Kidlington, OxfordshireInfo@dpl-electrical.co.ukMon–Sat 8am–5pm · Sun 8am–1pm Info@dpl-electrical.co.uk ServicesService AreasAboutOur WorkReviewsContactInfo@dpl-electrical.co.ukRequest Estimate HomeServicesElectrical MaintenanceElectrical Maintenance · Oxfordshire · Planned + reactive # Electrical maintenance for Oxfordshire homes and businesses,keeping the lights on and the certificate current. Planned preventative maintenance, scheduled testing, fault finding and remedial work — for homeowners with an aging installation, landlords with a portfolio, and commercial occupiers with a fire-risk file to keep current. NAPIT-registered, predictable pricing, personal aftercare. Get My Free Quote 07479 274302 Info@dpl-electrical.co.uk over 25 years maintaining Oxfordshire installs · NAPIT certified · Predictable pricing · Personal aftercare. At a glance - Visit frequencyAnnual / 5-year - ScopeEICR · EL · PAT · faults - CoverageHome · landlord · commercial - ReportingDigital, in-inboxRequest Estimate NAPIT Registered Predictable Pricing 25+Years Maintaining Single Point of Contact Digital Reporting Service Overview ## Maintenance is what keeps the certificate quietly current. Electrical installations don’t just fail — they degrade. Connections loosen, RCDs stiffen, emergency lights lose battery capacity, accessories crack. A maintenance contract catches the slow drift before it shows up as an EICR fail, an insurance claim or a 999 call. What it isScheduled inspection, testing, fault finding and remedial work on existing fixed electrical installations. Includes EICR cycles, emergency-lighting commissioning & testing, PAT (portable appliance) testing, RCD test cycles, distribution-board thermal imaging and reactive fault attendance. Who it's forHomeowners with an installation older than 10 years, landlords and portfolio investors, HMO operators, commercial occupiers with a fire-risk assessment, agents managing third-party properties, and any business under EAWR 1989 duty-of-care for their electrical system. When it's neededEvery 5 years for a domestic EICR, every 1–5 years for a commercial EICR (depending on use class), every 12 months for emergency lighting full discharge, every 12–24 months for PAT, and at any reactive interval where faults need diagnosing rather than guessing. Why professionalMaintenance is the cheapest part of the install lifecycle and the most often deferred. A £140 EICR catches a £900 problem before it becomes a £9,000 problem. A 12-month emergency-lighting test costs less than a single fire-officer enforcement notice. Predictable, scheduled, certified — and your insurer will read every page. Why It Matters ## Deferred maintenance gets expensive quickly. Maintenance failures are quiet. The board doesn’t announce that an RCD’s gone stiff or that an emergency light’s lost battery capacity. By the time it’s obvious, it’s usually a real failure — and a real bill. If you ignore it - EICR fail at the worst possible moment — sale day, tenancy renewal day, insurance renewal day. - Emergency-lighting failure during a real evacuation — personal liability for the duty-holder. - Building-insurance claim refused after a fire where periodic testing wasn’t demonstrably maintained. - Unscheduled downtime as small faults cascade into circuit failures. - Replacement parts at full retail (and full lead time) instead of planned within a scheduled visit. Common mistakes - Treating maintenance as ‘what we do when something breaks’ rather than ‘what we do so nothing breaks’. - Filing the last EICR and never re-reading the C3 recommendations — every one of which becomes a C2 eventually. - Skipping the annual emergency-lighting full-discharge test because ‘the monthly flick-test passed’. - Letting PAT slide because ‘the IT guy plugs in the kettle’ — duty-of-care doesn’t care who plugged it in. - Using a different electrician for every reactive call — no history, no continuity, no efficiency gain. Our Process ## Five steps from contract to current certificate. Maintenance with us is a contract you don’t have to think about — we schedule the visits, we attend, we report, we remedy. The reminder lands in your inbox, not on your to-do list. - 01 ### Free baseline survey We inspect the installation, review the last EICR and emergency-lighting log, and build a maintenance schedule that matches your duty-of-care. - 02 ### Fixed annual maintenance quote Itemised quote — EICRs, EL tests, PAT, reactive call-out allowance — at a flat annual price. No surprises mid-year. - 03 ### Scheduled visits Calendar invites land in your inbox at the start of the year. We turn up, test, report and leave the paperwork before we close the van door. - 04 ### Reactive remediation Faults found during scheduled visits are quoted in writing; you authorise per item. Emergency reactive attendance same-day if needed. - 05 ### Annual review & renewal End-of-year report summarises every visit, every cert, every remedy — ready for the insurer, the fire-risk assessor or the next director. The Benefits ## What a maintenance contract actually delivers. Six outcomes you’d struggle to assemble out of a year’s worth of reactive call-outs. ### Speed of resolution Faults found at scheduled visits are quoted same-day — no waiting for a quote, no waiting for parts. ### Documented safety Every test logged in a single rolling report. Insurance and fire-risk audits become a non-event. ### Asset longevity Loose connections caught early, RCDs tested annually, batteries replaced before they fail — installations last decades longer. ### Cost predictability Flat annual fee, itemised remediation. No reactive premium pricing, no out-of-hours surprises. ### Reliable single contact Same electrician every visit — knows the property, the board, the history, the quirks. ### Peace of mind If the fire officer or the insurer asks for evidence, it’s already in your inbox. Nothing to scramble for. Specifics & Detail ## What electrical maintenance actually involves. Maintenance is a structured cycle — not a stack of reactive call-outs. Here’s what a year of properly delivered maintenance looks like. ### Scope of works (annual cycle) - Visual inspection of consumer unit / distribution board - RCD & RCBO functional test (½ and 5 x rated) - Thermal-imaging scan of distribution boards (commercial) - Emergency-lighting monthly flick & annual 3-hour discharge - PAT testing of portable appliances (annual or biennial) - Sample testing of fixed circuits ahead of full EICR - Earth-electrode resistance test (TT installations) - Review of remedial schedule from last EICR ### Methods & standards Every test logged in a digital report tied to the property/asset. EICRs against BS 7671, emergency lighting against BS 5266-1, PAT against IET Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection & Testing. Issues coded conservatively — C1 actioned same day, C2 quoted for 28-day remedy, C3 noted for next planned visit. ### Variations of the service - Domestic 5-year EICR cycle for owner-occupiers - Landlord portfolio EICR + EL + PAT package - HMO annual safety package with inter-link checks - Commercial PPM contract (visits monthly/quarterly/annual) - Reactive-only contract with priority response - Pre-sale / pre-purchase maintenance audit ### Where this service applies Owner-occupier maintenance across Kidlington and Oxford suburbs; landlord/agent portfolio maintenance throughout north Oxfordshire; commercial PPM contracts for retail, hospitality, salons, clinics and light-industrial premises in Bicester, Banbury, Witney and the M40 corridor. Residential Domestic maintenance is typically a single annual visit covering RCD test, a sample of fixed-circuit testing, smoke-alarm function and review of the last EICR remedies. Quiet, scheduled, in-and-out in 60–90 minutes. Commercial Commercial maintenance follows a PPM (planned preventative maintenance) schedule — monthly emergency-lighting flick tests, annual full discharge, annual PAT, periodic EICR per the use class. All logged in a digital site file for the fire-risk assessor. Frequently Asked ## Straight answers, before the visit. Can't see your question? Ring the team on 07479 274302 — five-minute call, no obligation. 07479 274302 Info@dpl-electrical.co.ukRequest Quote How much does an electrical maintenance contract cost?Domestic annual maintenance from £160/year. Landlord portfolio packages from £140/property/year on volume. Commercial PPM from £45/month depending on premises size and scope. All fixed, all itemised, no surprise extras. How often will you visit? What does each visit cover? Will you certify everything? What about emergencies between scheduled visits? How long does a typical maintenance visit take? Can I just have a single EICR rather than a contract? Do you cover my area? Related Services ## Often booked alongside Commercial Electrical Installation Office, retail and industrial installs delivered to commercial standards, with minimal disruption to your team. Landlord EICRs Statutory landlord electrical safety certificates issued promptly — protect your tenants and stay legally compliant. Consumer Unit Upgrades Modern RCD/RCBO consumer units fitted to 18th-edition standards — safer protection in under a day. Electrical Emergency Call-outs Fast local response across Oxfordshire when power, sockets or circuits fail — usually on site the same working day. Local Coverage ## Electrical Maintenance across Oxfordshire Same crew, same standard — covering Kidlington and the surrounding towns from a single Oxfordshire base. - Electrical Maintenance in Oxford8 miles - Electrical Maintenance in Witney10 miles - Electrical Maintenance in Banbury22 miles - Electrical Maintenance in Bicester7 milesAll areasContact Book Electrical Maintenance ## Electrical Maintenance — surveyed, quoted and fitted by the same Oxfordshire crew. Free written estimate. No deposit. No call centre. Call before midday and we’ll be on site the same working day across Oxford, Witney, Banbury, Bicester and the wider Oxfordshire area. Request My Estimate 07479 274302 Info@dpl-electrical.co.uk NAPIT-registered electricians, covering Oxfordshire and surrounding counties — fast local response. 07479 27430207528 364996 AltInfo@dpl-electrical.co.ukSouth Ave, Kidlington, OX5 1DQ Opening Hours Monday8am–5pm Tuesday8am–5pm Wednesday8am–5pm Thursday8am–5pm Friday8am–5pm Saturday8am–5pm Sunday8am–1pm - Services Domestic Electrical Installation - Commercial Electrical Installation - Landlord EICRs - Complete Domestic Rewires - Complete Commercial Rewires - Consumer Unit Upgrades - EV Charger Installation - Electrical Emergency Call-outs - Electrical Maintenance Service Areas - Oxfordshire - Buckinghamshire - Berkshire - Wiltshire - Gloucestershire - Oxford - Witney - Banbury - Bicester Company - About - Our Work - Reviews - ContactNAPIT Registered Electrician Company No. 11444366 © 2026 D.P.L Electrical Services. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy·Terms & Conditions·Cookie Policy·25+ Years Experience Call nowRequest Estimate