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Have you found it difficult to find an Electrician in Derby to carry out a small job? Do you ask for quotes and never get a response?
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  • Fabric covered cables

    Fabric covered cables

    These old fabric covered cables were in use bot fell apart when I touched them.

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  • Broken fitting

    Broken fitting

    Found in use in student accomodation, in what was there smoking shed.  The fitting is broken leaving live parts accessible to touch.

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  • Insulation covering the cooper degrades

    Insulation covering the cooper degrades

    Over time the basic insulation covering the cooper degrades.  I found the split on the live cable inside a consumer unit.

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  • A PAT test might have saved this extension lead

    A PAT test might have saved this extension lead

    A PAT test might have saved this extension lead, but it should still be in use!!

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  • Cable laid loosely above the polystyrene ceiling tiles

    Cable laid loosely above the polystyrene ceiling tiles

    Look what happened to the cable laid loosely above the polystyrene ceiling tiles.  It got that hot it nearly melted its way right through them.

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  • Christmas lights to lighting circuit

    Christmas lights to lighting circuit

    A "Have a Go Hero" decided to attach some christmas lights to his lighting circuit using cable suitable for a door bell.  The resulting explosion must have added some lighting

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  • Insulation crumbled away

    Insulation crumbled away

    When I did replace it the insulation crumbled away revealing green oxidised copper.

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  • Old corded flex

    Old corded flex

    Old corded flex stretched taught to provide power to a fluorescent tube.  The insulation on these cables if fabric based and can crumble away.  It should have been properly replaced rather than this botch of a job

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  • Loose screw

    Loose screw

    If you loose a screw out of an electrical fitting, get another screw, don't jam in a picture hook

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  • Unsheathed earths

    Unsheathed earths

    Unsheathed earths can cause faults by touching the live or neutral terminals when faceplates are pushed back, or in the event of a fault can arc, which if a fire hazard.

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Chris Hector- Electrician in Derby

Chris Hector- Your Local, Reliable & Trustworthy Electrician in Derby

Call me today on 01332 410240 for a free, no obligation, quotation for your project. Your call matters to me, and I WILL respond.

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  • Nathan

    Hi Chris, many thanks for the excellent service.

  • Thank you for a job well done.

    5

    Dorothy

  • Everything was done excellently, very quick with minimal disruption.

    5

    Jackie

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