When a house needs rewiring
Old cable, a survey note, or a board that can no longer cope. Here is how a full rewire differs from a partial one.
Electrical advice
from the van.
Three short reads on the questions we get from homeowners and landlords: when a house needs rewiring, when the consumer unit itself is the problem, and what to do when a circuit keeps tripping.
Old fuse board or a new consumer unit
Rewireable fuses and a board with no RCD protection are a different job from the cable in the walls. Here is when an upgrade is enough.
What to do when a circuit keeps tripping
A breaker that will not stay on is telling you something. Reset it once, then leave it off and call. Here is what is useful to say.