Contact Protheo LTD, Electrician in Milton Keynes
Ring or email with what needs doing and we will tell you what it involves and what it costs. No forms to fill in.
What to tell us when you get in touch
You do not need to diagnose anything yourself — that is our job. But a few details up front mean we can give you a useful answer on the first call instead of the third.
- Where you are — the area of Milton Keynes and ideally the postcode.
- What the property is — house, flat, rented, commercial unit.
- What is happening — which circuits or rooms are affected, and when it started.
- Constant or intermittent — and if intermittent, what seems to trigger it.
- What you want done — for quoted work, a rough count of sockets, lights or circuits.
- Any deadline — a tenancy start, a sale, an insurance date.
Photos beat descriptions. One clear picture of your consumer unit with the cover on, and one of whatever is misbehaving, will tell us more than several minutes on the phone. Email them to Gary.theo44@gmail.com.
In an emergency
- Fire, smoke or an electric shock — ring 999 first. Everything else comes second.
- Switch the circuit off at the consumer unit if it is safe to reach, or the main switch if you cannot tell which circuit it is.
- Do not keep resetting a breaker that trips straight back, especially after a burning smell.
- Stop using any socket or appliance that is hot, scorched or smells of melting plastic.
- Whole street off? That is a supply fault, not your wiring — ring 105, the national power cut number, free from any phone.
Based in Milton Keynes
Working across the city and the surrounding towns and villages — see the coverage page for the full list of areas.
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
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What information should I have ready when I call?
Roughly where you are in Milton Keynes, what sort of property it is, and what is happening — which circuits are affected, when the problem started, and whether it is constant or intermittent.
For quoted work, a rough idea of the number of sockets, lights or circuits involved is enough to start with. Photos of the consumer unit or the fitting in question are the single most useful thing you can send.
What should I do in an electrical emergency?
If there is fire, smoke or someone has had a shock, ring 999 first. If it is safe to do so, switch off the affected circuit at the consumer unit, or the main switch if you cannot identify the circuit.
Do not keep resetting a breaker that trips straight back, and do not use a socket or appliance that is hot, scorched or smells of burning. If your whole street is off it is a supply problem, not your wiring — ring the national power cut number, 105.
Do you give quotes over the phone?
For clearly defined work — a socket added in a known position, a light fitting swapped, a consumer unit change on an installation we have already inspected — a price over the phone is usually possible.
Anything that depends on what is behind the wall, or a fault that has not been traced yet, needs looking at first. In that case we tell you what the visit costs before booking it, so you are not agreeing to an open-ended number.
Ready when you are
Electrical installations, repairs and inspections across Milton Keynes and the surrounding area.