Having a hot tub or jacuzzi in your garden is getting more and more popular. The price of hot tubs and jacuzzis has fallen meaning they have become much more accessible to anyone with enough garden space looking for some bubbly fun. Hot tubs aren’t specifically mentioned in BS7671 presently
Electrical faults can occur in homes or offices. The first indication you may have a problem might be the blowing of a fuse or tripping of an MCB or RCD. Quite often the fuse can be replaced, or the user can reset the MCB/RCD. If the fuse blows again or
A registered electrician will check the earthing and bonding on any installation he works on. This is because the safety of any new work you have done (however small) will depend on the earthing and bonding arrangements. Earthing Earthing is used to protect you from an electric shock. It does
Halloween is the creepiest and scariest time of the year. It’s all about haunted houses, scary movies, creepy pumpkins, frightening fancy dress and things that go bump in the night. But what if you don’t want things going bump, bang, exploding or breaking in the night? How to keep safe
In order to meet carbon emission targets, the government are stopping housing developers installing gas heating systems in all new build properties from 2025. There is also talk of phasing gas out from existing properties from 2030. In the past having electric heating has been seen as a poor choice
Being a Landlord is not getting any easier with all the new rules and regulations. This blog isn’t designed to tell you what you should or shouldn’t be doing. It’s aim is to give you a little bit of guidance from an NICEIC registered electrician on a few checks you
You may be aware that we offer testing and inspection services for homes and businesses in Peterborough, Stamford, Bourne, Market Deeping and Spalding. These include inspecting the electrical installation and measuring it against the current regulations, this is a thorough test and involves testing the hardwiring for safety reasons. Why
Are you looking for tips on hiring electricians? In the UK from 2015-2020, there has been an electrical industry growth of 0.6%. How do you find a quality electrician when you have to weed through so many? In this article, explore what to look for when hiring an electrician. Take the
Here at MDS Electrical we have over 12 years experience as electricians in Peterborough and surrounding areas. In this time we have gained the award for Registered Competent Person for electrical works and become NICEIC approved contractors. We recently became awarded one of the Top 3 Electricians in Peterborough by
For quite some time now I have been having discussions with clients about the benefits of LED lighting, the conversations usually, have themes like, LEDs are for toys you don’t get enough light from them or how can you justify telling me to pay £20 for a lamp (bulb) when