DCR Electricians, Heating Engineers & Solar - Newark

Tony W.

We had been planning to have air source heating with solar panels for several years but struggled to find anyone we had confidence in to do the job. A chance encounter with DCR personnel attending a boiler problem in our village church led me to ask them to visit our home, a 70's detached house with basic insulation and an open fire, to discuss options for replacing our 35 year old oil fired boiler.
Lewis Morley, one of the directors, spent some time listing our options from a replacement oil fired boiler to a complete switch to air source heating with solar panels on our house and garage with a large battery to capture electricity generated by the panels for use during the night or for selling energy back to the grid.
Having decided to get more information about the latter option Lewis arranged for a colleague who specialised in the installation of solar panels to visit to speak to us.
We spent a lot of time studying the detailed information about the amount of energy we could reasonably expect to generate and the costings of various options. We rang and emailed various team members for clarification of items and were always able to get through to someone who could help or else had a returned call the same day.
One big advantage of DCR is that they have a large enough team to do all the installations of equipment, the electrics and the building work and in early February 2025 our work began.
Despite some pretty inclement weather the entire system was installed and running by the end of the first week and we had a functioning heating system. In this time they had organised scaffolding for the house and garage, stripped out our old boiler, oil tank and hot water tank, replaced a hot water header tank in our loft which was found to be leaking, fitted 18 solar panels on our house roof and 12 on the garage (necessitating digging channels across our lawn and drive) as well as removing all our old radiators and replacing them with much more efficient ones.
At one point I counted 9 different people working flat out to get the job done.
During this time everyone was helpful and polite, involving and informing us at every step, respectful of our property and those of our neighbours and were totally professional throughout.
Because our old heating was out of action for about four days we were provided with oil filled portable radiators.
The second week was more relaxed and various members of the crew returned to finish off and tidy up residual tasks and ensure the system was working well and that we were happy with all the new controls.
By the end of week two everything was as good as or better than new and we were very cosy with our new heating, and endless hot water, amazed at how well our panels were generating and delighted with the clearing up process which even included hosing and scrubbing our driveway.
As well an excellent installation team the backroom staff at DCR were also very helpful, kind, patient, reassuring and professional on every occasion.
In summary we could not be happier with the way everything went and would certainly recommend DCR.

Jonathon B.

VERY HAPPY with DCR.
Following a careful assessment of local solar providers, I went to DCR for a single project to cover everything (solar panels/batteries/car chargers & extra electrical outlets across the property, such as in the garden) and their work has been exemplary - prompt, courteous and very tidy.
The resulting SolarEdge system works well and there were no unexpected additional costs. Snags were dealt with quickly and well.
Highly recommended.

Chris H.

Very professional and honest company. Fitted our solar panels in 2019, at which time they recommended against batteries, and our batteries this month. All work carried out with care and very neat installations.

Graham T.

From start to finish - that's from the initial call to installed, running and working - it took DCR less than 2 weeks to quote and install a new Heat Pump heating system, and remove the old Oil setup.
All the way through the communication was excellent, they sorted the BUS grant and the team worked all day every day to get everything up and running - including repainting the boiler room.
Great job, very happy. Special mention to James for leading the team, and Lewis for coming on the last day to get the glory of the handover.

Update -- After a week ( just heating hot water at the minute ) The house electricity bill is actually less than it was with the old oil boiler!

Peter B.

My 12 year old solar system stopped working. DCR predicted from the symptoms that the inverter had probably failed and quoted to replace it with a choice of brands at very competitive costs. The engineer arrived with a new inverter already on the van which had been ordered in advance should it be required. His test of the system confirmed the old one was indeed faulty, but the rest of the system was operating as it should. The inverter was replaced and commissioned on the spot with the installation being a very neat, tidy and professional job. The whole team from DCR were really courteous, helpful and knowledgeable from initial enquiry to fitting. This is a good, honest, competent and reputable company that I would strongly recommended.

Kath H.

Solar panels and battery fitted in November.Very professional from initial fact finding visit to completion of the installation. It was good to be able to discuss our needs and be given various options. Communication with office staff was excellent.All the workforce on site were courteous and polite. The work was completed in under 3 days and everything left clean and tidy.
Would have no hesitation in recommending the company for this sort of work.

Maurice L.

Quality
Just before going away for a pre Christmas break our oil boiler died. DCR came to the rescue and installed a new Warmflow boiler while we were away. Emily did an amazing job in liaising with us through the entire process ensuring everything went smoothly.
Mathew and Logan carried out the installation to the highest standard impeccable job. Upon our return the house was spotless and warm.
We could not be happier with the service provided by DCR, highly recommended for their prompt response, professional team and top notch installation.

David H.

We moved into an 1800 6 bedroom 6 bathroom house with 1970 heating with 3 outdated boilers and 28 radiators that were not in keeping with the style of the house. I called DCR to survey the heating of the house as many radiators did not have thermostats in them so we’re either in or off. Lewis produced a very comprehensive report of what we have now and what DCR could provide for our future needs bringing is back to the 21st century. This involved removing the 3 old boilers and replacing with more economical Viessmann boilers. However there was the repositioning of the new boilers and the pipe work and the removal and replacement of 28 radiators. This was not a small job and was estimated to take 3 weeks with 4 heating engineers and one electrician required.
I can’t praise enough the professional and courteous way they all worked and the cleanliness whilst they were working. Everything was completed on time and nothing was too much trouble. All the rubbish was taken away daily. We were never left with piles of rubbish outside or inside. Brickwork that needed replacing was done so you would not know there had ever been any vents previously. All the guys were very personable and just got on with their respective jobs. After 3 weeks it felt we had got additional members of our family.
We now have a heating system in place we can control remotely and will pay itself back in about 3 years given the amount of gas we were previously consuming.
I would not hesitate to recommend DCR and the professional service they provide. They are certainly not the cheapest but very good value for money and do what they say they can do on time and without any fuss with professional people doing a professional job.