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24 Hour Emergency Electricians Liverpool Orrell Electrics Your Local Emergency Electrical Company In Liverpool Our emergency electricians have been helping clients in all Liverpool areas, from Bootle to Garston, the city centre to Formby – for over 25 years. We always get to the root cause of the issue, as every situation requires delicate handling.  Whether you need a faulty socket repairing, have a faulty RCD or a faulty intruder panel, Orrell Electrics will work as neatly and promptly as possible to minimise any damage and further inconvenience. The single most important thing is that your problem is resolved in the first call-out, as nothing is worse than it reoccurring again. We deliver ultimate risk reduction so there will be a minimal risk of failure, electrocution or fires in the future. 24 hr Emergency Electrician A lot of our clients contact us to stop electrical emergencies as we operate as a 24 hr electrician. Orrell Electrics work proactively to prevent electrical dangers

Consumer unit upgrade How Much Does It Cost To Install a New Consumer Unit in Your Home or Premises Here is a guide to installation of a new consumer unit and what should be considered before you have any works carried out at your home. Installation of a new consumer unit There are many reasons to upgrade your consumer unit, maybe your existing unit is of the old rewire able fuses type (and is giving you constant headaches) or maybe you have a more modern type of consumer unit but you have no RCD (Residual Current Device) protection present in your property – more on that later. BS7671 IEE Wiring Regulations state ‘ where a consumer unit is being replaced, additional protection by means of RCD’s should be provided to the extent required by the current regulations BS7671, such as for: · Socket outlets · Mobile equipment for use outdoors · Cables concealed in walls or partitions · Circuits of locations containing a bath or shower Circuits that are to be provided with

Examples of Electrical Faults We Experience Daily At Orrell Electrics we offer an out of hours emergency call out service, usually no two faults are the same and we are going to include photographs of some of the more extreme electrical faults we come across on a day to day basis as we operate in the area of Liverpool, Merseyside, UK. Faulty main switch: Fire Risk Very Dangerous This particular fault we found to be very serious and there is one real reason for this - inferior goods. There has been an influx of cheap inferior consumer units flood the markets in the last few  years and this is the result of using an inferior product, this installation was only a year old and how this did not ignite is a near miracle! Shower Pull Cords Melted Cables Cables too small This is an all too common fault, usually the shower stops working and the pull cord burning out is the first sign that the cable supplying the shower is too small. Electricians inst

Outside Lighting Its nearly that time now when the dark nights are closing in and we as electricians start to receive a lot of calls regarding outside lights. It is at this time of year that people start to notice that their outside/security lights are failing. Well this guide will talk you through the various types of lighting that are available: Traditional Tungsten Halogen Fitting These are the most common of 'domestic' outside/security light fittings, usually they come fitting with PIR sensor and are reasonably cheap and you can usually expect to get 12 to 18 months use before they fail or start to blow bulbs. These fittings are usually supplied with 400w bulbs and are pretty average. Recently there have been newer versions of these fittings which will accept low energy bulbs and are more cost efficient long term. LED security lights These fittings are a relatively new concept and are a replacement for the traditional fitting but offer a ultra brig

Why you should upgrade your consumer unit Electricity in the home and your garden can be dangerous and potentially cause a fatality, so any work involving the electrics in your home, should be undertaken by a suitably qualified electrician. Orrell Electrics are NICEIC approved electricians and specialists in upgrading consumer units. Back in June 2008, the 17 th edition of wiring regulations - British Standard BS7671 “Requirements for electrical installations” came into force setting out the UK’s national standard for electrical low voltage installations. This improved the safety standard of electrical installations by making it a requirement that almost all electrical circuits that were to be installed into homes from then should be fitted with an RCD ( residual current device ) that provides an extra level of protection over and above that found in the old style of fuse box/board (consumer unit). Old Fuse Box/Board (Consumer Unit) Many homes are still fitted wi

Electrician Liverpool City Centre Local electrician covering Liverpool city centre and the whole of Liverpool. Do you own a business in Liverpool city centre? Do you own a home/apartment or rent out a property in Liverpool city centre? If you need an electrician to carry out some urgent repairs or you need your electrics checking out then give Orrell Electrics a call, we are local electricians Liverpool who can respond quickly if you need us. We are a NICEIC approved contractor and we are approved electricians to JIB standards. We carry out all aspects of electrical installation, maintenance, fault finding and repair. We carry out work for some of the biggest letting/estate agents in Liverpool, we can also deal directly with landlord's and offer maintenance package to give you a 24/7 service for your rental properties. We can also carry out works out of hours if required to minimize disruption to your business and allow to operate in your normal business hour

Emergency Electrician Liverpool 0151 526 9998 Orrell Electrics electricians Liverpool offer a 24 hour call out service, we offer a complete on-call service. You can rely on us in a crisis, we aim to be at your home or premises within two hours of speaking to you. We never close and we are open 24 hours /7 days a week, 365 days a year. Our electricians have over 15 years experience in dealing with reactive electrical maintenance and fault finding. We are well experienced at problem solving and you can be rest assured we will do our very best to minimize your disruption. We can usually diagnose most faults on-site and carry out the repair immediately after agreeing terms with the customer for the work to be carried out. If the repair cannot be carried out at the time of the call out we will arrange (usually next morning/day) to pick up the parts required and return to your property. We are NICEIC approved contractors so you can have piece of mind w

Orrell Electrics demonstrates commitment to quality electrical work with NICEIC approval Orrell Electrics is pleased to announce that it has successfully undergone assessment with leading voluntary electrical safety regulator NICEIC, and is now an Approved Contractor. This means that Orrell Electrics has demonstrated its ability to competently  inspect and test  electrical installations, and carry out work that complies with Building Regulations and meets national safety standards. Gary Price of Orrell Electrics, who will have to undergo annual inspections by the NICEIC to ensure the firm continues to meet standards said: “Orrelll Electrics prides itself on providing a quality service to customers, and our approval by the NICEIC demonstrates our commitment to carrying out  electrical work  to a high standard.” All householders having work carried out by Orrell Electrics will receive a certificate with a traceable serial number, which confirms the work has been carried out in accordance

Whilst working on an installation today I was replacing a socket outlet for a customer, as I took the socket face off I found the wiring to be unsatisfactory so I investigated further, it turned out the sockets had been connected via the lighting circuit. I had noted to the customer when quoting for the job that the wiring on show around the consumer unit was unsatisfactory but the best was yet to come when I removed the cover from the consumer unit: This is one of the worst installations I have seen for a long time, the consumer unit is a mess and apparently the sockets I was working on were only installed 18 MONTHS AGO!! I was actually half tempted to call the emergency electrician to ask him to explain why he had wired the sockets in lighting cable (1.5mm twin and earth) and why he had used the old red and black wiring colours. Also the lights are wired in single insulated conductors which you can touch as the ceiling is very low in the garage, the customer wa

Electrical Appliance Advice During most days it's likely that most people will use several electrical devices in their homes. With electrical appliances being so widespread in modern electrical  installations  its very easy to miss the hazards and risks that are present. The following guide will help you recognise the dangers and prevent  injury or harm to you or your loved ones. We are emergency electricians based in Liverpool dealing with these matters on a day to day basis. Safety Advice For Your Electrical Installation Safely using electrical appliances, light bulbs, extension leads and the like is easy and should be fully explained to all members of the household. One mistake can cause an injury, but with some simple advice this can be easily avoided. Electrical Appliances Appliances are all around us in our household, from a phone charger to a lawn mower. These tips should make operating such devices an easy experience: Always unplug unused appliances a

Orrell Electrics NICEIC approved electricians based in Liverpool We are emergency electricians and offer a 24 hour call out service. Today I attended an property to quote for an installation of four outside sockets, from the time I had entered the front door and made it to the back of the house I had spotted several faults within the property. One of the biggest faults I spotted and made the customer aware of was no protective bonding conductor the water at the stopcock, in essence the metallic pipework of the property was not earthed which would be classed as a Code 1 on a electrical installation condition report. The customer talked through his requirements and where he would like the sockets positioned. He wanted me to feed off a single socket in the living room and feed the sockets outside, the socket was very old and showing signs of ageing. Next I asked the tenant to show me the consumer unit, the consumer unit was the old Wylex re-wireable fuses (BS3036 fuses to

Today we attended a customer's home to carry out an electrical installation condition report , the installation was less than three years old and had been wired to the 17th edition IEE wiring regulations BS7671. There was no certification supplied with the original installation and the customer was quite anxious about this, lucky for him it was one of the best decisions he could have made as some of the things found were alarming, we are experienced emergency electricians and deal with electrical issue in Liverpool on a daily basis. We were shocked by some of the things we encountered, one of the protective bonding conductors to the main water stopcock was on the incoming side of the stopcock instead of the outgoing side, in essence the pipework of the installation was not protected in the event of a fault. Secondly the protective bonding conductors had been cut at the gas meter instead of a loop, so in effect if one connection became loose the pipework was exposed to a f