What Can An EICR Pick Up On? | Techmeisters Ltd

Incorrect, Outdated, or poorly functioning protective devices: Designed to protect you and your home from shocks and fires.
Outdated wiring: Older homes might have wiring that doesn't meet current safety standards.
Overloaded circuits: Too many appliances plugged into one circuit can pose a fire risk.
Earthing faults: Issues with earthing can increase the risk of electric shock.
Damaged or loose wiring: This can be a fire hazard and should be addressed immediately.
Faulty electrical fittings: Worn-out sockets, switches, or light fittings should be replaced for safety.

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Do you require an electrician in Medway and Maidstone? Techmeisters pride themselves in taking our profession to the next level. We've refined our knowledge and expertise, and packaged our technical capabilities into genuinely customer-focused positive experiences for our clients.

The crux of our offering means you will have the privilege of welcoming professional, polite, and punctual tradesmen into your property.

Our hunger to constantly improve our professional electrical services means we are increasingly becoming the go-to electricians for your neighbours in the Medway & Maidstone region, and further afield.

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We are the Techmeisters! We are NICEIC (Part P) Registered Electricians based in Medway, specialising in domestic & commercial electrical contracting services to Medway, Maidstone, and the surrounding areas in Kent.

Being registered with the UK's top electrical contracting governing body, you can rest assured you're dealing with professional electricians, with a keen eye for detail, who work to world-class standards.

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If you require assistance from an electrician in Medway & Maidstone, you can contact Techmeisters Ltd on 01634 218 821 or pop an email to: info@techmeisters.co.uk

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Registered electrician in Medway: 01634 218 821

Registered electrician in Maidstone: 01622 277 321

Service Specific FAQs:

Are my electrics safe?

The only real way of telling whether your electrics are completely safe is by having a thorough health check on the electrics (EICR) carried out by an experienced electrician. We specialise in these - please find out more here.

How Much Does An EICR Cost?

We believe in conducting thorough EICRs and not just tickling the electrical installation. This is all about how many resources you want to throw and maintaining and monitoring the installation to ensure it is safe. We tend to charge from £650 for conducting our thorough EICRs on standard properties up to a 3 bed semi. We must warn clients not to go cheap when they order EICRs.

How Good Are Your Thorough EICRs? (thorough once-over, 80% EICRs)

We believe in being the best, and having EICRs as our number 1 specialist service, we take pride in what we bring to the table for our customers. Commissioning us to undertake one of our Techmeisters Tests means all lights switches, sockets and other switches come off the wall, and all lights are checked. As are cooker supplies, showers and the rest. We try our best to not only check, but update and improve your electrical installation to the point it's as good as it can be since it was last re-wired. Find out more here.

What Causes The Tingling / Buzzing Sensation I'm getting?

A light tingling or buzzing feeling you might get from metal switches, lights, or metalwork just at kitchen sinks, pipes, or water out of your taps & shower may be down to lack of, or improper, earthing, and should be investigated with the seriousness of a C1 fault.

Do I Need An EICR?

You may need an EICR conducted if you own a property or premises that has an electrical installation - which most do. Although landlords and employers HAVE to have an EICR, we would argue everyone should have an EICR at regular intervals to keep on the safe side of BS7671, the electricity at work Act, and, of course, HSE (who carry a big hammer of the law and can swing it very hard).

What Happens On An EICR?

An EICR is essentially a health check on the electrics, and involves dismantling some of the installation (sockets, lights, fusebox, etc) to ascertain the condition and safety, and its suitability for continued use. For more information, check out our blog titled: What does an electrician do on an EICR?

What Can An EICR Pick Up On?

Incorrect, Outdated, or poorly functioning protective devices: Designed to protect you and your home from shocks and fires.
Outdated wiring: Older homes might have wiring that doesn't meet current safety standards.
Overloaded circuits: Too many appliances plugged into one circuit can pose a fire risk.
Earthing faults: Issues with earthing can increase the risk of electric shock.
Damaged or loose wiring: This can be a fire hazard and should be addressed immediately.
Faulty electrical fittings: Worn-out sockets, switches, or light fittings should be replaced for safety.

How Long Does An EICR Take?

As already mentioned, we don't like to do our EICRs in half measures. You can expect us to be looking at your property for a minimum of 3 hours. Depending on the size and complexity of the property, this could be more.
For Commercial sites, this might turn into days, or over a longer period if we are going in out of hours.

I'm purchasing a property, do I need an EICR?

If you're purchasing the property, we thoroughly recommend having at least a standard EICR performed at the property, to highlight any present, and potential future issues. You could then opt to have a more thorough one conducted once the property is in your name.

I'm Selling A Property, Do I Need An EICR?

In the past 18 months or so, we've noticed sellers coming to us for a lastminute.com EICR because the seller has asked for one, usually a few days or weeks leading up to the selling date. We tell our clients this: To avoid the extra stress, tell the buyer well ahead of time to commission their own EICR, with an electrician on their own choosing, that way there is no chance of this being dropped in your lap at the final hour, and there is no come back on you at a later date.

General FAQs

What services do you offer?

We offer electrical services to both residential (Part P) and commercial (business premises). To see which electrical services we provide, please see our services page.

Are my electrics safe?

The only real way of telling whether your electrics are completely safe is by having a thorough health check on the electrics (EICR) carried out by an experienced electrician. We specialise in these - please find out more here.

Are You Qualified Electricians?

We most certainly are qualified electricians! When you work with us, you will benefit from choosing electricians with: The relevant City & Guilds qualifications, registration with the UK's leading professional electrical body (NICEIC) which means you get Part P registered electricians who hold appropriate insurance policies in order to carry out their work. For more information, please read towards the back of our Portfolio PDF document.

How Much Does An Electrician Cost In Medway & Maidstone?

That is quite a hard question to answer. A fully fledged electrical contractor which holds all the badges, provides a glowing service, with a good track record, great pillars of service, and a guarantee that presents low risk to the client, will have rates that reflect accordingly, in comparison to maybe a side hustle electrician, or an electrical sub-contractor, which may offer more risk to the client. To get a better idea about what your project may cost, feel free to contact your friendly local electricians serving Medway & Maidstone for a no obligation works discussion visit!

Can You Provide References For Your Work

Although we don't openly advertise our clients details for potential clients to contact, we do have enough of a raving fan base to know we could get plenty of references for our previous work, if required. We do also have our testimonials section - 95% of which do come from Google reviews on our business page.

What Is Your Service Area?

Your friendly local electricians mainly serve Medway & Maidstone, but you can find us as far flung as Dartford, Canterbury, Ashford, Tunbridge Wells, and Sevenoaks. We generally do not operate outside of these areas of Kent.

How Can We Contact You?

You can contact your friendly local electricians on 01634 218 821 (Medway) or 01622 277 321 (Maidstone), or alternatively you can email info@techmeisters.co.uk or fill out the enquiry form on this website.

Do You Provide Certificates?

Your friendly local electricians DO provide electrical certificates, including part P for building control notification, where applicable.

What Are Your Typical Response Times?

We try to answer the phone on the button inside Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. For emails, you can expect a response generally within 48 hours, and quotes are generally with you, in your emails, within a week of the quotation visit.

Do You Offer Guarantees For Your Work?

We absolutely do! Our standard guarantee is 1 years labour and materials (sometimes longer for materials, if manufacturers stipulate so!), and 6 years labour for compliance issues related to our work, which is backed by an insurance policy provided by the NICEIC, our professional registration body. For a select few cherry-picked materials, we can sometimes offer longer parts AND LABOUR guarantee, too! If we're offering better guarantees beyond our standard guarantees, we put these details in your written quotes.

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Always know what you are paying for!

Registered electrician in Medway: 01634 218 821

Registered electrician in Maidstone: 01622 277 321

Delivering Outstanding Electrical Services

Quality Work From Reputable Electricians

Electricians in Medway & Maidstone you can trust

Find out why we're the leading electrical contractor in Medway & Maidstone Today:

Registered electrician in Medway: 01634 218 821

Registered electrician in Maidstone: 01622 277 321

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