Call us, message us on WhatsApp, or request your quote online — we respond in less than 10 minutes during business hours. Changing a standard switch to a dimmer switch requires first checking that the luminaire is compatible. Standard LED bulbs are often not dimmable. Only LED bulbs labelled 'dimmable' work well with a dimmer. Old halogen lights do dim without issue but are rarely used now due to their consumption. To add a new socket where there was none, there are two approaches. The first is chasing. Cutting a channel in the wall from the nearest socket to the new point, running the cable inside, and closing the chase with plaster. This is the cleanest visually but involves minor construction work and repainting the wall. Timeline: 4-6 hours plus wall repair.

The electrical panel has ceramic fuses instead of modern miniature circuit breakers (MCBs). The panel has no residual current device (RCD) or only a general one that protects all circuits. The RCDs trip frequently without apparent cause, indicating they are old. The panel has fewer than 4-5 circuits for a complete home. The standard is to have a minimum of 5 circuits (lighting, general sockets, kitchen, washing machine, bathroom, and air conditioning). The panel is overloaded, and there's no room for more circuits to add electric car chargers or other modern equipment. The RCD protects people. It detects the difference between the current entering and leaving the installation. If this difference exceeds 30 milliamperes, it means something or someone is diverting current to earth, and the RCD trips in less than 30 milliseconds. This is what prevents electrocution when a fault in the washing machine causes the metal casing to be live and you touch it. These two components are in all modern electrical panels but protect different things. The MCB, also called an automatic switch, protects against overloads and short circuits. If you connect too many appliances to the same circuit or if two cables touch due to a fault, the MCB trips and cuts the power. Its function is to protect the installation's cables and prevent fires.

LED strips for indirect lighting, very popular in modern renovations. They are fixed into a recessed aluminium profile in the wall or ceiling and provide a soft, continuous light perfect for living rooms and bedrooms. We work with quality strips with a high colour rendering index, not cheap Chinese strips that give an unpleasant cold light. Official manufacturer's warranty (3-5 years) plus our labour coverage. For a complete home with smart lighting programmed by scenes, it can be integrated with Google Home or Alexa for voice control. We configure this during our visit. It's one of the upgrades with the highest impact on life quality for a lower real investment.

The price for basic home automation in Llefià typically ranges between €72 and €846. The final figure depends on the condition of the property, materials, and labour time. We always provide a fixed quote before starting. Call us, message us on WhatsApp, or request your quote online — we respond in less than 10 minutes during business hours. It starts with a technical visit from an authorised electrician who diagnoses the electrical panel and installation. They measure the actual cable cross-section, identify overloaded circuits, and detect any existing earth leakages. They provide a fixed quote with a breakdown of items.