Find out how to safely maintain your home’s electrical systems, and what to do if there’s an electrical emergency in your house.
Electrical maintenance is a difficult thing, and beyond changing a lightbulb or resetting things in your switchbox there’s really not much you’re allowed to do yourself.
Carrying out any maintenance on your own is likely not only to be extremely dangerous, but also illegal. Likewise, if you’re not a qualified electrical contractor and you tamper with any electrical appliances or any of your home’s fittings, you’re also likely to forfeit your insurance, which could be a very big deal if disaster strikes.
We’ve listed some basic maintenance advice below, but for anything requiring installations alterations, connections, disconnections or repairs, you should always hire a qualified electrical contractor.
