them were still a mystery three years later.

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I am now wondering where a cswitch would have to be in order for us not to know what it does...

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There were several in the kitchen; the type with a built in fuse. Didn't seem to be connected to applicances in obvious fashion...

Actually, there's one in the new flat too, on the floor just outside my bedroom. It's the ones with the fuses that seem to offer most potential for confusion.

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Ah, I see. We had one of those at Mir which seemed to be for a nonexistent oven...

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Or was it an anti-realist oven?

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I'm sorry I can't hear you because I'm hiding under my desk with my hands over my ears.

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*Grin*

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*chuckle* Room under there for one more?

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Ask about warranties and/or manuals on all the appliances they're leaving -- including fittings like the central heating system and cooker.

If the c/h is not a combi boiler you need to locate the hot water tank (airing cupboard?) and see if it's also got an electric immersion heater.

Ask if they've had their water assayed for lead content.

See if they're leaving light bulbs(!)

See if they're leaving any other stuff. For example, they may not feel like taking a step ladder with them if it's too long to fit in a car.

Ask which utilities they've notified about the move and what they're doing about e.g. electricity and gas.

Ask if they've notified the council (council tax).

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Thanks, that was all very useful, I think I got everything, but I got their phone number in case I need to ask more...

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Sorry to hear you are not going to make it along tonight.

I am afrid I can't think of any other suggestions for things to check. People seems to have thought of way more things than I did when I last moved.

Finding out who provides the utilitys and if the current owners have informed them you will be taking over on the 5th is definatly a good thing to check.

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