Socket and switch installation in Ashtead
TMB Electrics, based in Banstead, adds a socket in Ashtead only after a test chooses a spur or a new circuit. A working socket on Agates Lane is not spare capacity.
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Ashtead socket price
A tested spur and a new circuit are different figures. The Ashtead quote says which one the test supports, including on a long serving Agates Lane circuit that cannot take another spur.
From £80
Included
- Fitting one extra single or double socket on an existing domestic circuit
- Fitting or replacing a light switch on an existing circuit
- Isolation of that circuit at the consumer unit before cables are joined
- Testing of the new point and the circuit that feeds it
- A minor works certificate when the change needs one
Ways to pay
- Pay by bank
- Bank transfer
- A consumer unit with no spare way is priced before a new circuit is promised.
- Making good beyond the new opening is separate.
- USB sockets or a particular finish are included only when named.
Socket and switch installation across Ashtead
We serve Ashtead from our base in Banstead.
What happens on the day
The test decides. A spur is used only where the circuit can take it. Extended semis on Agates Lane and Barnett Wood Lane are on long serving circuits, and a socket that already works does not show room for another. Where a new circuit is the honest answer, it lands on the second consumer unit in a 1930s house off Craddocks Avenue or Woodfield Lane, if that unit has a spare way. The Street cottages take socket cable around the building rather than through it.
- Let the test chooseThe existing circuit is tested before a spur is promised. Agates Lane extensions make this test matter, because the circuit has been in service a long time. If the test fails, a new circuit is described instead of an overloaded spur.
- Land a new circuit properlyOff Craddocks Avenue the new circuit uses a spare way on the second consumer unit. A full unit is reported first. The new socket is not hung on a lighting circuit to avoid that conversation.
- Go around the buildingCottages on The Street take the new point by a path around the fabric. A chase through the wall is not the default, and the position of the socket is one the cottage can actually hold.
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Why choose TMB Electrics
Trevor BushElectrician- Reviews
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- Trading since
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“I keep things straightforward: you deal with me from the first quote to the final check, with clear advice and no surprises along the way.”
Trevor Bush, TMB Electrics
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WhatsAppWill you spur off a working socket on Agates Lane?
Only if the test shows the circuit can take it. Extended semis there sit on long serving circuits, and a socket that works is not spare capacity.
Where does a new circuit start off Craddocks Avenue?
At a spare way on the second consumer unit, which is what most of those 1930s houses already have. If the unit is full, that is said before the socket is cut in.
Are cottages on The Street chased for one new socket?
No. The cable goes around the building to a position the cottage can hold. Opening the fabric for a shorter path is not the job.
Can an Ashtead Park outbuilding socket use the house board?
Only if that board feeds the building. These houses often have a separate board for the outbuilding, and the new socket starts there after the existing cable is tested.
Is a double socket on Ottways Lane a different test?
No. The circuit that is there is tested, and the result chooses a spur or a new circuit. The lane name does not add capacity.