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Use our ‘socket calculator’ Most people have extension leads in their homes, using 4-way bar adaptors to increase the number of appliances that they can plug into a wall socket. However, although there is space to plug in four appliances, Read More

Landlords – your electrical safety obligations Electrical Safety First has found that landlords are exposing themselves to significant financial risks, from fines and invalidated insurance, through not acting on their electrical safety obligations. Landlords are also putting millions of UK Read More

Buyer Beware There were nearly 2.5 million residential sales in the UK in 2014-15. However, research carried out by Electrical Safety First found that only 37% of buyers had the electrics checked before purchase. One in five believed that electrical Read More

Whether you are just having some new lights or sockets fitted or you’re having your whole house rewired, it will help to have an idea of the terms your electrician will use and the difference between a consumer unit and Read More

Tenants – stay safe in your rented home Every year around 70 deaths and 350,000 injuries in UK homes are caused by faulty electrics and electrical equipment.  Almost half of all domestic fires are caused by electricity. And if you Read More

If you are thinking of undertaking DIY work in your home or about to make any significant home improvements, you need to make sure that the electrics are installed to a safely and to a good standard. Electrical work in Read More

Simple checks can save your life Millions of people in the UK expose themselves and their families to potentially fatal electrical accidents in the home by making simple blunders, down to a lack of knowledge about the dangers of electricity. Read More

Electricity and Water  don’t exactly mix very well so it when it comes to installing any type of electrical circuits or items in a bathroom, it is considered a special location.  This means that  electrical work of certain kinds carried out Read More

All too often we visit peoples homes and business premises only to be horrified at what we find, as shown below on average 4 people a day are killed in the UK by electrical fires, many of which could have Read More

An RCD, or residual current device, is a life-saving device which is designed to prevent you from getting a fatal electric shock if you touch something live, such as a bare wire. It can also provide some protection against electrical Read More