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Under current UK legislation for Energy-Saving Materials (ESM), domestic installations of solar photovoltaic panels and standalone or hybrid battery storage are zero-rated for VAT (0% instead of 20%). As a registered business, we pass this full 20% discount directly onto your invoice for both the equipment and the installation labour, representing a saving of several thousand pounds on larger setups.
As a NAPIT Approved Contractor, we provide full BS 7671 Electrical Installation Certificates (EIC) or Minor Works Certificates for every job. For notifiable works (such as consumer unit upgrades, new circuits, and full house rewires), we automatically notify your local authority Building Control under Part P, and you receive an official Building Regulations Compliance Certificate directly.
'Wired by James' represented our beginnings as an individual craftsman. As our scope naturally expanded into comprehensive clean-energy retrofits—specifically smart EV charging points, rooftop solar arrays, and home battery systems—we wanted an established company name that represents our two core offerings: 'Rewire' for traditional electrical excellence, and 'Recharge' for the renewable future. Rest assured, James remains directly responsible for every project.
Modern consumer units feature three critical layers of protection: non-combustible steel enclosures that contain any internal arc; individual RCBOs (Residual Current Circuit Breakers with Overcurrent) that trip in milliseconds if someone receives a shock without cutting power to the rest of the house; and Surge Protection Devices (SPDs) that protect sensitive smart TVs, computers, and heat pumps from mains electrical voltage spikes.
Yes. With smart solar-matching chargers such as the Myenergi Zappi or Ohme with solar integration, the charger continuously monitors generation at your meter. When solar export is detected, it automatically modulates charging current to push that excess power directly into your car battery rather than letting it bleed back to the grid.
While an empty, unfurnished property allows the fastest cable routing, we frequently rewire occupied homes across Solihull. We work methodically room-by-room, lift floorboards carefully, use dust-extraction chasing equipment, and ensure temporary power and cooking facilities are reinstated at the end of each working day.
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