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Electrical advice & guides

These are the questions we get asked on the doorstep, answered properly rather than in a hurry. No scare tactics, no upselling — just what the fault usually turns out to be, what the job actually involves, and when it's worth paying someone to look at it.

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  • · Fault finding & repairs

    Why does my RCD keep tripping?

    How to work out which circuit is at fault, why it often trips at the worst possible moment, and when it stops being a nuisance and starts being a warning.

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  • · Consumer unit replacement

    Consumer unit replacement: a plain-English guide

    What actually happens on the day, why the pre-checks matter more than the board itself, and how to tell whether yours genuinely needs changing.

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  • · EICRs

    What actually happens during an EICR

    What gets inspected, what the codes on the report actually mean, and why a C2 is not the disaster people assume it is.

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  • · House rewires

    Signs your house needs rewiring

    The things that genuinely mean a rewire — and the things people are told mean a rewire when they don't.

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  • · Landlord services

    Landlord electrical safety rules, explained

    The five-year rule, the 28-day rule, and who has to be handed a copy of what — set out plainly for landlords and letting agents.

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