{"id":8168,"date":"2025-02-06T10:10:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T09:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/blog\/why-upgrade-your-electrical-installation\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T17:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T15:41:13","slug":"why-upgrade-your-electrical-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/en\/blog\/why-upgrade-your-electrical-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"Why upgrade your electrical installation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A guarantee of safety for your home<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A compliant electrical installation guarantees the protection of occupants against the risks of electrocution, fire and breakdown. Over time, old installations become obsolete and no longer meet current standards, increasing potential dangers. Bringing your installation up to standard ensures safe operation and prevents domestic accidents linked to electrical faults.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compliance with current standards<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regulations require all electrical installations to comply with the NF C 15-100 standard, which defines safety and performance requirements. In Belgium, compliance is mandatory for : <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New constructions: all installations must comply with the latest standards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Renovations and extensions: electrical installations may need to be updated during construction work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Selling a property: an electrical inspection is required to ensure that the installation presents no danger to the future buyer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Protection against fire and electric shock<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An outdated or poorly installed electrical system can lead to short-circuits, abnormal heating of cables and fires. Similarly, a lack of earthing or a poor connection can expose you to dangerous electric shocks. These risks can be avoided by installing appropriate protective devices, such as differential circuit breakers and surge arresters.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improving energy performance<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A standard installation is more efficient and optimizes energy consumption. A well-designed electrical network reduces energy losses, encourages the use of low-consumption equipment and enables the integration of modern solutions such as home automation or electric vehicle charging stations. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adding value to your property<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A home with a compliant electrical installation is an asset when selling or renting. Up to standard electricity reassures buyers, and avoids the additional costs associated with upgrading work. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why use Leader Services?<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our qualified electricians carry out a complete diagnosis of your installation and ensure that it complies with current regulations. We support you in improving your electrical system to guarantee safety, comfort and performance. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out more about our services on our<a href=\"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/en\/electricity\/\"> electricity page<\/a> or contact us via our<a href=\"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/en\/contact\/\"> online form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A guarantee of safety for your home A compliant electrical installation guarantees the protection of occupants against the risks of electrocution, fire and breakdown. Over time, old installations become obsolete and no longer meet current standards, increasing potential dangers. Bringing your installation up to standard ensures safe operation and prevents domestic accidents linked to electrical &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Why upgrade your electrical installation?\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/en\/blog\/why-upgrade-your-electrical-installation\/#more-8168\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why upgrade your electrical installation?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[237,241],"class_list":["post-8168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-classifiee","tag-blog_electricite","tag-blog_mise-en-conformite-electrique"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8168"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8170,"href":"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8168\/revisions\/8170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderservices.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}