The answer is no! 

I've been a bit slow with correspondence and not answering phone calls as swiftly as I should but there's good reason! I'm not on paternity leave after my first baby came 3 weeks early. 

Fear not! Your small jobs such as fuseboard upgrades, and replacement lights are still being carried out by our other electrician, Josh. He's been holding the fort whilst I've been catching up on sleep. 

Dimmers are great, but also not great. They can create a nice ambience in your home but sometimes you'll be hearing a buzzing noise or your LED bulbs will be flickering. 

As more people used a registered electrician to install them, more resources were put in to improving them.

It still takes some planning and reading instructions but these days dimmers are so much better quality and it's rare to get flickering lights or buzzing dimmers. 
 

Yes, we're local, registered electricians priding ourselves on the work we do carrying out those small electrical jobs that most electricians simply don't want. But...

So many times when viewing jobs I see no smoke alarms, or battery smoke alarms with no battery in and it amazes me that such an easy fix that could potentially save a life, hasn't been carried out!

As homeowners, there's currently no requirement for you to have any form of fire detection in your home but a lot of people will have 1, maybe 2 battery powered smoke alarms. Rarely is there maintenance carried out on these alarms. 

Last year, because of lockdown and COVID and nobody actually wanting to go out and trick-or-treat, I did a spur of the moment Halloween treasure hunt in Corsham. The rules were simple, I got some Halloween themed decorated pebbles and I hid them in Corsham. If you found the rock, get in touch with your trusted electrician and trade the rock in for a jar of sweets. 

The hunt last year appeared to be quite popular and even with COVID restrictions easing, I'm doing the same again this year as something to do for the community. 

Do you live in a new build house? Are your sockets and switches old yellowed? If you answered yes to either of those questions then it might be worth considering upgrading your home electrics. 

Are you looking for tips for hiring an electrician? How do you find a high quality electrician with so many out there?

In this article, explore what to look for when hiring an electrician.

Tip 1 - Local recommendations

As an electrician a lot of my work comes from word of mouth and it does for a lot of other trades too. Ask around for recommendations so you have a few local electricians to pick from.