On-site notes from a Colchester electrician

Real jobs. Real faults.
No stock photos. No fluff.

I’m Darren from Gray Logic Electrical in Colchester. This isn’t a sales page – it’s a running log of what I see on real jobs in and around Colchester: EICRs, consumer unit changes, fault finding and the odd horror show.

Latest from the jobs

Short, honest write-ups from real work around Colchester – written in between actually getting the power back on.

Fault finding · Terraced house

A tripping RCD in a Colchester terrace – where the fault actually was

Upcoming note: a real fault-finding job in a typical Colchester terrace and why “just change the breaker” is almost never the right answer.

Coming soon

Consumer units · Upgrades

Your consumer unit looks fine – here’s why it still failed

Upcoming note: cosmetic “after” photos don’t show test results, protective devices or design decisions. A quick look behind the front cover.

Coming soon