Electrician in Los Remedios, Seville, Spain: more power, fuse boards and earthing

Los Remedios, a barrio built in one go

Los Remedios went up in just a few decades, mainly in the 1960s and 1970s, on the west bank of the Guadalquivir just south of Triana, over former market gardens. Its layout is easy to recognise: straight streets, regular blocks, Calle Asunción as the shopping spine and many streets named after the Virgin, such as Virgen de Luján, Virgen de África, Virgen del Valle or Virgen de la Victoria. Plaza de Cuba lies to the north; Parque de los Príncipes and the April Fair grounds to the south.

That way of growing explains why the installations are so alike from one doorway to the next. The blocks have large flats (apartments), lifts and often a garage, but many homes still have the original wiring, designed for lights, a fridge, a washing machine and little else.

Electrician in Los Remedios: the four jobs we do most

Raising the potencia

This is the barrio’s most common request. A 100 square metre flat with air conditioning in three rooms, an induction hob and an oven does not fit into 3.3 kW. To do it properly:

1. We check the individual riser cable (derivación individual) from the meter to your home, and the main switch.
2. If the cable cannot take the new power, we replace it.
3. We issue the boletín and file it with the Junta de Andalucía.
4. You request the increase from your supplier with that certificate.

There is more detail on increasing contracted power and on the electrical certificate (boletín).

Replacing the fuse board

Many boards here have a single RCD (GFCI) and three or four breakers for the whole flat. A new fuse board (consumer unit) with several RCDs and separate circuits for kitchen, air conditioning and bathrooms stops a leak in the washing machine from blacking out the whole flat. As a guide, from about 300 euros for the simplest board and up to 1,200 euros in old installations.

Adding earthing

If your sockets (outlets) have no connected earth pin, or you feel a tingle when touching the washing machine or the tap, earthing (grounding) is missing. In some buildings it exists at the entrance but never reached every flat; in others it has to be created for the whole block, which is a decision for the comunidad (owners’ community). Our electrical safety section explains the options.

Emergencies

The first autumn rains and the July heatwaves bring the most callouts: RCDs that trip, boards that overheat and partial blackouts. Our 24-hour emergency electrician is available at any hour, with an estimated arrival time when you call.

Before buying or renovating a flat here

Los Remedios is one of the most sought-after barrios in Seville, a short walk from the centre and the river. Many flats change hands to be completely renovated. If you are going to renovate, take advantage of the open kitchen and bathrooms to rewire the whole flat at once, with a fixed price agreed before work starts.

Garages and electric cars

In the communal garages of the barrio, many from the 1970s, more and more residents drive electric cars. Before installing an EV charger in a communal garage we check the cable route from the meter room to your space and the condition of the garage installation, which sometimes needs updating first. You only have to notify the community president or administrator in writing; no vote is needed.

Streets we cover

Asunción, Virgen de Luján, Virgen de África, Virgen del Valle, Virgen de la Victoria, Juan Sebastián Elcano, Niebla and the whole area around Plaza de Cuba and Parque de los Príncipes. Just to the north is Triana, with its own page.