Got an emergency call out to Dun Laoghaire this morning. Customer smelled burning. I Called down and quickly located a faulty MCB in the fuse board. Had everything sorted in a few minutes.

Recessed Halogen lamps can be very dangerous due to the amount of heat generated. LED lamps are a much safer option as they generate a lot less heat. LED’s will save electricity as they only use about 1 tenth of the electricity a halogen lamp uses. LED’s will pay for themselves normally within one year. […]

Got two emergency call outs this morning before 8.30. One was to Monkstown where an extension lead was going on fire and the other was to Shankill where a MCB on the fuse board was burning. Both problems sorted before 10am.

Got an emergency call out to Ballybrack this evening. The main switch on the fuse board had burnt out. Was able to get supply back on in 30 minutes, customer was delighted.

Please test your RCD at least once every 3 months  

Got a call to an apartment block in Sandyford. No lights were working on two of the landings. I replaced two motion sensors and had lights back working to the satisfaction to all the tenants.

Got a call to a house in Stillorgan to change the switch on the shower. As an automatic check I found there was no RCD protecting the shower circuit. On futher investigation I discovered that the RCD on the fuse board had been by passed. People have died in other instances of this. All sockets, […]

Got a call out today to check out a fuse board in a house in Ballybrack. The customer was a bit concerned about the condition of the fuseboard. The danger does not require any explaination. See image

Was changing Halogen down lights for a customer in Dun Laoghaire for LED lights. The transformer in one of the lights was badly burnt due to the heat of the Halogen bulb. LED lamps are a lot safer than Halogen lamps as they produce much less heat.