Electricians for Domestic Electrical Work in Milton Keynes

Advice on Electrical Work from miltonkeynes.com

Modern living and the modern household means modern domestic chores. Electrical appliances help and most of us take them for granted until one blows a fuse and is unavailable.

Will a tripping fuse board cause you to blow a fuse?

It gets worse if the blowing fuse takes down a circuit when the circuit breaker in the consumer unit is tripped. Inconvenient if it means having to access your consumer unit, but a pain if the electrical appliance blows its replacement fuse and the circuit breaker in the consumer unit trips again.

Is it a sign of the electrical appliance being faulty, or is it a failing consumer unit, or is the consumer unit being overloaded? If you are desperate for a cuppa, and you live in an all electrical household, then a domestic electrical failure can be a serious emergency!

Emergency electrical repairs Vs electrical maintenance

Time to get a domestic electrician in to check the household. If it is not limited to the one electrical appliance, and the consumer unit main switch trips at odd moments, then the likelihood is you will need to call out an emergency electrician to ensure the safety of the electrical circuit in your home.

A household member under an electrical power shower, or similar, won't be happy if a fuse in an old consumer unit is responsible for having to rinse in cold water. Especially if indications previously suggested engaging a domestic household electrician to investigate a wayward circuit breaker.

Will an electrical issue result in a visit to Accident and Emergency?

Soap in your eyes might not be an emergency, but it might be if it is your spouse and you ignored the signs of a temperamental fuse box!

The temptation is to do it yourself. However, since 2005 all electrical work in domestic properties needs to comply with Part P requirements and be carried out by a suitably competent electrician.

Small electrical jobs such as replacing socket-outlets or a light switches on an existing circuit will not attract such a requirement. However, exceptions exist for high risk areas such as kitchens and bathrooms. If in doubt, don't wait for an emergency before checking with a domestic electrician.

Working the circuit correctly

Any work that involves adding a new circuit to a domestic dwelling will need to be inspected by a competent person who is registered with a Part P Self-Certification Scheme - as a good domestic electrician will be. To find out more on Part P regulations, see: http://www.partp.co.uk/

It is always best to use a suitably qualified electrician when you need electrical work carried out in a domestic environment. You should ask the electrician to show you. It isn't rude - it is prudent. Many cowboy electricians exist. Not only is such an 'electrician' potentially dangerous - it is they who may take offense at being politely asked to provide proof of his qualifications.

Rewiring might add a valuable RCD/RCCB level of safety

Additional wiring, or rewiring may attract an RCD/RCCB (think of it as a very finely tuned circuit breaker). The qualified and reputable electrician will advise and fit a suitable RCD/RCCB as needed. Rewiring may attract an RCD/RCCB when there was none present before.

Badly installed electrical work, whether rewiring, a replacement circuit breaker or the installation of a hard-wired electrical appliance, can be a fire hazard if not done properly.

Has your household got big pockets when electrical work is questioned?

Additionally, when you come to sell your house you will be asked to provide certification for all rewiring or electrical work since January 2005. Failure to do so will result in a withheld mortgage to your purchaser until all electrical work has been examined and all relevant certification obtained.

Either use a reputable electrician for the safety of your household, or the well being of your pocket.

Advice on electricians from miltonkeynes.com

From 1 January 2005 all electrical work in dwellings in Milton Keynes will need to comply with Part P requirements and be carried out by Milton Keynes electricians who are competent to do the work.

Some small jobs such as replacing a socket-outlet or a light switch on an existing circuit will not need to be notified to a building control body (although there are some exceptions for high risk areas such as kitchens and bathrooms).

All work that involves adding a new circuit to a dwelling will need to be either notified to building control, building control then will inspect the work, or carried out, by a competent person who is registered with a Part P Self-Certification Scheme. To find out more on Part P regulations go to: http://www.partp.co.uk/

It is always best to use qualified electrical contractors when you need electrical installations in your home. You should ask the electrical contractor to show you proof of his qualifications. Many cowboy electricians exist and these people are dangerous. We have seen examples of badly installed electric cookers, fuse boxes and showers in Milton Keynes. Badly installed electrical wiring and electrical switches can be a fire hazard so always use a professional electrician.

The following organisations are authorised to run competent persons self-certification schemes for registered electrical installers who can do all types of electrical installation work in dwellings:

BRE Certification Ltd
British Standards Institute
ELECSA Limited
NAPIT Certification Limited
NICEIC Group Limited