Got a call from a lovely couple in Blackrock. There was a smell of burning in the hot press. I found a burnt switched spur in the hot press. see photos. It is important if you get a smell of burning to switch off electrical appliances until the cause is found and cleared. This could […]

An underground electrical fire in central London which caused “pavements to explode” and led to the evacuation of more than 2,000 people and the closure of West End shows is now under control, the fire brigade has said. Source: London buildings evacuated and West End cancelled after fire broke out underground – Independent.ie

Busy morning yesterday fixing outdoor lights, replacing internal lights and fixing sockets in house in Killiney. In the afternoon was busy in Monkstown fixing faulty lights and sockets for a customer.

Busy day yesterday 1st up was Shankill to fix sitting room lights, as centre light and wall lights not working. Eventually found the problem in the swith box for the down stairs loo. That was a hard one to find. Then down to Glenageary to fix an outside PIR light. It turned out the bulb […]

Replacing Devi Reg controller in Stillorgan this morning. Then up to Rathmines to help solve unbalanced load in college and look at emergency lighting. Then down to Monkstown to upgrade earthing in a premises.

Door bells, Gas boilers and new switch fuses for burnt out ones. Busy day, starting in Cabinteely replacing electric door bell for a loyal customer. Then up to Ballybrack to wire for a new gas boiler. A customer in Dalkey had a problem with their main switch fuse as it was burning out. I had […]

Lenovo Thinkpad Battery Recall Lenovo is voluntarily recalling affected lithium-ion batteries worldwide. These batteries were manufactured for use with ThinkPad notebook computers or as optional or replacement batteries. Lenovo started shipping systems with affected batteries between February 2010 and June 2012. In the interest of public safety, Lenovo will offer customers free-of-charge replacement batteries for all […]

Up in Stepaside yesterday morning fitting new LED light in bathroom, then strip light over mirror. Then down stairs to fit new timer to Central Heating. Then fix two outside PIR lights. Then fit new LED strip lights on top of presses. Then out to Bray for customer looking for an electrician to check out […]

Working for a customer needing an electrician in Ranelagh today fixing a faulty shower. Then working in Foxrock wiring up Lights and sockets. Then down to Dun Laoghaire to do a Periodic Inspection Report for another customer.

Busy day again today. Got an emergency call from a customer in Shankill looking for an electrician. Their sockets kept tripping out. Then another emergency call from a customer in Glasthule also looking for an electrican. The central heating wasn’t working and the customer was elderly and concerned about being cold this evening. Had both […]