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Unearthed sockets are a relic from another era — and an unnecessary risk in a modern home full of electronics. In the older housing stock they are still common, both in older flats and in older terraced and detached houses. We run an earth conductor and replace them with earthed wall sockets with tamper protection, at a fixed price with the ROT deduction already applied.
The earth conductor diverts fault currents if an appliance fails, allowing the RCD to trip before anyone is harmed. Without earth, protection is left to pure chance. Many older flats and houses also mix earthed and unearthed sockets in the same room — something that is not permitted in new installations and is easy to miss in a quick viewing before moving in.
The electrician checks the back-box, runs an earth conductor to the point and fits a new earthed wall socket. Earth conductor and standard materials are included in the price. Add more replacements in the same booking — practical in a flat where you want to disturb everyday life as little as possible. Extra swaps can be added directly in the booking.
Kitchen, utility room, bathroom and balcony — everywhere moisture and earthed appliances meet, lack of earthing is most dangerous. A dishwasher, fridge or kettle with a metal casing in an unearthed socket has no safe path for fault currents. Start the replacement where the risk is greatest, often in the kitchen of an older flat.
If an earthed appliance stands next to an unearthed one, a dangerous voltage difference can arise between the casings — you can receive a shock by touching both at the same time. This is why mixing in the same room is not permitted in new installations. We replace all points in a room in one sweep so the installation is both safe and compliant, whether it is a studio flat in the city centre or a terraced house.
Many flats and houses were built when earthed sockets were only required in certain rooms. The result is still visible today: earthed in kitchen and utility room, unearthed in bedrooms and living rooms. The requirement for protective earth in all rooms was tightened later, so even well-maintained and recently renovated homes often have unearthed rooms without the owner realising — something easily overlooked in a housing association where services and electrics date from different eras.
No, we are happy to do it room by room — but within each room it must be consistently earthed. Kitchen, utility room and rooms with a lot of electronics are wisest to do first, especially in a smaller flat.
No. An adapter changes nothing electrically — the appliance remains without protective earth. What is needed is an earth conductor to the socket, and that is exactly what we do at replacement.
Several — add extra replacements directly in the booking and the price per point drops while we are on site in your flat or house.
How the ROT deduction works — conditions, amounts and what does not qualify