From the pictures it can be clearly seen that the mushroom fixing was incorrectly used and caused the lights in the house to fail. The insulation was fitted approx 5 years ago, but the fault only came to light recently. We had to cut out the insulation. Then we had to chase out the wall, […]

This customer had a lucky escape, see previous blog regarding burnt fuse unit.

Found to day in a house in Sallynoggin. The customer called  to say the fuse kept blowing. The fuse unit had burnt out and was overheating. This could easily have caused a fire.

Thank you card received from the daughter of a customer.  

Emergency lighting shall be provided for use when the normal lighting fails in order to facilitate the  safe exit from buildings. We can design, install, commission and test emergency lighting systems. All emergency lighting systems should be tested at regular intervals. Visual inspection every week Half hour test every three months 3 hour test once […]

Portable Appliance Testing, PAT testing as it is normally called ensures that the appliances you use everyday are electrically sound. In some countries it is a legal requirement to PAT test appliances. In Ireland it is a requirement to ensure that all electrical appliances in the work place are in a safe condition for the […]

If you get a peculiar smell from a switch or socket, please stop using it. Call an electrician to investigate it. I have regularly been called to houses where a switch has burnt out. On investigation the customer had noticed a peculiar smell in the previous days. If a switch is warm to touch it is a problem. […]