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04/07/2022

Welcome to Devonhurst Electrical Installations, your local independent electrician covering the Medway Towns, providing all your domestic wiring needs at a reasonable cost. If you are unsure what you're looking for or you want to discuss your requirements, please get in touch.

About me. I am a member of the Registered Competent Person (Electrical) scheme (formally the ElectricSafe Register) via my status with NAPIT as an Approved Contractor. For more details see my website or check out the Competent Persons or NAPIT websites. I hold both professional indemnity and public liability insurance.

Guarantee. All my installation work carries two-year goodwill guarantee as standard to give you the peace of mind that in the unlikely event of something going wrong afterwards, it will be put right quickly and without fuss.

Pricing. To visit you within Medway Towns area to discuss a project or to provide a no-obligation quotation for a set piece of work you want completing then there is no charge.
Where pricing hasn't been quoted beforehand for a set piece of work or where faultfinding is required, the following are hourly guide prices.

Weekdays - first hour. £40. Scheduled work during weekday hours will be based on this rate.

Emergency - any day any hour. £50. Emergency hourly/part hourly charge will apply whenever a quick response is required regardless of the time or day.

Electrical Installation Inspection. I charge £20 per circuit for the first ten circuits and £10 per circuit thereafter. Send me a photo of your fuse box and I can confirm how many circuits you have. I’ll admit, I’m not the cheapest for inspection and testing work, but I can guarantee an honest report and a proper job unlike others who offer this service cheaply in order to make up unnecessary remedial work to cover their costs, or who put inexperienced and low-cost personnel on the job.

Material costs are not included in these prices, but there is no VAT to pay.

Ask me about discounts for veterans and Key Workers.

18/06/2022

Installed a ’Fuse Box’ consumer unit today with Surge Protection, Residual Current Breaker with Over-Current breakers and Arc Fault Current Devices. It’s an excellent piece of kit protecting sensitive equipment from over current caused by lightning, additional protection for users of the installation and reducing the risk of fires from sparks etc. Well made, complying with latest wiring regulations and reasonably priced I’ll be fitting one at home without delay.

24/05/2022

Electrical Installation Condition Reports are now a legal requirement for all existing tenancies as well as new tenancies. If your property needs a periodic inspection contact Devonhurst Electrical Installations for an honest and accurate report.

04/05/2022

A potential client asked for a quote for an EICR. A photo is below. The fuse board looks in condition and has 8 final circuits. I quoted £160. Too much was the answer. My advice is to be careful if you get an EICR done for a super cheap price. Corners will be cut or unnecessary work recommended.

29/04/2022

Poor installation work endangers lives. The house you rent should be safe when you move in and maintained in a safe condition throughout the tenancy.

Whilst all properties need repairs from time to time, it is important to be aware of your Landlord's responsibilities as well as your own.

As a tenant, you are responsible for the repair or replacement of anything you have broken or damaged.

Your landlord must ensure all electrical systems (e.g. sockets, fittings and consumer units) within the property you rent are safe and that they comply with building regulations. This is required by law.

In England your landlord is legally required to have an Electrical Safety Report carried out by a competent and qualified electrical inspector and tester at least every 5 years. This must be given to you at the start of your tenancy.

02/04/2022

BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 will be the first, full consolidated amendment to the BS 7671:2018 18th Edition IET Writing Regulations, which was first published in 2018. Amendment 2 will come into immediate effect when it was published on Monday 28 March 2022, with the previous version BS 7671:2018+A1:2020 being withdrawn six months later.

The significant changes include:

A new requirement for Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDDs) in some AC final circuits for installations in some types of higher risk residential buildings.
The requirement for the fire safety design of buildings to be documented where specific conditions of external influence exist, such as protected escape routes and locations with risk of fire.
Changes to identification, labels and notices, such as for consumer units, affecting how safety information is provided to the user of the electrical installation.
A chapter on Prosumer’s Low Voltage Electrical Installations, in a new part, Part 8.
Method for determining the requirement to provide overvoltage protection.

02/04/2022

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 live in a privately rented property, statistics show that you are at a higher risk of electric shock.

Your Landlord's Responsibilities. By law, your landlord must ensure that electrical installations and wiring are maintained in a safe condition throughout your tenancy.

From 1st June 2020, private landlords in England will be required to have the electrical installation in their rental properties checked by a qualified electrician to ensure that they are safe. If you are a new tenant, this should be completed before you move in, and checks on existing tenancies must be carried out by 1st April 2021.

Following the inspection, an Electricial Installation Condition Report (EICR) will be issued. Your landlord should provide you with a copy.

If any electrical work is carried out in the property, ask your landlord for certification confirming that it meets the UK national standard BS 7671.

02/04/2022

Surge Protective Devices (SPD) are used to protect the electrical installation, which consists of the consumer unit, wiring and accessories, from electrical power surges known as transient overvoltages.

They are also used to protect sensitive electronic equipment connected to the installation, such as computers, televisions, washing machines and safety circuits, such as fire detection systems and emergency lighting. Equipment with sensitive electronic circuitry can be vulnerable to damage by transient overvoltages.

Surge protection could be installed in an existing consumer unit if appropriate physical space was available or, if enough space was not available, it could be installed in an external enclosure adjacent to the existing consumer unit.

It is also worth checking with your insurance company as some policies may state that equipment must be covered with an SPD or they will not payout in the event of a claim.

29/03/2022

If you are still running 50w GU10 Halogen downlighting in your home you are wasting a small fortune. With energy prices about to spike six bulbs in a kitchen or living room could be could be costing you almost a £100 per year to run (that’s based on a conservative 3hrs of use per day). Many dwellings will have many more. By comparison six JCC Fireguard Next Generation 7W IP20 Fire Rated Adjustable Downlights will cost £14 per year. Do your wallet and the environment a favour and replace them with low energy, adjustable and fire rated down lights. Installation from as little as £20 per fitting.

27/12/2021

He has a point…

Though you could buy batteries!

27/12/2021

Though this is an old consumer unit (or fuse board) it was found to be in a satisfactory condition during a recent periodic inspection of the electrician installation in a property the client was preparing for a tenant. I was able to issue a satisfactory Electrical Installation Inspection Report for the property. Electrical Installation Condition Reports are now a legal requirement for all existing tenancies as well as new tenancies. If your property needs a periodic inspection contact Devonhurst Electrical Installations for an honest and accurate report.

24/12/2021

Welcome to Devonhurst Electrical Installations, your local independent electrician covering the Medway Towns, providing all your domestic and commercial wiring needs at a reasonable cost. If you are unsure what you're looking for or you want to discuss your requirements, please get in touch.

About me. I am a member of the Registered Competent Person (Electrical) scheme (formally the ElectricSafe Register) via my status with NAPIT as an Approved Contractor. For more details see my website or check out the Competent Persons or NAPIT websites. I hold both professional indemnity and public liability insurance.

Guarantee. Of course, I would expect any electrical installation work I perform for you to last for decades as I use quality component parts compliant with British or equivalent European standards which I install to the Wiring Regulations and to the Building Regulations, but for reasons of practicality, all my installation work carries a (non insurance backed) two-year goodwill guarantee as standard to give you the peace of mind that in the unlikely event of something going wrong afterwards, it will be put right quickly and without fuss.

Pricing. To visit you within Medway Towns area to discuss a project or to provide a no-obligation quotation for a set piece of work you want completing then there is no charge.
Where pricing hasn't been quoted beforehand for a set piece of work or where faultfinding is required, the following are hourly guide prices.

Weekdays - first hour. £40. Scheduled work during weekday hours will be based on this rate.

Emergency - any day any hour. £50. Emergency hourly/part hourly charge will apply whenever a quick response is required regardless of the time or day.

Electrical Installation Inspection. I charge £20 per circuit for the first ten circuits and £10 per circuit thereafter. Send me a photo of your fuse box and I can confirm how many circuits you have. I’ll admit, I’m not the cheapest for inspection and testing work, but I can guarantee an honest report and a proper job unlike others who offer this service cheaply in order to make up unnecessary remedial work to cover their costs, or who put inexperienced and low-cost personnel on the job.

Material costs are not included in these prices, but there is no VAT to pay.

Ask me about discounts for veterans.

Address

Devonhurst Stopford Road
Gillingham
ME74NQ

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+447538790545

Website

http://www.medway-electrician.co.uk/

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