How do I know if my consumer unit needs replacing?

Old boards with rewireable fuses or no RCD protection are the usual candidates. Age on its own is not a reason to replace one, so the honest answer is that it needs looking at. If it is fine, we will tell you it is fine.

Do you give certificates for the work?

Yes. Work that alters an installation is tested and certified, and notifiable work is registered. Keep the paperwork, because it is what a buyer or a surveyor will ask for.

Do you take on small jobs and call outs?

Yes. A tripping circuit, a socket in the wrong place, a light that will not come on, an alarm that keeps going off. Small work is a large part of the week.

Can you work around a kitchen or bathroom fitter?

Usually, yes. First fix before the units or tiles go in, second fix once they are. It is easier for everyone if the dates are agreed in advance.

Electrical

Domestic electrical work

Rewires, consumer units, EV chargers, lighting and underfloor heating. The everyday work behind the renewables side.

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Covering Thanet, Kent and the surrounding areas

Solar is the growing part of the business, but the day job is still ordinary domestic electrical work: a consumer unit that is past its useful life, a circuit that keeps tripping, a light that will not come on, sockets in the wrong place, or a kitchen that needs rewiring before the units go in.

The approach is the same on all of it. Find out what is actually wrong before quoting for it, do the work to the current wiring regulations, test it, and hand over the certificate. If something turns up mid job that changes the price, you hear about it before the work happens, not on the invoice.

What that covers

Full and partial rewires
Consumer unit and fuse board replacement
EV charger installation
Battery storage and inverter work
Interior and exterior lighting
Underfloor heating
Additional sockets and circuits
Outdoor power, sheds and garden supplies
Kitchen and bathroom electrics
Extensions and renovation first fix and second fix
Fault finding and call outs
Smoke and heat detection

Everything electrical

If it runs on electricity, it is on this list

RewiresFull and partial, including extensions and renovations.
Consumer unit changesOld boards and fuse boxes brought up to current standards.
EV chargersHome charge points with the supply and earthing checked first.
Battery storageFitted with a new array or added to one you already have.
LightingInterior, exterior, downlights, garden and security lighting.
Underfloor heatingWired, zoned and controlled, ready for the floor to go down.
Sockets and circuitsExtra sockets where you actually want them, and new circuits.
Outdoor powerSheds, garages, garden supplies and outbuildings.
Kitchens and bathroomsFirst fix before the units go in, second fix once they are.
Fault finding and call outsCircuits that keep tripping, traced rather than guessed at.
Smoke and heat detectionMains linked alarms fitted and tested.

How a job runs

Have a look
For anything beyond a small job, Dan comes and sees it. Photographs down the phone are fine for simple work and save everyone a trip.
Quote
A written price for the work described, with anything uncertain called out rather than buried in a contingency.
Do the work
Dust sheets down, cables run properly, and the place left clean at the end of each day.
Test and certify
The installation is tested and you get the certificate for it. Keep it with the house paperwork.

Electrical work

All projects

A wall mounted solar inverter and battery unit on a plywood board, with an AC isolator, a DC isolator and cabling run between them.

Solar PV + Electrical

Inverter, battery and isolation

Questions

The ones that come up most

How do I know if my consumer unit needs replacing?: Old boards with rewireable fuses or no RCD protection are the usual candidates. Age on its own is not a reason to replace one, so the honest answer is that it needs looking at. If it is fine, we will tell you it is fine.
Do you give certificates for the work?: Yes. Work that alters an installation is tested and certified, and notifiable work is registered. Keep the paperwork, because it is what a buyer or a surveyor will ask for.
Do you take on small jobs and call outs?: Yes. A tripping circuit, a socket in the wrong place, a light that will not come on, an alarm that keeps going off. Small work is a large part of the week.
Can you work around a kitchen or bathroom fitter?: Usually, yes. First fix before the units or tiles go in, second fix once they are. It is easier for everyone if the dates are agreed in advance.