Electrical Solutions
Our electrical service delivers high-quality work across North Lincolnshire and beyond.
We take on both commercial and domestic work and are NAPIT registered.
We are CompEx certified for ATEX
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Commercial Electrical
At FES, we offer a full commercial electrical service to businesses. Whether you’re a start-up or a large company, we can provide you with the information and resources you need to make an educated decision on which electrical solutions are best for your budget.
We have provided one-off and contractual electrical work for large and small companies across the whole of the Humberside and further afield. We are well organised, professional and can take on contracts of any size. Our experienced electricians are highly trained in all aspects of electrical service, from lighting and fire alarms to full commercial commercial installations and emergency repairs:
- Full Commercial Installations (including mains distribution) – Office, Factory, Restaurants, Kitchens, Retail
- Full Rewires
- Lighting Installations – Indoor / Outdoor fittings, High & Low Bay lighting, Emergency lighting
- General power installations
- Heating – Storage Heaters, Over Door, Down Flow
- Trunking Installations – Dado, Skirting, Raised Access Floor
- Single & Three Phase Supplies
- Addressable & Conventional Fire Alarm Installations, Smoke Alarms
- All-size Panel Board Installations (for mains distribution)
- Sub Main Circuits
- Final Circuits eg General power requirements 230V or 400V
- Uninterruptible Power Supplies
- Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)
- Closed Circuit Television
- Electrical and telecoms socket installation
- Television aerials
- Fitted Showers
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Electrical Testing & Inspections
All electrical installations will deteriorate over time as they are a working mechanism made up of various components and working systems.
It is important that you ensure you carry out checks on the condition of your electrical system at regular intervals. This will help identify any faults or defects which could require improvement and will ensure the continued operation of the installation in a safe and effective manner.
There are two kinds of checks that can be carried out and we recommend that you always employ a registered electrician to carry out such checks.
Visual Inspection
A visual inspection is a basic check to identify any visible signs of defects, damage or deterioration.
No circuit testing will be undertaken, so your electricity will likely remain on during the inspection.
The electrician will need to be given access to all of the rooms in your home. The report will typically take around 1-2 hour to complete depending on the size of the property.
Notes will be taken by the electrician as part of the visual inspection and a Visual Inspection Report (VIR) will be issued to the homeowner at the end.
The Visual Inspection report may record a number of observations and recommendations and provide an overall summary of the condition of the installation.
Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR)
An electrical installation condition report (EICR) identifies any damage, deterioration, defects and/or conditions which may give rise to danger along with observations for which improvement is recommended.
It’s a more detailed report than a Visual Inspection and will involve the testing of various circuits which will require the turning off of the electrics at the main supply. This allows the electrician to identify any possible hidden defects or issues that cannot be identified during a VIR.
The purpose of an EICR (also known as periodic inspection and testing of an electrical installation), is to determine, so far as is reasonably practicable, whether the installation is in a satisfactory condition for continued service.
Homeowners often ask for, or obtain a condition report as part of a house sale. Similarly, landlords with an increasing awareness of their electrical safety obligations undertake regular periodic inspections in relation to their rental properties.
It is generally recommended that an EICR is carried out every ten years (three for privately rented properties) or when there is a change of occupancy in a dwelling.
Typically an EICR will take around 3-4 hours to complete, depending on the size of a property and the number of circuits requiring testing.
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Domestic Electrical
We go out of our way to offer comprehensive solutions for all domestic electrical needs, providing the information and resources you need to make an educated decision on the best solution for you.
If any work is required, it will always be carried out at a time that suits you and delivered to an agreed schedule, with minimal disruption to your home wherever possible.
Our electricians are experienced in all aspects of domestic electrical installations and repair, from rewiring and home improvements to security systems and electric heating installation. By being local to you, we are able to provide a quality and cost-effective home electrical service:
- Full Property Rewires
- Replacement consumer units
- Indoor / Outdoor Lighting Installations
- General Power Installations
- Electric & Storage Heating
- Heating control systems (Nest, Hive, etc)
- Fitted Showers
- Smoke Alarms
- CCTV
- Television Aerials
- Electrical & Telecoms Sockets Added and replaced
- Electrical Installation Condition Reports
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Fire Alarm Installation
There are varied options of format with fire systems, they all function on the same simple idea…
A sensor activates, the control panel sees the change and then notifies others that a fire has occurred. The sensor can be manual (a call point) or automatic (a smoke or heat detector).
Informing others is done in two ways: Strobes and sounders all through a building and remote alerts such as getting a fire service response by automatically connecting with a monitoring centre or auto dialler linked to a number of phones.
The fire system format can differ based on numerous factors: budget available, design considerations, building size, business processes, fire-risk-assessment results and insurer’s needs.
The four formats are:
Conventional Fire Alarm Installation
Conventional fire alarms have detectors wired together in groups to give a simple geographical idea of where the fire is e.g. third floor, fourth floor etc. Each set of devices is described as a zone. A zone drawing by the control unit then shows where the alert has been picked up. It is a basic system but adequate for many small / medium sized companies.
Addressable Fire Alarm Installation
Addressable systems also cable detectors together but critically they can signal precisely which unit has activated. Lots more units can be cabled on a loop. The units operate like conventional components but can indicate their address by setting switches on the base. These fire systems are frequently used in big premises.
Analogue Addressable Fire Alarm Installation
Analogue Addressable systems are known as intelligent detection systems. The units in addressable and conventional systems are fairly dumb while in an analogue addressable operation the units have some built-in processing and can work out whether they have activated, shorted out or need cleaning. Likewise, sounders and other components can be put on on the same loop making design very adaptable. These Systems are suitable for bigger, complicated premises and businesses.
Wireless Fire Alarm Installation
Radio detection systems, as they sound, are wire free. The units are costly but there are savings on labour. These systems can be a 100% analogue addressable or simply an addition to a conventional system where running wires would turn out to be awkward.
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Consumer Units
If you’re experiencing problems with your electricity supply either tripping or blowing fuses, you may have too many appliances running. The solution maybe to replace or upgrade your electric fuse box, or take the opportunity to have a consumer unit installed.
There are four types of consumer units which are:
Mains Switch Consumer Unit
Main switch consumer units don’t come with RCDs or MCBs, but you can add them later if you prefer. Commonly, electricians use these units to populate them with RCBOs.
This protects each individual circuit from overload. Individual protection prevents a circuit ‘trip.’
Dual RCD Consumer Unit
As the name suggests, this consumer unit has two RCDs and the main switch.
The circuits installed are split into two, so half the circuits go through one RCD and the other half go through the other RCD.
High-Integrity Consumer Unit
This consumer unit is similar to a dual RCD consumer unit, with the addition of a number of non-RCD protected ways or circuits.
It’s a flexible board allowing the installation of independent circuits with RCBOs to be used for specific circuits such as smoke alarms or MCBs if allowed. A flexible unit offers the installer more choice over the number of independent ways. Brands include Crabtree, Hager & Schneider.
RCD Consumer Unit
RCD consumer units are used in smaller areas like garages and showers. They don’t have a main switch and usually have four circuits or fewer.
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