Fuse box replacement
Modern 12-way consumer units with full RCBO protection. EICR and certificate on completion, from around £600 fitted.
Fuse boxesSandwich · Deal · Dover · Ramsgate · Canterbury
Your local, qualified electrician in Sandwich, Kent
From a faulty socket to a full rewire, Sandwich Electrical keeps east Kent homes safe, certified and working properly. Fixed prices, clean work, and a proper 10-year guarantee on everything we fit.
Services
Everything electrical for your home
One trusted local electrician for quick fixes, planned upgrades and everything in between.
Rewires & home wiring
Full rewires, partial upgrades, new circuits and safe concealed routing. Minimal disruption and dust-sheeted work.
RewiresSolar & battery storage
Correctly sized PV arrays and home batteries, DC and AC sides done properly with full MCS-ready paperwork.
SolarEV charger installs
OZEV-approved 7.4 kW home chargers wired in neatly, with load balancing where your supply calls for it.
EV chargersFault-finding & callouts
Lights tripping out, sockets gone dead, circuits that just will not stay on. We find the cause and fix it properly.
Fault-findingEICR safety inspections
Landlord certificates and home safety checks, reported in plain English with a clear action list if remedials are needed.
EICR checksPAT testing
Portable Appliance Testing for Airbnbs, schools and businesses. £75 standard for 15 items, call for larger jobs. Labels, written register, the lot.
PAT testingWhy us
Local, qualified, and genuinely reliable
Sandwich Electrical is run by Richard, a fully qualified electrician living and working in Sandwich. You get one experienced person on the job from first call to final test sheet, not a rotating crew from a call centre.
Six EAL qualifications
Every ticket a domestic electrician needs in the UK, including 18th Edition and Part P.
Fixed pricing, no creep
Quotes held for 30 days, invoiced to the penny agreed. No surprise extras tacked on at the end.
Based in Sandwich
Genuinely local. Most jobs in CT13 reached within the hour when we are not already on site.
10-year guarantee
On every installation and fix. Something not right? We come back and put it right at no charge.
10 yr
Workmanship guarantee
6
EAL qualifications
£10
Local 10-minute fixes
100%
Part P compliant
Pricing
Honest pricing, clear before we start
Two simple ways of charging depending on the size of the job. Nothing hidden.
Small local jobs
£10
per 10 minutes · Sandwich and nearest villages
- Bulb, fitting and dimmer swaps
- Socket faceplate changes
- Tripping breaker diagnosis
- Smoke alarm test and battery swap
Most work
Quoted works
Free quote
fixed price before the job starts
- Fuse box replacement · from ~£600
- Full and partial rewires
- EV chargers and solar installs
- New circuits, outdoor power, garden lighting
- Backed by the 10-year guarantee
Areas we cover
East Kent, based in Sandwich
Same-day attendance in CT13 where possible, with regular work across the surrounding towns.
Sandwich
CT13 and the villages around Richborough, Ash and Worth.
Local pageDeal & Walmer
Seafront terraces, period cottages and new-builds alike.
Local pageDover
CT16 and CT17, including hillside and cliff-top homes.
Local pageRamsgate
Regency and Edwardian properties that often need rewiring.
Local pageCanterbury
City and surrounding villages, student lets and family homes.
Local pageDIY guides
How-to guides for small electrical jobs
Honest, UK-specific walk-throughs. Where a job should stay with a qualified electrician, we say so.
⚡ EV & solar
How to install an Andersen EV charger
What a correct Andersen A2 or A3 7.4 kW home charger installation involves: consumer unit check, cable sizing, mounting, wiring, CT clamp load balancing and commissioning via the Andersen Home app.
Read the guide ⚡ EV & solarWhat is V2H bidirectional EV charging?
V2H lets your EV battery run your home circuits. A plain UK guide to how it works, which cars support it in 2026, compatible chargers and what installation involves.
Read the guide 🔁 Replace & upgradeFit a pop-up socket in a kitchen worktop
Most pop-up units plug in and need no electrician. This UK guide covers positioning rules, hole cutting, when hardwired units need a qualified electrician, and what to test before use.
Read the guide 🔧 Installation & wiringHow to carry out electrical second fix
A UK walk-through of electrical second fix: fitting accessories, dressing conductors, connecting sockets and switches after plastering, and the dead tests before the board goes live.
Read the guide 🔧 Installation & wiringHow to chase walls and run cable safely
UK guide to chasing walls and running cable during first-fix electrical work. Safe zone rules, tool choice, cable protection and when to call a qualified electrician.
Read the guide 🔧 Installation & wiringHow to drill through joists and run cable safely
The BS 7671 rules for drilling holes in floor and ceiling joists to run electrical cable — safe drilling zones, maximum hole size, protecting cables and what to check before boarding up.
Read the guide 🔧 Installation & wiringFit a 16A commando socket in a garage or workshop
A UK guide to installing a BS EN 60309 16A commando socket in a garage or workshop — new RCBO circuit, 2.5mm² cable, IP44 socket, safe testing and Part P explained.
Read the guide 🛡️ Safety & testingBathroom supplementary bonding
When is supplementary bonding required in a UK bathroom? The BS 7671 rules explained — RCBO protection, what must be bonded, and why most modern bathrooms can omit it.
Read the guide 🛡️ Safety & testingHow to carry out initial verification on a new electrical installation
The full sequence of dead and live tests required by BS 7671 Chapter 61 before energising any new circuit or consumer unit in the UK, from visual inspection to loop impedance and RCD trip times.
Read the guide 🛡️ Safety & testingHow to carry out safe isolation before electrical work
The correct BS 7671 safe isolation procedure for a single-phase circuit: identify the circuit, switch off, lock out, prove dead with a voltage indicator, and only then begin work.
Read the guide 🛡️ Safety & testingHow to check your main bonding conductors
A plain-English UK guide to main protective bonding. What the green and yellow cables on your gas and water pipes do, what to look for during a visual check, and when to call a qualified electrician.
Read the guide 🔍 Fault findingFault-find a dead socket outlet
A step-by-step guide to tracing why a UK socket outlet has lost power — consumer unit checks, plug-in tester, neighbouring socket tests, and opening the socket to inspect the wiring.
Read the guide 🔍 Fault findingFault-finding a flickering or intermittent light
UK guide to diagnosing a flickering or intermittent light -- checking the bulb, LED and dimmer compatibility, loose connections, and when the problem points to a wiring fault that needs an electrician.
Read the guide 🔍 Fault findingHow to fault-find a dead or flickering lighting circuit
A systematic UK guide to fault-finding a dead or flickering lighting circuit: checking the consumer unit, testing at the switch and rose, diagnosing cable and connection faults, and knowing when to call an electrician.
Read the guide 🔍 Fault findingHow to fault-find a ring circuit
Step-by-step fault-finding for a UK ring final circuit that keeps tripping its MCB or RCD -- the unplug test, checking individual sockets, spotting corroded terminals, and when to stop and call.
Read the guide 🔁 Replace & upgradeHow to add a spur socket
A safe UK guide to adding a spur socket from a ring final circuit — identifying the ring, checking the rules, wiring the spur, and when to call a qualified electrician.
Read the guide 🔁 Replace & upgradeHow to add an extractor fan or second light from an existing ceiling rose
A UK guide to taking a new cable spur from an existing ceiling rose to power a bathroom extractor fan or add a second light fitting — including loop-in terminal identification, cable choice, and safe isolation.
Read the guide 🔁 Replace & upgradeHow to change a light switch safely
A safe UK guide to changing a light switch — isolating the circuit, taking a reference photo, transferring the wires correctly, and the earth checks that matter. Honest on when to call an electrician.
Read the guide 🔁 Replace & upgradeHow to extend a ring final circuit
A UK guide to extending a ring final circuit to add extra sockets while keeping the ring intact. Covers ring health confirmation, safe isolation, cable running, connections and testing.
Read the guide 📖 Understand & explainRing and radial socket circuits explained
What makes a ring final circuit different from a radial, how to tell which type your home has, why UK housing settled on ring mains, and what changes when you add new sockets.
Read the guide 📖 Understand & explainWhat is a smart home energy panel?
Smart home energy panels add real-time circuit monitoring, app control and time-of-use automation to your consumer unit. A UK guide to what they do, which systems suit which homes and what installation involves.
Read the guide 📖 Understand & explainUnderstanding arc fault detection devices (AFDDs)
What AFDDs are, how they differ from RCDs, what BS 7671 Amendment 2 says about socket circuits, and what to expect when an electrician fits one in your consumer unit.
Read the guide 📖 Understand & explainUnderstanding bathroom electrical zones (BS 7671)
A plain guide to BS 7671 bathroom zones 0, 1 and 2 — what equipment is allowed where, IP ratings explained, heated towel rails, shaver sockets and Part P implications.
Read the guide 📋 Planning & regulationsHow to choose an EV charger that works with your solar panels (UK)
A UK guide to choosing an EV charger that integrates with home solar PV. What makes a charger solar-aware, which models support surplus diversion, and what your installer needs to know before fitting.
Read the guide 📋 Planning & regulationsHow to choose the right consumer unit when upgrading your fuse board
Split-load, dual-RCD or all-RCBO? A plain-English UK guide to choosing the right consumer unit type when your fuse board needs replacing, covering SPD requirements and what BS 7671 Amendment 3 means for your installation
Read the guide 📋 Planning & regulationsElectrical first fix: planning cable runs before the walls go up
What electrical first fix involves in a house rewire or extension — marking back-box positions, running cables, securing them correctly and leaving sufficient tails for second fix.
Read the guide 📋 Planning & regulationsUK kitchen electrical rules: sockets, cooker circuits and Part P
Where BS 7671 says sockets must go in a UK kitchen, how far from a sink or hob, what circuit a cooker needs, and why any new kitchen circuit is Part P notifiable — explained plainly.
Read the guideNeed an electrician in Sandwich?
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