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Six kinds of job, from a dead socket to a new circuit.
Tripping circuits, dead sockets, flickering lights and burning smells, traced and fixed.
An old fuse box replaced with a modern board and RCD protection.
Full or partial rewires, from one room to the whole house.
More sockets where you need them, and lighting inside and out.
Reports for landlords, buyers and anyone who has never had the wiring tested.
A home charger, a supply for the garden room, a new cooker circuit.
The consumer unit is where every circuit starts. A typical modern board looks like this.
A typical board. Labels and ratings vary from house to house.
The colours changed in 2004. A house with both old and new colours has been altered or extended over the years, which is common and not a fault in itself, but a good reason to have it checked.
| Wire | Since 2004 | Before 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Live, single-phase | Brown | Red |
| Neutral, single-phase | Blue | Black |
| Earth | Green and yellow | Green and yellow |
| Three-phase, line 1 | Brown | Red |
| Three-phase, line 2 | Black | Yellow |
| Three-phase, line 3 | Grey | Blue |
The age and the building decide the wiring more than the postcode does.
Victorian and Georgian houses near the centre often hold a century of wiring, old and new together. Walls are thick brick, so the cable routes are planned before anything is cut.
Thick flint walls are hard to cut into, so cables may be surface-run or routed carefully. In thatch, cables must be protected and kept clear of the straw, and insurers can ask for an up-to-date report.
Many still have an original fuse box or an early consumer unit without RCD protection. A board upgrade is often the first job.
Long cable runs, buried or overhead feeds and damp buildings. Voltage drop, earthing and weatherproof fittings matter more here than in a town house.
What happens on a typical job, in order.
A home charger is simple on a new estate and less simple on a long drive. Four things to ask about.
By postcode area, from the town to Watton, Swaffham and Wymondham.