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Home Buyer’s Electrical Report

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According to the Electrical Safety Council, almost two-thirds of home buyers in the UK did not have the electrics checked before buying. There could be many reasons for this but the long and the short of it is that if you find that your house will need partial or full rewiring, or other electrical work before exchange of contracts, you can use it as a bargaining chip. On the other hand, any problems you discover after moving in means the full cost is down to you.

Moreover, if you do not have an Electrical Installation Condition Report

Electric Oven Installer, Croydon and Other Areas

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Professionally installed electric hob and oven.

Can’t wait to fire up your shiny new single oven from Currys? Preparing for the arrival of your double oven or electric hob from the Internet? Either way, it is advisable to get a local, qualified and experienced electrician to carry out the installation.

If you ask the question ‘How can I install a cooker myself’ using a search engine, you will find loads of conflicting advice. Some say that if you can fit a 13A plug, you can do it yourself, whilst at the other extreme you have those who tell you that you are bound to die […]

Data Wiring and Cabling Systems

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Data Wiring

You may have found this page by searching for ‘data wiring in Croydon’ or perhaps ‘data cabling in South London’. You have certainly arrived in the right place as we are qualified and experienced data wiring installers for all areas of London – Balham, Streatham, Chelsea, Lewisham and the rest!

There are two main categories of data wiring, viz. 5 and 6. Category 5 has a second ‘flavour’ – cat. 5e. The ‘e’ stands for enhanced and systems using 5e wiring can provide better rates of transfer of data – up to 1 Gig per second. Category 6 wiring […]

Ryefield Distribution Boards

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The name of the Ryefield board is sometimes used in the same way as Biro and Hoover. In other words, a brand name is used as a description of the item. Ryefield is a manufacturer of electrical distribution boards and, as the market leader, so the term ‘ryefield board’ is used at times to describe any distribution board.

What is a Ryefield Distribution Board?

In short, it is a sturdily built, lockable and sealable system that is used to distribute a three phase or single phase electrical supply to several locations. It is normally used to distribute electricity […]