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Local Fireworks Displays for you and your Family!!

Local Fireworks Displays 2025

Richard Speller (Speller's Sparks LTD Director)

Nov 42 min read

An AFDD (Arc Fault Detection Device) is one of the latest safety devices designed to protect your home from electrical fires. It works by detecting arc faults – tiny sparks or “arcs” that can happen if a cable is damaged, loose, or deteriorating (for example, a crushed cable or a loose terminal).

What Is an AFDD and Why Is It Beneficial to any Home or Premises?

Richard Speller (Speller's Sparks LTD Director)

Oct 281 min read

An explanation of what Vulcanised Rubber wiring is and why it should be removed!

⚠️ Old Electrical Wiring: What You Need to Know About Vulcanised Rubber Wiring ⚠️

Vulcanised rubber-insulated cable (also known as VIR or VRI) was commonly used in homes built or rewired between the 1920s and 1950s. It has a rubber outer sheath and sometimes a fabric braid over the top. It looks old – and it is.

Richard Speller (Speller's Sparks LTD Director)

Oct 262 min read

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Local Fireworks Displays for you and your Family!!

What Is an AFDD and Why Is It Beneficial to any Home or Premises?

⚠️ Old Electrical Wiring: What You Need to Know About Vulcanised Rubber Wiring ⚠️