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A new self-build project

Posted on 11th April 2024

The MSE team is delighted to handle the electrical installation for an extraordinary self-build project in rural South Northamptonshire.

We’ll be getting underway soon and will keep you updated. In the meantime, here are some things to think about for new build and self-build projects.

Gardeners – be aware of electricity outdoors

Posted on 28th March 2024

Garden tools can but through outdoor electrical cables

Are you considering some gardeing this Easter weekend? Many keen gardeners will be busy digging, planting and remodelling.

It’s important to be aware of the possibility that there are buried electrical cables and to use electrical equipment safely outdoors.

Contact with high voltage underground electricity cables can be fatal. Everyone is encouraged to simply think about the risk of a potential electric shock before breaking the ground.

Why your new fuse box needs verification

Posted on 18th October 2023

A replacement consumer unit or fuse box in your home need verification under the Wiring Regulations

Replacing an electrical home consumer unit (once known as your old-fashioned fuse box) is an alteration to your electrical installation.

Alterations and additions qualify as ‘new work’ so the Wiring Regulations apply to their design and installation.

Once the installation is complete verification confirms it meets the requirements of the Regulations. You should receive an electrical installation certificate as confirmation.

Safely charging e-bikes and scooters

Posted on 18th September 2023

battery damage can lease to fires and explosions with e-bikes and scooters

‘Thermal runaway’ can cause lithium-ion batteries to catch fire when they self-heat uncontrollably, leading to toxic fumes, fires and explosions.

Even when they’re put out, lithium-ion battery fires can start again, which is why they are so dangerous.

Faults in the lithium-ion cells leading to short-circuits are often the cause.

House buyers’ electrical condition report

Posted on 25th November 2022

A house buyer's report doesn't include the state of your proprty's electrics

If you are moving house do you think an electrical check is included in your house buyer’s survey? Do you think it’s important?

Across the country millions of properties are bought each year. According to government figures there were just over 11,000 residential property sales in Northamptonshire in the year ending March 2022.

However, research carried out by Electrical Safety First found that only about a third of house buyers have their property’s electrics checked before they buy.

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