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Monday, 3 December 2012

Electric shower installations

ELECTRICIANS IN THE WESTEND OF GLASGOW


There are Loads of things one can do to revamp their entire household and renovating the bathroom is no exception. People are becoming increasingly interested in products such as the Electric Showers and Power Showers that need an electrical supply, that can be a good addition to your bathroom. They make the experience of taking a shower way more comfortable with all the features to offer and their user friendliness and style aspect. If you have a fascination with spending quality leisure time in the shower everyday or if you are just there for a quick bath, these products can be helpful either ways. An Electric Shower does not only look impressive stylish and sleek, but it is definitely of equal use. It is a kind of shower device that heats its own water and does not need any external water supply for the same. It is a self sufficient system and can be fitted in any kind of property without much hassle. The electric shower comes with a heater that gets attached to the wall. The shower unit itself can either be fixed or a movable one depending on the preference of the user. It comes in pleasing contemporary designs and doesn’t require much space on installation. The Power Shower on the other hand is different only because it needs an external supply of hot water instead of heating it on its own. They move the water to the shower head using a pump. This way they maintain the water pressure as per the user’s likes and does not let it drop even if there’s less water, unlike regular shower units. There are three basic kinds of Power Showers depending on the placement of the pump and the mixer in the whole system. The Single Impeller Pump, the Double impeller pump and the Built in pump are the most common types available. The cold and hot water pipes are fitted to these pumps and help in pushing the water to the mixer or shower head. The Double impeller pump is considered better of the lot because it can be used for more than one outlet in the bathroom such as basins, baths etc. electrician westend glasgow

Sunday, 2 December 2012

First week of December!

will be the first week of Decemeber , some people will say the first week of christmas, but i look at it as the first week of chaos in the electrical contracting world. we have such a busy week coming up and most of it is last minute installations for customers getting ready for the festive season. this week we have a full rewire to complete in Paisley, we have testing of a sport center in allander bearsden, i have several meeting to attend in regards to testing this week which usually end up in immediate work, plus we have several other little jobs like shower installations and a few wall mounted tv installations to contend with. i do love being busy as it mean we are making money but sometimes especially when its cold you dont really want to do much. i will up date this during the week and let you know how our new electrician gets on we have him working around the westend in Glasgow, to give him an easy start since hes from anniesland

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Glasgow commonwealth Games 2014

Glasgow Commonwealth games - Electrical contracting As the Glasgow Commonwealth games fast approaches the city, construction has been booming in the east end of Glasgow. we have seen new building arise out of nowhere on land that has been previously derelict. W.e.s Electrical is on t=of the leading electrical contractors in Glasgow, they said they have seen there business grow 10 fold in the past 2 years mainly in the glasgow area for the build up to the games. Currently W.e.s Electrical are working in conjunction with Glasgow city council to build an athletes village close to parkhead and the new sir chris hoy vellodrome, which will accomodate the athletes every need for the duration of the commonwealth games. Afterwhich the flats will then be turned into residential flats to use for Glasgow city council. Exciting times ahead Director Iain Jamieson said " we are looking to employ another 6-8 electricians over the next 3 months just to keep up the demands of the ongoing projects, we have also tendered for various other projects in Glasgow and in preparation the wider community at large is have work done, so it is a rather busy time and im glad of it" The games have brought a much needed boost to Glasgows econemy as everywhere else at the moment times are hard even the staple of the glasgow shipbuilders BAE Systems is under threat at the moment so any boost for the econemy is welcomed with open arms.

Monday, 26 November 2012

electrical rewire jordanhill westend glasgow

Monday afternoon went really well for us, as i personally secured a full rewire of 4 bedroom house in the westend glasgow, which is to start next monday. really happy with this one as there were several other electrical companys in for this one, we managed to get the job due to our professionalism, customer relations and price. thats one thing that can be hard when quoting for job is finding our where to go in with your price as there will be other electrical companys quoting for the same job. best thing to do is be as professional as you can be, get your time keeping right and give the clients as much information as possible.this way you are covering all based and therefore should be chosen by your customer, remember its not always down to price.i have won jobs even though i was was not the cheapest electrical contractor quoting. its all about attitude believe you can and you will. you need to learn from your mistakes and not to repeat them or you run the risk of loosing all the jobs you go for. as Albert Einstein said "insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" he did speak from a theoretical physicist point of view but it is still releent in life and is still relevent in the electrical contracting industry.

Sunday, 25 November 2012

Electricians in Hyndland Westend Glasgow



By not following electrical regulations and ignoring safety advice, is responsible for many many deaths every year in the United Kingdom. This is why the Government have bought in more electrical regulations in the form of Part P in England . In March 2006 the Electrical Safety Council published some amazing figures. 42% of home owners stated they had never had their electrics checked. 32% of DIY enthusiasts said they had experienced electrical shocks while working on their homes.

A staggering 59% of people do not use, or refer to a qualified electrician when doing electrical work. 35% of homeowners said their electrical installation were older than 20 years and had not had a period inspection by a qualified electrician. Electrical installations should be checked at least every 10 years. There are 12,500 electrical fires in homes across the UK every year so please pay attention to electrical regulations and stay safe. Advice on electrical safety for householders can be found here www.esc.org.uk Please also see our project on the New Wiring and Cable Colours . Checklist: overall safety how it works cables fuses ceiling rose Please remember when attempting any electrical installations at home that you are obliged to get the completed job tested by a fully qualified electrician and obtain a minor works certificate.

Failure to do this may render your house insurance invalid and you may have difficulty selling your home. Please see our project on PART P BUILDING REGULATIONS Safety Check all walls for wires and pipes before cutting out for any new cables and boxes. A detector such as the one below can identify cables in the wall. Click on the image to buy. Scroll to the bottom for all tools and equipment or click through to Neweys Online If in any doubt whatever consult a qualified electrician. There is a legal requirement to obtain a completion certificate from a qualified electrician for any work you do that requires a mains connection. For any work within circuits a minor works certificate should be obtained. Turn off the power and remove the fuse from any circuit you are working on. Make sure no-one can turn the power on by mistake. Use only approved materials. How it works An electrical supply will come to your home at a main, sealed fuse called a service head and from there will go to your meter via one large red and one large black wire. The meter measures how much electricity you use. At no time should you touch either the service head or the meter. From here the electricity will go to your consumer unit, from where it is distributed around the house. Each circuit is fused at this box either by an amp rated fuse wire, or a trip switch if you have an RCD consumer unit. (Residual Current Device) The amount of electricity available to you is measured in Volts, and the rate at which it flows along its conductors is measured in amps.

The power required by any appliance is measured in Watts. the formula for working out the correct cable and fuse is; Watts divided by Volts equals Amps Electricity flows along the live wire, feeding whatever is required and then returns along the neutral wire to its local transformer. The flow can be stopped by the insertion of a switch, which for all practical DIY purposes is placed in the live wire. Switches, most often, will be linked from your ceiling rose through a separate cable, even though one of the wires in this cable is black it is still live. Electricity will always find the shortest or easiest route and you may represent it, so be careful Cables Fixed wiring is done in cable. This consists of individual conductors (wires) sheathed separately, by insulation to prevent leakage. The earth or "ground" wire is normally bare. The wires are then jointly covered by the outer sheath. The wires are colour coded, red for live, black for neutral and green/yellow striped for earth, where this is covered. Modern cables are sheathed with PVC which has an indefinite life, older cables were rubber with about 20/30 years life. If your home has these cables do not attempt electrical extensions with them. When installed, bare earth wires should be covered with an "earth sleeve" which can be bought in all sizes at an electrical
store or most diy stores. 1.5mm is most common in lighting circuits. When installed it must not exceed 110m in length and carries a fuse rating of 5amps. (6 amps if used in conjunction with a miniature circuit breaker). It is acceptable to run 1200 Watts on this cable, the equivalent of 12 x 100 Watt bulbs, but lighting circuits are normally run independently on each floor of your house. 2.5mm (as above but larger) is usually used for the installation of power sockets on a ring main. The circuit uses a 30 amp fuse at the consumer unit (32 with a MCB). Cable length must not exceed 60m or 50m with an MCB. Three core and earth is used to interconnect switches with more than one operation: Flex, is simply flexible cable and is used for connecting appliances. The colour coding is different using brown for live, blue for neutral and green/yellow stripes for earth. There are many more cables for connecting cookers etc, but these are generally run directly from the consumer unit and require a professional electrician for their installation. For more information on these and any other cables please go to appointments and ask the diy doctor. Fuses Fuses are placed into a circuit as a deliberate weak point. If anything goes wrong within your circuit, the fuse will "blow" first. With the modern RCD boxes, the trip switch will go. 

BUT BEFORE YOU PUSH IT BACK ON, LOCATE THE REASON WHY IT TRIPPED.

 Most of the time it is because the circuit has been overloaded or there is an earth fault. If you are in doubt contact an electrician. Ceiling Rose We have included ceiling roses in this section because it is the most misunderstood fitting of all. Many people think they can take the old one off, do not mark the wires, and connect a new fitting, black to black, red to red. It is not that easy, because in the majority of cases your light switch will be wired to the rose, and in that case, at least one of the black wires will be live. Below is a diagram of a wired ceiling rose showing you what to look for when working with one

Thursday, 22 November 2012

electricians in Clarkston Glasgow

today was another busy day in the wes electrical world, most of the day was spent the southside glasgow, in clarkston Glasgow. we have a rewire in a three bedroom house to be completed buy next thursday, but as of today we are well ahead of schedule and im looking foard to telling my customer that we should be finished up on monday. we basically have upstairs ring and lighting circuits to install and wire, and then put all face plates on including sockets and light switches. the main day will be on sunday when i will be connecting up the consumer unit, 10 way double rcd split board, and the testing also begins on sunday so looks like it will be a late one and maby look up some takeways in the Clarkston area. il update 2moro on how are getting on and hopfully no problems to report. www.wesuk.co.uk clarkston glasgow

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Electrical saftey westend glasgow

Electrical safety in Glasgow Working with electricity can be extremely dangerous, especially if you dont know the rules and are not confident about specifications. Hazards from working with electricity are: Electric shock and burns this can occur by pitiful alive wires and parts Injury from faulty appliances Electrical fires this can occur from faulty electrical equipment, appliances or installations Explosions - can be caused by improper electrical devices and gear Static electricity - can sparkle up flammable vapours or dusts Key points when working with electricity: Ensure socket outlets are not overloaded. Using unfused plugs and adaptors can random a ember Check that there are no cables, trim up loose and trailing wires so nation dont trip Turn off and unplug electrical appliances prior to cleaning Look out for electrical wires hanging from the ceiling, walls and along the floor. Check signs and risk warnings Wiring a plug Incorrectly can cause a fatal accident or incandescence If an instrument appears faulty, purpose using it immediately and unplug it If an electrical utensil is bought into the office, hired or borrowed, restrain it is suitable for custom and attain it inspected When working outside take observe that electricicty can blaze from overhead lines, do not travail underneath them and do not permit equipment to acquire common-fisted Following key points and rules with electricity can rescue lives. Never attempt to repair a faulty tool, rewire a plug or install lighting fixtures if you dont have the knowledge. Visit www.wesuk.co.uk to our electrical services. Tags: Electricians westend glasgow, electrician Glasgow, electricians, Glasgow

Saturday, 17 November 2012

working saturdays as an electrician

every now and again saturday work crops up,now for an electrician it can be very good or very bad dependent. today was no exception i had three booked in today all around glasgow and as we all know glasgow is football day and the traffic around the centre of glasgow is horrific at best. but i managed to get my van through the peak travel traffic to get to my first job. speaing of van i have to get new tax disc this week, so i need to dig out all my docs i hate this time of year hehe. anyway first job was a breeze then i was off to anniesland very close to the westend of glasgow where our office is based. i just had to give the customer a quotations which i did and got the work...great all guns blazing. next was to fault find why power was tripping in hyndland road. easy one for a man of my calibour. so roll on sunday shift cctv installation... excited. westend glasgow electricians 24 hour

Friday, 16 November 2012

ipod repair disaster

today was another busy day although i couldt do much as roads were blocked off in the westend which made travell a bit of a nightmare, i managed to get a lighting circuit installed and a shower fitted before calling it a day. im working over the weekend anyway so i thought i may aswell go back to the office in the westend glasgow and try and fix my apple ipod. now i ordered parts to come to my office in the westend and they arrived this morning, so got my ipod out and tarted taking it apart as i followed instructions on you tube all was going very easily until i had to attach the digitisers then it all went wrong i have spent nearly the whole afternoon on trying to reapait this and it still dosnt work. looks like santa will need to bring me a neww one for chrismas gutted www.wesuk.co.uk westend glasgow electricians

Thursday, 15 November 2012

end of a busy day.

this was one of these days that i thought would never end, i had a tv installation in the morning in bearsden and then a call out in the city centre of glasgow, and then finally on to the westend of glasgow for a cooker installation. got up at 8am slightly later than usual but still earlie enough to get in and get my scrambled egg without waiting in a long line. tv installation constisted of 50 inch tv bracket, power socket behind the tv an av port for the hdmi behind the tv down to where the units are being kept (which was in the corner) was straight foward job the hardest part was getting the tv level as the ceiling look off level but we got it looking smart then off to second job. periodic testing of the electrical installation, in the city centre glasgow which took 3 hours, its was a small office close to argyle street,i have to go back and do the pat testing at a later date....noted in the diary. finally heading to the westend glasgow cooking installation i think the least said about this one is best as it was late and i was loosing patience with it. but as usual all job done all electrical installations safe thanks to www.wesuk.co.uk thanks for reading....

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