To rewire or not to rewire that is the residential question?

Buying a new house can be a daunting task on its own, but then working out whether your new home requires a rewire, and a visit from a local electrician, is not always easy to spot. Cabling in homes has changed significantly over the past decades, from cable colour to consumer units, so there’s a lot to keep up with. We’ve put together this simple guide to break down some of the myths about rewiring and to help you spot some of the tell-talesigns that a rewire might be needed.

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7 things you didn’t know about Christmas lights

  • The very first fairy lights in the UK were developed for the Savoy Theatre in 1882. Sir Joseph Swan, the pioneer of incandescent light bulbs, supplied the theatre for the opening night of Gilbert and Sullivan’s opera Iolanthe. They have been a common sight in the UK ever since.

  • The first Christmas tree decorated with electric lights was commissioned by Edward H Johnson, Vice President of the Edison Electric Light Company in 1882. His tree consisted of 80 hand-wired red, white and blue incandescent bulbs and was proudly displayed at his home on Fifth Avenue, New York. Johnson is widely known as the ‘Father of Christmas Tree Lights’.

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