Does Your Home Need A Rewire?

what to look for

Cables in your home are usually run inside the walls and under floors, and fuse boxes are often hidden away, making it easy to forget that for safety and peace of mind your electrical systems do need checking for safety and to make sure they function as they should. Cables, switches, socket-outlets, and other accessories deteriorate overtime with use and even misuse. There are several signs to look out for that indicates the age of your electrical system and suggest that it may need some repair or testing:

• Cables coated in black rubber - black rubber was phased out in the 1960's.
• Cables coated in lead or fabric are even older. Modern cables use PVC insulation.
• A fuse box with a wooden back, cast iron switches, a haphazard mixture of circuit boxes.
• No RCD protection.
• Old re-wireable fuses.
• Older round pin sockets and round light switches, braided flex hanging from ceiling roses to light fittings, black switches, or sockets mounted in skirting boards.
• Wall mounted light switches in bathrooms.

Electrician Crawley

Electrician Crawley

Electrician Crawley

Pro Electrical are domestic and commercial electrical contractors with 18 Years experience, based in Surrey.

We cover all surrounding areas within an approximate 25 mile radius. We offer a full electrical service from changing sockets, lights and switches and fuse boards to new build houses and rewires

We also offer a full testing service including PAT Testing, Inspection and Testing, Fault finding and Landlord reports. Please following our Testing and Inspection link on the left.

Pro electrical pride themselves on an extremely high standard of work, carried out professionally at sensible prices.


Our electrical engineers are trained to the current standard BS7671 which is also known as the wiring regulations and are able to supply a certificate of completion and compliance with PART P of the building regulations through ELECSA

Electricity can kill. Government statistics show that over 15% of all fires in UK homes are caused by electrical faults. In 2006, this resulted in 19 deaths and 1117 injuries. There were also 21 deaths and 2788 injuries caused by electric shocks in homes.

Modern living has meant we use more and recent surveys show that over 2 million homes in the UK need some kind of electrical repair. Older houses are especially at risk.
For instance, just 20 years ago the average UK home had a hi-fi system and one TV or video, whereas today it is more likely that there are at least two TVs, a video, a DVD player and a computer, printer or scanner. So the possible risk of electrical accidents in the home is higher now than ever before. www.pro-electrical.co.uk/