# Guides to electrical work in Dubrovnik homes, rentals and venues > Guides from an electrician in Dubrovnik for property owners, holiday-rental hosts and venues: outside facts linked to their official source, every guide dated. Source: https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/blog/ Guides Each guide answers one practical question that owners, holiday-rental hosts and venue operators ask before they call an electrician. Outside facts are linked to their official source, and each guide shows when it was last reviewed. ## All guides *Image: Distribution board under test by an electrician in Dubrovnik, with a multimeter at its base* Start here · Updated November 2026 ### [Electrical inspection before you buy](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/blog/buying-an-apartment-in-dubrovnik-electrical-inspection/) What to check in a flat's wiring before you sign: the distribution board, the RCDs, the test records, the connection power and the Old Town rules. *Image: CCTV recorder, network storage and UPS in a cabinet fitted by Electro Access, an electrician in Dubrovnik* Security systems · Updated November 2026 ### [CCTV, GDPR and signage at a rental](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/blog/cctv-rental-property-croatia-gdpr-signage/) What Croatian law and AZOP expect from cameras at a holiday rental: where they may point, what the sign must say, how long footage is kept and who may see it. *Image: An electrician on a rope fitting equipment to a stone palace facade in the Old Town of Dubrovnik* Old Town · Updated November 2026 ### [Facade work by rope access](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/blog/facade-lighting-cameras-old-town-rope-access/) How lights and cameras are fitted to Old Town facades from ropes, which approvals still apply and why the work is planned for spring or autumn. *Image: Distribution board with every circuit labelled, installed by an electrician in Dubrovnik* Buying & owning · Updated November 2026 ### [Handover documents to insist on](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/blog/handover-documents-labelled-boards-test-reports/) What to ask for when electrical work is finished: a labelled board, a circuit list and schematic, the test report, and how long to keep them. *Image: Junction box with hand-labelled circuits on a cable tray, the work of an electrician in Dubrovnik* Holiday rentals · Updated November 2026 ### [Holiday-rental electrical safety](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/blog/holiday-rental-electrical-safety-croatia/) What Croatian rules ask of a holiday-rental owner on electrics: lighting and sockets for categorisation, a working installation, inspections, records and cameras. *Image: Main switch with current transformers and copper busbars on a job by Electro Access, an electrician in Dubrovnik* Power & faults · Updated November 2026 ### [Increasing connection power with HEP ODS](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/blog/increase-electricity-connection-power-croatia-hep/) Who asks HEP ODS for more power, which form and documents go with the request, the deadlines in its rules, how the fee is set and what your side of the meter needs. *Image: Finished room with work by Electro Access, an electrician in Dubrovnik: tidy distribution board, camera and card reader* Holiday rentals · Updated November 2026 ### [Keyless entry for holiday rentals](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/blog/keyless-entry-holiday-rentals-dubrovnik-access-control/) A battery smart lock and a wired access-control system compared for a holiday rental: codes for one stay, power cuts, shared doors, door cameras and entry logs. *Image: Home distribution board with residual current devices and surge protection, labelled by an electrician in Dubrovnik* Practical · Updated November 2026 ### [Surge protection for storm season](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/blog/storm-season-adriatic-surge-protection-lightning/) When storms peak around Dubrovnik, what surge protection in the board does and does not do, and the steps to take after lightning strikes nearby. *Image: Power cables terminated on copper busbars with current transformers, the work of an electrician in Dubrovnik* Power & faults · Updated November 2026 ### [Why the power trips in summer](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/blog/why-power-trips-dubrovnik-apartments-summer/) Circuit breaker, RCD or the HEP limiter: how to tell which one tripped in the summer heat, what each points to and when to stop resetting and call an electrician. *Image: Structured cabling in an open network rack, the work of an electrician in Dubrovnik* Old Town · Updated November 2026 ### [Wi-Fi and cabling in stone houses](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/blog/wifi-and-cabling-in-stone-houses-dubrovnik-old-town/) Why Wi-Fi fades in thick-walled stone houses, how cabled access points fix it, and what to check before cables go into an Old Town building. ## What the guides cover Six topics, each linked to the part of the homepage that describes the work itself. ### Buying & owning What to check in a flat or house before you buy, and the handover documents worth keeping. Measuring an installation is part of [fault finding and repairs](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/#fault-finding). ### Holiday rentals The electrical safety a host is responsible for, and keyless entry for guests. Cards, codes and electric locks are covered under [access control](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/#access-control). ### Power & faults Why breakers trip in summer, and how to increase the power of a connection with HEP ODS. Boards, RCDs and higher-power connections are part of [power installations](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/#power-installations). ### Old Town Network cabling in stone houses, and facade lighting and cameras fitted by rope access instead of scaffolding. The approach is set out under [electrical work in the Old Town](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/#old-town). ### Security systems CCTV at a home or rental: the data-protection rules, warning signs and where cameras may point. Recorders and remote viewing are part of [CCTV](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/#cctv). ### Practical Surge protection before the storm season, and what to do after a lightning strike. Each job follows the same steps, set out in [how a job runs](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/#how-it-works). The [sitemap](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/sitemap/) lists every page of this site, the guides included. ## Looking for the service itself? The guides explain the background. The homepage explains what we do and how a job runs. - [The six lines of work](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/#services) Power installations, fault finding, data networks, CCTV, access control, rope access - [How a job runs, from message to handover](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/#how-it-works) Message, site visit, written quote, the work, the handover - [Electrical work inside the Old Town](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/#old-town) Stone buildings, narrow streets, work at height by rope - [Request a written quote](https://electroaccessdubrovnik.com/quote/) Describe the job and where the property is; we reply in working hours ## Need an electrician in Dubrovnik? Describe the job and where the property is; we reply with a written quote or a site-visit time. 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