Got a call out to day to a home in Shankill. The immersion wasn’t working due to burnt out connections. Luckily the immersion didn’t go on fire as the hotpress was full of clothes.

Replacing 50 watt down lighters with 7.5 Watt LED down lighters in Shankill this morning. Wiring in new sockets in Kitchen in Dalkey this afternoon.  

Battery chargers besides using electricity unnecessarily can be a fire hazard also. They should be unplugged when not in use.

IN THE past year rechargeable batteries containing the element lithium have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Investigators in Japan are investigating why a lithium-ion battery overheated on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Narita airport. Last year Boeing grounded its entire fleet of the next-generation plane after the lithium batteries on two […]

Moving central heating controls and installing new electronic time switch on water heater in Sandycove today.

Environment Climate change IPCC report: Climate change a threat to security, food and humankind Warming is leading to more volatile weather patterns that are already reducing crop yields, the IPCC has warned via IPCC report: Climate change a threat to security, food and humankind | Environment | theguardian.com.

HARD-PRESSED families are set to benefit from a price war on gas and electricity, as a new supplier offers to slash bills by almost one-sixth. Consumers could shave more than €300 off the cost of heating and lighting their homes with the latest entrant eager to steal a slice of the market. New supplier into […]

A 40 watt halogen lamp can be replaced by a 4 watt LED. This can pay for itself in less than a year in some instances. eg One 40 watt halogen on 4 hours a day will cost approx €11.68 to run over a year. One 4 Watt Led on 4 hours a day will […]

Fixing socket circuit and installing new socket for customer  in Inchicore, Fixing outside lights in Donnybrook and Stillorgan. Replacing time switch on immersion in Blackrock and interlinking gas and solid fuel central heating in Cabinteely  

A SUSPECTED power surge from a branch falling onto electrical lines sparked four small fires in the same housing estate in Dun Laoghaire, south Dublin. via Power surge fires – Independent.ie.