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Diagnose, repair, and make safe electrical faults and problems. Our services are available on the same day.
We Don't Have Any lights
Every so often, your lights flicker, dim, or won't turn on? It could pose an electrical fire hazard!
My House Is without electricity
My neighbors have power, but you don't. Some lights and sockets don't work Your circuit breakers keep tripping. Contact a professional electrician right away!
Having Trouble with Your Fuse box?
You keep tripping the fuse box? If so, Gigi Emergency Electrician can diagnose the problem. Reliable, trusted experts.
An RCD Has Been Tripped
Do you experience high trip times or intermittent tripping from your RCD? Peace of mind is just a call away.
The MCB Tripped
Do you know why your MCB is tripping? Let us handle your electrical problems.
Burnt Plastic Smell in House
About 15% of all house fires are caused by electrical faults. Is something burning and has a fishy odour? If so, shut off the power. Call right away
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Fault Finding Services Aldridge
An RCD can respond to sudden surges in electric current use or leakage current caused by freezer or refrigerator contents.
Occasionally, a poorly connected appliance can cause a spike in electricity supply. If this happens, the RCD may trip and will then be reset as it is intended to do. The electricity supply should be restored to normal within a few hours.
Moisture from outside electrical boxes or sockets can cause the RCD to trip. It is crucial to find moisture in your socket box quickly. It is important to inspect exterior electrical outlets and terminal boxes for moisture.
Spikes can also result from equipment that is not well maintained, or improperly connected, such as older appliances such as dryers and washers. If there is a correlation between surge frequency and appliance use, it is likely that the motor or pump is responsible for the RCD trip.
When there is an abrupt spike in electricity, it can cause serious injury or damage. These spikes could be caused by lightning strikes and other electrical motors, appliances and tools.
A faulty component in your central heating could cause RCD trips. RCD trips can be triggered by the faulty component turning on and off frequently, which could lead to false alarms. Electrical equipment could sustain permanent damage if it experiences repeated or prolonged RCD trip due to a defective component.
It is essential to maintain a high level of electrical safety. Call Gigi Emergency Electrician at 07782 805852 Your local emergency electrician serving Aldridge and Streetly B74 2, Catshill, Pelsall, Streetly B74 4, Brownhills
Ohhhhh! The fuse box tripped yet again. Right in the middle of the game? It can be annoying if your fuse panel keeps tripping despite not knowing why. This is a sign that there might be a problem with your wiring or electrical appliances. It’s possible to reset it every time it trips. Or, you can find the culprit causing the problem and fix it once and for all.
If you live in an apartment, the fuse box (or the consumer unit, as electricians call) is typically located on the ground level, below the stairs. Clear the area around the consumer unit so that it is easy to reach in an emergency. If you live at the top of a block, your unit will usually be higher than the wall.
A fuse box is absolutely vital to the safety of your household (sort of like the gatekeeper between you and all the electrical currents coming into your home from the mains electricity supply).
These currents could prove fatally dangerous in the event of a fault, surge or other unusual activity. A fuse box detects any unusual activity and stops the flow of electricity if it reaches too high. Without circuit breakers and fuse box, electrical fires, shocks and other types of accidents are all too common in modern homes.
You can see whether you have circuit breakers or fuses by opening your fuse box panel. Circuit breakers look similar to a row if switches or levers. Fuses, which are more modern-looking than most, are round and can be screwed into sockets just like small light bulbs.
Do yourself a favor and label your circuit breakers and fuses. Mark them according to where they are located and what lights or sockets they go off when you turn them on. If a circuit ever fails, your future self will be grateful.
An electrician should be able to fix any electrical problems in your house. To avoid any danger of an electrical current, switch off and unplug anything you need to be working on. If you have fuse box problems in Streetly B74 2, Catshill, Pelsall, call Gigi Emergency Electrician today! 07782 805852
Miniature Circuit Breakers, or MCBs for Miniature Circuit Breakers in electromagnetic protection, act as switches within a circuit. When the current passes over the circuit’s limit, they automatically open it. It can also be used manually as an on-off or normal switch.
These devices, also known by the time delay tripping device MCBs or time delay tripping systems, are designed to trip and turn off the system if there is overcurrent flowing for longer periods of time. If this happens, the whole circuit can be damaged. These devices can stop power supply for short-circuits in 2.5 milliseconds.
Reasons Why MCBs Trip
In an electrical system ‘Fault’ is the condition which arises due to the malfunctioning of some component or wrong electrical practice. A fault can lead directly to an unsafe situation, such as explosions and fire, if it is not fixed promptly. The fault also continuously damages the system’s health, leading to high energy loss, increased thermal stress, and a decreased system health.
Faults are hazardous to the system & require to be cleared at the earliest thus, there is a need for such a device which not only is capable of clearing the fault but also has a lower opening time in order to save the let-through energy & minimize the thermal stress.
Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB)
The Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB) is a protection device designed to protect against overload and/or short circuit. It contains a bimetal & a solenoid coil, which trip the MCB in the event of Overload & Short Circuit. Complying with IEC 60898-1, MCB is used for the lower ratings from 0.5~125A.
Thus, they are security devices that not only save electrical appliances or gadgets of your house but also the wiring and the entire house. There is a serious reason for an MCB to trip and it should be treated accordingly.
On average an electrical fire or short has a distinct burning copper or metal smell to it. There may be a mixture of rubber and plastic that you can smell. It is not a laughing matter, as it can indicate that something has been too loaded. You should immediately turn off your main power supply and contact your electrician for assistance. They can let you know if the issue is serious and if you should contact the fire department.
Why Do I Keep Smelling Electrical Burning?
Sometimes the electrical smell can be due to an electrical device you have plugged-in and not the system electrical itself.
It’s not easy to describe how it smells. The answer is a combination of all of the above You will never forget what it smells like. It’s a nightmare for an electrician.
An electrical fire can be small or large, and it can occur in many places around your home. The wiring that feeds power through outlets, switches, plugs, lights, TVs and other devices is made up of both copper and metal wires which give off a distinctive smell when they are damaged by heat or overloading of electricity (this includes damaged insulation).
Depending upon where the wires are placed in relation to each another, they can either produce the same “burning” copper odor or a different smell due to temperature difference.
These are just a few reasons why you might notice an electrical burning scent in your house.
1. Overload – When too much current is flowing through a circuit, the wires can heat up and catch fire.
2. Short circuiting – This is when electricity becomes stuck in one wire. It flows into another wire. This can lead to short circuits that can ignite.
3. Ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI), these breakers detect if there is an electrical current flowing into your ground. They then shut down the power before any damage is done. This protects you against shock.
4. Faulty wiring- this can be caused by water or ice, or by someone tripping over your electrical cord and creating a short circuit that leads to fire.
The dangerous combination of fire and electricity is known as “electricity”. Electric fires are very common in houses. If you have an older home with many outlets or extension cords, electrical fires can be the result of these things being overloaded.
Don’t hesitate to call Gigi Emergency Electrician at 07782 805852 should you smell a fishy electrical smell as it can be toxic.
When the power is out, go around your house and check that your cookers, grills and other heating appliances are turned off and are cleared of debris. When power is restored, everything that is left on will start working again, which could cause a fire or electric shock. If possible, turn off all the unnecessary items.
The power might be out in your neighborhood if your neighbors don’t have power or the street lights are off.
To get up-to-date information about a power outage, call 105. It should also be possible for them to let you know when the power will be restored.
When the power is still on at your neighbors’ or the street lights are still on in your neighborhood, your fuses or switches may be defective.
Fixing appliances, fuse boxes, or wiring problems should be handled by a qualified electrician.
When your home experiences intermittent power outages or a blown fuse cuts power to the entire building, your circuit breaker could be at fault. Although it is designed to cut power when surges or other anomalies are detected, frequent outages could indicate that there is an issue with the circuit breaker itself. Your electrician can identify the root of the problem so it can be fixed.
We don’t always have advance notice and the luxury of scheduling an appointment for help, but we can always trust our local emergency electrician.
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