RB Electrical & Control Services

25/08/2024

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11/01/2024

Hopefully the worst is over for now at least but here's some sound advice

Residents affected by flooding should beware the risk posed of damaged electrics  Switch off electrics at the fuse box, only if it is absolutely safe to do so

14/08/2023

Food for thought for electricians and pub landlords

Harvey Tyrrell suffered a fatal shock in a beer garden after touching unsafe lighting

11/08/2023

14/12/2022

It's where have I been working Wednesday, where was I today around Shepshed & Loughborough

29/11/2022

Do I need to be a Grinch this Christmas or can I have my tree lights on?

With the cost of electricity being at an all time high, do I need to be an energy saving Grinch or can I afford to have the Christmas tree lights on, this is a question on everyone's mind this year, well let's look at the costs of running them and then you can make your mind up.
The average LED fairy lights for your tree (around 500 bulbs) will have a power rating of less than 20 watts, we'll use 15 in this example will 1/2 p per hour to run (based on 40p per kwh), so 6 hours per day will cost you 3p, so having your tree on for the whole of December will cost less than £1, you've got to be a Grinch if you can't spare that!

17/11/2022

This will be of interest to anyone with a solar installation

A solar installation is great way for reducing your energy costs but to maximise your return for the investment you have made, it is essential to squeeze every watt generated out of the system. There are several ways to do this, battery storage, ev charging or as per our example, heating your water....

13/11/2022

This week's blog may surprise some

The dangers of these objects that are designed to prevent danger The very object that is supposed to increase electrical safety can actually increase the chances of electric shock, why? All UK sockets are designed to have shutters on them, covering the live contacts (live and neutral), these shutter...

02/11/2022

Check out our blog, we'll be adding lots of helpful content on a regular basis.

27/10/2022

We've revamped our website and have now included a blog which we'll add to on a regular basis, they'll be tips for homeowners, landlords and businesses.

Electrical & Control Solutions Based in Shepshed, Leicestershire, we offer Nationwide coverage. Serving home, office and industry. We specialise in the design and installation of control systems and smart integrated building controls but our comprehensive range of services include design, installati...

10/10/2022

A smart home can mean a number of things to people, examples being a light bulb that can be switched on and off by your phone or a learning thermostat, but we have to ask in this day and age are they really smart?
Sort of, but really all you've done is just taken the switch from your wall to your phone or tablet.

What we'd consider a smart home or as we prefer to call it 'intelligent, integrated building controls' is where devices all communicate with each other, so the sensor that switches the lights on can also have an influence on whether the heating, colling or other climate controls operate. The same sensor can be used to create an intruder alarm, once the system knows there's presence in an area it can make a decision on what to do with that information, flash the lights, sound an alarm, call you and so on.

The same goes for sound, there's some great multi room speakers about which are great for listening to your favourite tunes but do they integrate with your alarm system so you can speak to an intruder, sound an alarm or maybe allow you to speak to a family member who's at home alone.

This is what an integrated building is all about whether it's the family home, the office or a large industrial unit, the property will certainly benefit from a greater degree of comfort along with significant energy savings, why have heating and lighting on in a room where no one is present or air conditioning units running when the windows are wide open?

New installations, re-wires, consumer unit upgrades, additional power & lighting, fault finding. Serving home, office & industry.