Are you able to handle a Home Electrics Emergency without large costs, and could you avoid putting your safety at risk?
Imagine coming home in the evening to a dark house, finding that your lighting or electrical sockets do not work and you cannot cook a meal, watch TV or heat your home. Imagine being in the same situation because you have put a nail through an electric cable.
Would you be able to call upon expert assistance to quickly come to your assistance and fix the problem? Could you contact them on a bank holiday, and what would the call out charge be?
Take Care of Your Home Electrics for only £3.00 a month
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Maintenance and breakdown repair service for:-
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Home Electrical Care from £3.00 p.m. plus £50 fixed fee / repair
Home Electrical Care from £4.85 p.m. with no additional fees
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How much could an Emergency cost me without Home Electrical Care?
When your home electrical systems fail the inconvenience is great and the electricians repair costs can be high as indicated below: -
- £100 repair light wiring failure
- £100 replace damaged electrical socket
- £200 replace faulty shower wiring
- £400 replace faulty fuse box / consumer unit
Emergencies happen when you least expect them. As well as being expensive to rectify household electrical problems can be dangerous if left unattended.
What’s included in Home Electrical Care?
- Maintenance and breakdown repair service for your existing fixed electrical wiring system, fuse boxes, light switches and fittings, wall sockets, circuit breakers and transformers
- A 24-hour, 365-day manned customer helpline
- We will make repairs for any size of job whether it is an emergency or not, even if it is due to wear and tear
- Immediate protection with no initial inspections
- A Maintenance Inspection once in every continuous two year period*
- Unlimited call outs, plus parts and labour*
- Priority response time with total loss of power or lighting – engineers will visit the same day*
- Fully trained electrical engineers
- A 10% discount on Electrical Home Improvements
Since 1st January 2005, all electrical work must now comply with the Building Regulations. This new requirement has been introduced to cut down the number of accidents to householders associated with badly installed electrics. All British Gas electrical engineers are now registered under the Building Regulations Part P’s ‘Competent Person Scheme’. There’s no need for you to obtain building regulations approval to any electrical work they carry out, as British Gas will issue you with the required certificate, saving you time and effort and considerable costs.
When you buy British Gas Home Electrical Care they will ensure that
- your home electrics are safe and in good working order as British Gas offer a safety and maintenance inspection for your electrics every two years at no additional cost
- you will have no unexpected costs as all labour, parts and call out to repair electrical fixture and fittings are included with no limit to cost or number of call outs
- all electrical work will be carried out by fully qualified electrical engineers
* subject to terms, conditions and exclusions
Consumer Tips
- You get an electrical check-up once in every continuous two year period, make a diary note of when this is and check that the appointment gets scheduled nearer the time.
- If you want to extent this electrical care to your plumbing and heating consider taking out Homecare 400
- All electrical work carried out in homes must comply with new requirements added to the Building Regulations for England and Wales called “Part P”, do not attempt electrical d.i.y. yourself
- All existing British Gas Home Electrical Care customers receive a 10% discount on the price quoted for any electrical home improvements you request.
- Electrical problems are more common than you might realise and 1 in 3 people have experienced an electrical emergency
source NOP January 2005
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