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. […]

RCD,s on showers should be checked every month.

Do you know you can run 10 LED down lighters for the same operating cost of one Halogen down lighter. LED lamps produce a lot less heat than halogen lamps. See damage caused by halogen lamp

Came across this on Monday evening. Luckily the MCB tripped and prevented a fire. lighting cable was used to supply the hob in this instance. The connections were extremely badly terminated and the phase (live) conductor fell away as soon as I touched it.