Category: Home Electrical

Who can fit an electric shower?

Who can fit an electric shower?

Have you ever endured the hot/cold dribble/gush of a shower where the pressure is too low?

How frustrating is that? Especially first thing in the morning when you rely on it to get your day started.

The ideal solution is to install an electric shower, as many Essex householders have discovered.

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How You Can Tell If Your Home Is Earthed

How You Can Tell If Your Home Is Earthed

One of the most common faults in British homes is inadequate or no earthing/bonding.

It’s not something that is top of mind for most homeowners. And having plugs with earth wires in them is not the same thing at all!

Here’s how I first learned about the earth at home

I asked a specialist company to quote for putting one of their condensation control units into the loft at my flat. Their surveyor came to do a site survey. One of the first things he asked me was whether there was an adequate earth. read more…