1) Electrical Problems in St Helens
Electrical problems can strike at any time and can cause absolute havoc when they do. Tripping switches in consumer units and fuse boxes can cause confusion and concern. A switch tripping can indicate a number of potential electrical faults with the electrical installation and without expert electricians to investigate the cause, dangers such as electrical shock, fire hazards and electrical system damage can be present.
IF you have electrical problems in St Helens or across Merseyside then get in touch with us straight away. We cover from Liverpool to Wigan with our emergency electrician services and solve most electrical issues first time. We are your local EMERGENCY ELECTRICIAN IN ST HELENS.
Back to top2) Typical Electrical Issues
There can be lots of different electrical issues that can occur but some of the most common include:
- Electrical Shocks
- Tripping Switches
- Hot Fusebox
- Intermittent Power Outage
- Burning Smell
- No Sockets Working
These electrical issues can occur for different reasons and no two electrical emergency callouts are ever the same. As a 24-Hour Electrician, I attend many faulty electrical systems each week and each emergency situation can be caused by a different problem in a different way.
Electrical circuits can be sensitive to external influences such as moisture, mechanical damage, heat, rodents, and other interferences. Most modern consumer units will trip off the circuit breakers, RCDs, or other trip switches when there are electrical problems. In some cases, the consumer unit will not trip off the circuit under certain fault conditions. Burning smells for instance, do not always result in the tripping of a consumer unit. In the case of an old fuse box, there can be electrical fires that start in wiring systems and the fuse box may not blow a fuse at all!
Back to top3) 24 Hour Electrician in St Helens
During evenings and Weekends, we offer a rapid emergency response time from your call. Our quickest response times are out of hours when no other works tend to be booked into the diary. Most electrical emergencies will tend to occur during evenings and weekends and as your local 24-hour emergency electrician service in St Helens, we are here to help.
Our phone numbers are 0151 351 4011, 01925 595 980 and 07858 136 955, the best phone number is usually the mobile. If you need a reliable service and the best electricians for all types of electrical emergencies then give us a call, we are the emergency specialists covering St Helens and surrounding areas.
Back to top4) Faulty Wiring
Over time, electrical cables can begin to break down and cause electrical problems with fuses, trip switches and overheating. Electrical cables are comprised of copper (usually) wire and layers of insulation to prevent a short circuit. This insulation can deteriorate over time leading to cracks. Once the quality of insulation gets poor enough, there will be fuses that blow, switches that trip and possible electrical fire risk.
Wiring can also go faulty for other reasons other than age. Rodent damage under the floors or in the loft space can cause serious expense and require extensive repairs or complete rewiring in some cases. Water ingress into wiring can cause permanent damage to cables and the need for a rewire after flooding is common. The only way to check for faulty wiring is to have an electrician attend to investigate the problem, carry out tests using calibrated specialist test equipment and locate the problem circuit.
Back to top5) Fault Finding
Various electrical tests can be carried out to determine the cause of problems, the part of the wiring system that is affected and to trace and pinpoint electrical faults. Low range resistance testing is carried out to ensure that each point on an electrical circuit has an earth connection, to ensure that connections are tight and safe and to check for any breaks in electrical circuits.
High range resistance testing can be carried out to determine if cable insulation is faulty on an electrical circuit. On this test, we look for as high a reading as possible between Live conductors and Earth. Where a poor reading is obtained, it usually indicates a faulty circuit, faulty appliance or something that is not quite right.
Back to top6) Electrical Emergency Services
As a local company in the North West, we offer electrical emergency services across Liverpool, Warrington, and Wigan. We are available to attend electrical emergencies 24/7 and get you back up and running as soon as possible where you have loss of power, problems caused by power surges, tripping switches, or any other electrical dramas.
Back to top7) Qualified Electricians
The electrical trade can be unregulated, choosing a tradesperson can be problematic and you never really know who is coming to your door. For your peace of mind, we are NICEIC (National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contractors) registered, fully insured, have many years of experience in fault finding, electrical works and emergency callouts, are fully qualified and have hundreds of 5 Star Reviews on Google from real customers. You are in good hands, whatever your emergency electrical needs.
Back to top8) Electrical Testing
A thorough electrical safety check is recommended every ten years in private domestic homes. The recommendation comes from the Institute of Engineering and Technology, the body responsible for the electrical safety requirements regulations BS7671. Most properties do not have an electrical check carried out once the wiring has been installed and after several years, problems can develop with the electrical wiring.
Following any electrical emergency, the lack of inspection and testing is usually highlighted and a full inspection recommended. As well as a range of repairs and wide range of electrical services, we also carry out inspection and testing of electrical systems to highlight any dangers, potential dangers or improvements that are recommended. We always carry out a thorough electrical inspection and test as much as possible to give to the most in-depth picture of the condition of the wiring installation.
You can find out more about electrical testing, inspections and inspection report observation codes here.
9) Call Now!
If you have electrical problems in St Helens or local area, stop resetting the switch, stop worrying and just give us a call. We will ask you for some necessary information to determine what types of issues we might face and the type of electrical equipment that you have in your home before arranging to attend to your emergency electrical work but we will attend quickly and get the problems resolved as fast as possible for you.
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