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This is what a customer asked before we found the fault under a floor in their bathroom.

Fault finding, as us electricians know, is not always the easiest of tasks. We found this fault under a floor in a bathroom, infact under the bath, it was not the easiest of places to get too! As you can see the cables were damaged and burnt causing the mcb (miniture circuit breaker) to trip.

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Spring is coming and it is time to think about gardens, especially electrical safety outdoors.

the electrical safety council has some good advise. As electricians we know what to do, lets hope our customers take our advice.

I've been working on a disability bathroom in Berkhamstead this week. A simple enough job, but why are the simple jobs the ones that give you the problems. Like, hardly any room to put the fan grille in soffit; plastic spurs on the grille needed removing wih a Stanley knife, which takes off my fingertips too; and a mouse nibbling through the live conductor of the ring main circuit running in the loft, meaning remedial work and testing before reinstatement. It was oh-so-simple when I turned up, but it turned into a 2 day job upon completion.

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I have just finished an estimate for a rewire local to me that I went to look at yesterday. The customer had another electrician in to supply a certificate on this property! As you can see they did the right thing and did not test the property and did a report as to why the house could not be tested, as after inspection it is obvious why!

As you can see from the picture I took this house is in need of a rewire. The whole house is wired in the old type rubber cables except for a couple of circuits that had been added a while ago.

Installing a new wall light to your house can give your home an added improvement and create a different ambiance that before. Before you begin, you are going to need a few things. You need a ceiling box, a fixture stud, an extension nipple, a standard nipple and a strap. Some of the common tools you’re going to need are screwdrivers, nails, screws and a drill. You might also need a pair of standard pliers and needle nose pliers.

One of our jobs this week was a little out of our normal area and when we got to the job there were extras! Of course much the norm for most of us I guess! Unfortunately we did not have the parts on the van. Luckily there was a business park just down the road so we shot down there and found there was an electrical wholesaler called Wilts electrical.

After our visit we have decided to open an account with them and start using them. I was very much impressed with this company. To be honest we met them at the elex show last year and like most they went to the back of my mind, not any more!

Just a reminder about the changes to bathrooms.
For every body out their.WELL WORTH A READ.VERY IMPORTANT.

The 17th Edition includes a new Part 7 (Special Locations), which includes new

requirements for bathrooms. All those involved in electrical installation work need to be familiar with these new requirements. Help is at hand, in the form of a new edition of IEE Guidance Note 7 (Special Locations).

Section 701, Locations containing a bath or shower

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