ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN THE HOME

Finding an Electrician

The benefits of using a registered installer are:

Members of schemes can deal with all the new rules for you.
Members for are qualified to carry out electrical work.
Members will give you a certificate to confirm their work follows the new rules.
You will not have to pay building control charges.
You will have the option of taking out an insurance-backed guarantee for the work.
You will have access to a formal complaints procedure if you are not happy with the work.
Always use an installer who is registered with a competent person scheme as mentioned above.

 

In 2006, new a colour scheme is being introduced for cabling.

The colours of the live and neutral wires in electrical cables are changing from red and black to brown and blue. This is the same as the wires in flexible leads to portable appliances.
You can continue to use cables in the old colours of red and black until 31 March 2006. After that, all new wiring must be in the new colours.

 

Click Here to use our Safety Checklist to make sure you are safe as you can be!

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