Harrys Electrix, Belfast Electrician

Socket had no earth on testing... Traced "fault" to underfloor junction box... 4 cabkes come in... But only 2 earth connections!.... What makes it's worse is someone has added to this recently (the blue and brown cable) and didn't even rectify the issue....
Shocking!

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New double fridge freezer was blocking the light switch... Just had enough room for a slim architrave switch..

Kitchen project today, few sockets moved, a few additional for new Intigrated microwave and extractor fan.

Quite an old property with surface mounted electrics... Perfectly serviceable but needed an extractor fan fitted.. Of course I had to hit a wall tie!.. Slowed down the progress but we got there..

Call out today bathroom fan was not working... Found this abomination above the ceiling... Live wires in wrapped in tape, exposed single Insulation, 4 wires crammed into 3way wago connector... Made safe and put in a wiska box... Not the tidiest job but it was in a roof space and it was like 40 deg in there...

Cctv and security lighting today

Something a bit different today, customer wanted socket in an old out house to power a washing machine.. Kinda talked me into removing the toilet and doing a bit of plumbing.. Also connected the existing light that had never been connected...

Socket was wired into the house ring and fused spur for the light..

Wago vs amazon specials..
Thought I'd take apart an old style wago just to compare it to the ones of amazon... Have to say they are very well made and very like the originals... . But would you trust them tho?

2 single sockets installed in airing cupboard as client wanted to install washing machine and tumble drier..
Installed as part of existing ring circuit... Had a nice surprise when connecting it to the existing circuit.. See pic 3... Socket had live and neutral reversed!

Solar PV job a customer had done recently... Look at the state of that! The isolator is fit to burst that many cables stuffed into it!!..

At a routine job today and noticed the customers supply cable was in dangerous condition, bare conductors and single Insulation exposed... Amazing how this was left like this.. One call to .networks and they came straight out to resolve the issue!
All in a day's work...

Final fix of this beautiful out house today, led down lighters in soffits, up and downlighters beside the door, infra red heating panel with Intigrated led light..

The saga continues... Eicr code violations...needless to say this installation failed and needs a partial rewire..

Eicr today, just a few of the issues found

Single socket to a double... Fixed price £40, limited availability, get in touch..

A few additional sockets this week, customer only had a few single sockets in the room, and how has 3 doubles and a high level one for his tv..., a busy day for me and Henry..
Need a few more sockets?... Dm for more details!

Called out to this gem today, tumble drier in garage developed a fault and the socket it the garage wired into a 30amp fuse... Not generally an issue if part of a ring circuit but this was a radial circuit and should no have been that high !... Resultant in a melted plug and live plug pin sticking out of the socket..

Luckily no one was hurt and the customer was able to isolate the circuit..

Inspection & Testing Practical Workshop – only 3 spaces remaining!!!

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Get ready for the Summer! Outdoor sockets fitted from only £55... Get in touch for more details

Remember folk when you buy a new electric shower you need to take into account the size of the cable supplying it... Today I upgraded this customers cable from 6mm to 10mm to cope with the extra power requirements... The circuit breaker (mcb) was also upgraded.... We can check if your cable is the right size and advise if an upgrade is necessary... Don't take chances...

Wishing a Merry Christmas to all our customers!
Holiday closure :
Friday 22nd Dec to Wednesday 3rd January..

When you get a "handyman" to do your electrics... Outdoor socket and switch not weather proofed and full of water.. Round conduit on oval clips.. Conduit not fitted with conduit adaptors or sealed... The list goes on...
Replaced with a new outdoor socket and installed properly..
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Harrys Electrix, Your local Belfast Electrician

Customer was advised by NIE to remove the fuse box from the meter box housing and was issued a defect notice...
The consumer unit fed the EV charger, outside lights, automatic gate and there was a concentric cable that supplied 2 other main boards in the house!.. What a mess...
The offending item was removed and tails brought into the garage where a new EV board was fitted a log with an isolation switch for the concentric cable, and a general unit for the outside light and gates..
Pic shows job when near complete...