Domestic electrician based in North Wiltshire
The ‘Lady of the Manor’ persuaded me to redecorate one of our bedrooms recently. The wall concerned had a couple of surface-mounted sockets in the plaster, so I took the opportunity to try out a new bit of electrical installation kit called Sockitz: Invented by Richard Brook (who managed to get investment for these products … Continue reading Redecorating tips
The UK government recently announced that the sale of halogen light bulbs will cease after September 2021 and fluorescent lights (i.e. strip light tubes and CFL bulbs) sometime in 2023. This had already been planned for several years right across Europe, to allow countries to reduce their overall energy demand. This change follows on from … Continue reading Older light bulbs: going…going…gone.
Now that we are all increasingly using online shopping to buy these things like LED lights, switches, downlighters, etc., we assume that these things are all made to the same standards aren’t they? I mean, they wouldn’t allow dodgy electrical goods to be sold online, would they? Alas, this is sadly not the case**. No … Continue reading Electrical items bought online shock
Recently we took the plunge and decided to have smart meters installed (two – one for Electric and one for Gas) by our energy supplier SSE Plc. The process itself is straightforward and can be booked on the SSE website, but I would just like to call out a really useful tip here that will … Continue reading Smart meter install
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