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A special thanks has to be given to Keith and his crew at DOSS electrical.

Thanks so much for all your support and all the work you have given us!!

DOSS specialises in certificates of compliance and repairs any other jobs they refer us and we have always given as always our best to the clients.

I am very pleased to announce that we haven’t had a problem from Seal Alert for around 6 month now.

The building  is on the pier in Hout Bay harbour that is most exposed to the elements, we installed spot lights along the fence and they are still working and have survived the strongest winds cape towns had in ten years.

They also had a shocking problem that was caused by a backfeed problem when the ships plugged into the same general D.B that they were using. We then ran new power to Seal Alert from the transformer room which is before the other sub D.B and the problem has now been solved!

Happy days, now the seals can get on with there  theropy shock free.

Copper theft has become big business.

We recently did a job at sea harvest in hout bay, just a few months later we are being called to do the same job over.

I’m not complaining but you have to feel for the client , they are paying for 24hr security guards and still the thieves manage to get in and steal anything that shines! any water pipe or electrical cable is stripped and later sold at the scrap yard.

Why is it that people feel the need to help themselves to other peoples hrad earned goods…?

We will never know

Just a quick bit of advise for those of you out there that own 3 phase propertys. A problem that has arrisen for a couple of my clients is that of a loose neutral . On a single phase system it doesn’t pose a prolem but when it comes to 3 phase the damage can cost a large amount of money because a backfeed is created that burns out any and all electronic components in its path!

You will know you have a loose neutral when plugs start blowing things up or when your lights just start dimming when switched on.

The best thing to do is to switch your power off at the main switch and call us straight away the problem is easy to fix and stopping it at the right time is crucial.

It may even be a good idea just to have us in to check all the connections are in fact tight a service we offer when any work is carried out…

I’v noted a huge decline in development during 2010. As the builders holiday draws to an end, I’m hoping that 2011 will bring an increase in the construction indusrty and that we will have the chance to quote for and work along side quality builders . Providing us with a platform to get our name out there. A client asked me the other day which builders I suggest for his renovation , I said LA devolpements , VECTOR construction ,RATTLE or Quest construction are the first to come to mind but there are a lot more quality builders in and around cape town.

We have already quoted on the first stage of a guest house in simonstown and it looks as though the quote will be accepted!

In 2009 we did a 11 bedroom guesthouse in camps bay , the job turned out perfectly and the client was very happy we upgraded the power from 60A 3Phase to 300A 3 phase due to the fact that there are 2 kitchens ,3 geysers , heat pump on swimming pool and under floor heating in every room and bathroom and there is a bathroom for every room and 1 in the lobby!

We also had the pleasure of installing all the under fllor heating.

Heres hoping 2011 brings in another big delopement!