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What we can do for you! All domestic, commercial & industrial installation, maintenance & repairs. Whether its a broken light fitting, additional lights, sockets or a full rewire, we can help.
Domestic Rewires. A lot of older properties haven't got adequate wiring for today's never ending usage of electrical appliances. Every electrical installation requires a proper means of earthing. Prior to 1966 it was permissible to use the incoming water service pipe as an earth. Since 1966, the Wiring Regulations require the installation of main equipotential bonding conductors to water, gas, oil and certain other metalwork that may be present. During the 1980's, new regulations were introduced requiring these conductors to be larger.
Also, prior to 1966 lighting circuits did not include a circuit protective conductor (earth). New or replacement metallic light fittings and switches added to such circuits present a potential danger of electric shock without an earth present.
Even older properties around the 1950's have socket outlets with either unearthed 2-pin outlets or 3-pin round type outlets which can be dangerous as the plugs that go into them are not fused.
Many older homes also have light switches, socket outlets and ceiling roses mounted on wooden blocks. Depending on the characteristics of the material from which the block is made, it may not satisfy the ignitability requirements of the current wiring regulations (BS7671).
An RCD (Residual Current Device) is a device designed to give additional protection against electric shock. The 17th edition of the regulations which came in to force on 1st July 2008 require RCD protection to ALL socket outlets, ALL circuits in a room containing a bath or shower and ALL circuits that have cables concealed in a wall or partition at less than 50mm deep and any cables within a stud partition wall with metallic supports. In almost all cases your property will not meet these requirements. In some properties a single RCD was installed to protect the whole installation. The 17th edition does not allow this as circuits should be divided so that a fault with a single circuit does not adversely affect all the remaining circuits.
If the above describes the installation in your home then an inspection is highly recommended. You wouldn't expect your car to run for 20+ years without maintenance or inspection, so why would you expect your electrical installation to? We offer a FREE visual inspection or a Periodic Inspection (see below) to highlight any non compliance with current standards.
It is important to maintain an electrical installation to ensure its continued service and safety levels. There are requirements for example to test emergency lighting to ensure it will operate correctly in the event of an emergency.
If you have employees or members of the public with access to portable appliances you have a duty to ensure their safety. We offer a PAT service, making a visual inspection of the appliances and a test which can detect faults such as loss of earth integrity, deterioration of insulation integrity or contamination.
We can offer a full test & inspection with a detailed report detailing any defects or observations. In rental properties, it is not currently a legal requirement to carry out a regular inspection but it is certainly advisable to do so. Many letting agents and insurance companies request copies of these reports as standard. We DO NOT carry out and charge for inferior visual only inspections offered by some other companies. We do provide a FREE visual survey to advise of any obvious defects but in order to receive a condition report a full Periodic Inspection must be booked. Download a Landlords Guide to Electrical Safety
We offer an emergency call out service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Emergency call outs are given priority depending on there nature. We offer a 2 hour response for problems such as total loss of power, heating or hot water. For more information including cost please click HERE
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Last modified: July 11, 2009