Crawford-Lett Electrical Limited

26/03/2025

Ain't that the truth

19/03/2025

Here is the finished product.
I had to slowly drill into the side of them to fit the cable, it took about 20mins for each 6mm hole. I would hate to tell a client that her antiques are broken because I was impatient.
Then I made up the 'stem' which was aluminum tube that I threaded with a die, then attached the lamp holder and base.
Finally I wasn't sure how to attach the base to the antique, the client had chosen the base from a selection and I had to make it work so, I finally decided to use a glass-like, 2 part epoxy which worked perfectly.

Another happy customer, who will be making the lamp shades herself.
I will post a picture once she has finished

16/03/2025

OK, so far I have had a few ideas.....

13/03/2025

A client had these lying around, she had bought them from an antique store around 17 years ago and wants me to turn them into bedside lamps......... watch this space

28/01/2025

Another hot water element falls to Whanganui's lime filled water. This one is less than a year old.

Unfortunately, there are no manufacturers of elements that will honour their warranty if the element is installed in Whanganui.Thats how bad the line in our water is.( please note that The water isn't necessarily bad for you, it's just bad for your appliances).

I started installing titanium elements about 3 years ago, and when replacing an element I de-lime the cylinder at the same time. I haven't had an element blow since I started using these.

15/01/2025

I have just finished converting one of my antique oil lamps into an electric lamp with brass lamp holder.
The oil lamp was dangerous if left unattended so this was the solution.

What do you think?

This lamp is for sale if anyone is keen, just PM or call me.

I specialize in vintage/antique lamp and light repairs. And have done quite a number of very old lamps that the owner thought would never work again.

09/01/2025

New kitchen. With new oven and rangehood.
Give us a call if you need someone to install everything electrical

14/10/2024

Upgrading some of the dated lighting around Virginia lake with new programmable RGBW LED lighting. More photos to follow.

14/10/2024

Oops!! Someone drove into a pillar box. Not just a dent but a complete replacement.

14/10/2024

A client had a kiln that wasn't working. It turned out that the whole controller was burnt out.
I ended up starting from scratch and built her a brand new custom controller. Another very happy customer.

16/01/2024

Currently taking on new clients for 2024.
No job to big or small.
Give Hayden a call today on 022 2642330.

04/01/2024