An elderly couple have died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at their home. via Carbon monoxide suspected in death of elderly couple – Independent.ie.

Had to install a new emergency exit sign in Monkstown today. Then up to Leopardstown to install an extractor fan in bathroom. Then emergency call to Monkstown to replace faulty time switch on central heating. Then up to Dalkey to talk to a customer about garden lighting.

Got a call from a customer in Sandymount re their immersion heater. Tested the heating element and changed the immersion as the element was faulty. When finished I did an insulation test and an earth loop impedance test to ensure the wiring in the house was sound.

Busy day yesterday, fixing lights and sockets in Sandycove, Dun laoghaire. Then down to Monkstown to replace and rewire faulty extractor fan.

Got a call out to Churchtown yesterday afternoon. Two Devi Reg controllers were faulty. There seems to be a lot of trouble with these controllers and they are extremely hard to program and test. I replaced them with two timers and controlled the time they are coming on for. This process is a good way […]

Got an emergency call out to Shankill yesterday. I had to run in a temporary feed to sockets as it appears a rodent has eaten through the cables.

Got a call out this afternoon to a restaurant in Monkstown. One of their fuses had blown due to overload. All sorted and restaurant still up and running.  

Got a call out at approx 7.30 last night to a customer in Abbeyview who had no electricity. On arriving at the house I discovered that a number of houses were off. I contacted ESB and was informed there was a problem in the area. Electricity was back on by 9.30. Well done to ESB […]

Working in Sandycove this morning connecting up heating and lighting circuits. Then out to Mount Merrion to find a fault in a socket circuit. Then down to Kilcoole to finish off certification of a premises. Photo on left shows equipment used for verification of electrical installation.