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No power to sockets or not working, replace damaged sockets and switches. Have an electrical inspection performed today!

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Troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing electrical faults. Services offered the same day.

Lighting Doesn't work

Every so often, your lights flicker, dim, or won't turn on? Electrical fires may result!

I Don't Have Electricity at home

Why is only part of my house without power? A power outage or tripped RCD. A professional electrician is needed immediately!

Problems with the Fuse box

Fuse box trips frequently in your home? Call Gigi Emergency Electrician to resolve the problem. Highly recommended.

Tripped the RCD

Are you struggling with your RCD with high trip times, intermittent tripping? Give us a call for peace of mind.

Faulty MCB

Have you tripped your MCB and don't know why? Our team has years of experience helping solve electrical problems.

Burnt Plastic Smell in House

Electricity faults are responsible for 15% of all domestic fires. Are you smelling electric burning? If so, shut off the power. Call right away

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Fault Finding Services Bordesley Green

If there is an abrupt rise in the use of electrical current or leakage, your RCD will react. This could be due to frozen contents or fridge thawing.

A poorly connected appliance may occasionally cause an increase in electricity supply. If this happens, then the RCD will trip and restart as it is supposed to. The normal electricity supply should soon return to normal.

Moisture from outside electrical boxes or sockets can cause the RCD to trip. It is essential to identify moisture in your socket box immediately. External electrical terminal boxes and outlets must be checked periodically for moisture.

Spikes may also occur due to older appliances like dryers and washing machines that are not properly connected or maintained. In the case of motors or pumps, if surge frequency and time are correlated, then the RCD trip was most likely caused by the appliance.

Trips are triggered when there is a sudden spike of electricity that can cause injury or damage. These spikes could be caused by lightning strikes and other electrical motors, appliances and tools.

RCD trips may be caused if a component of your central heating is defective. RCD trips may be triggered when the faulty heating component turns on and then off repeatedly. Permanent damage could be caused to electrical equipment if your home suffers frequent or prolonged RCD trips due to a faulty component.

Maintaining an excellent standard of electrical safety is important. Schedule An Appointment With Gigi Emergency Electrician at 07782 805852 Your local emergency electrician serving Bordesley Green and Sparkbrook, Spring Vale B10 0, Washwood Heath, South Yardley, Stechford

Ohhhhh! The fuse box tripped again. It happened right in the middle of the match. It can be frustrating to have your fuse box keep tripping while you are playing. It is an indicator that something in your home might be defective. You could reset it each time it trips. Or you can identify the problem and fix the issue immediately.

 

If you live in a home, your fuse box, or consumer unit as electricians refer to it, is normally located on the ground floor, under the stairs. You should keep the area around your unit clean to make it easy to access in case of an emergency. The unit will be higher up if you live in a flat.

A fuse box is critical to your household’s safety. It acts like a gatekeeper between the mains electrical supply and your home.

These currents can be dangerous and could cause a fatality if there is a fault or surge. The fuse box detects unusual activity and cuts off electricity flow to the circuit if it becomes too high. Electrical fires, electric shocks and other accidents would happen all too frequently if modern homes weren’t fitted with fuse boxes or circuit breakers.

If your fuse box panel is open, you can check to see if it has fuses. Circuit breakers look similar to a row if switches or levers. Fuses are more traditional. They’re round, and screw into sockets much like tiny light bulbs.

Label your circuit breakers/fuses clearly. If they’re not labeled, mark them up with the room where they will be used. Your future self will thank you if a circuit ever breaks.

A professional electrician will be required to repair any major electrical problem in the house. Remember to turn off and unplug everything you need to do so that there is no risk of live current. If you have fuse box problems in Sparkbrook, Spring Vale B10 0, Washwood Heath, call Gigi Emergency Electrician today! 07782 805852

Miniature Circuit Breakers (MCBs) are protective electromagnetic devices. They act as a switch within a circuit. When the current passes over the circuit’s limit, they automatically open it. The device can also be used as a normal on and off switch manually.

Also known as time delay devices, MCBs trip and stop the system whenever an overcurrent is flowing for a longer amount of time. This can pose a danger to the entire circuit. These devices can stop power supply for short-circuits in 2.5 milliseconds.

 

The Reasons Behind MCB’s Tripping

In an electrical system ‘Fault’ is the condition which arises due to the malfunctioning of some component or wrong electrical practice. If not rectified promptly, a fault could lead to an explosion or fire.

Faults present a risk to the system. They must be addressed as soon as possible.

 

Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB)

The Miniature Circuit Breaker, also known as MCB, is a protection device that provides protection against overload and short circuit. The MCB is equipped with a bimetal and a solenoid coil that trip the MCB when there is Overload or Short Circuit. Complying with IEC 60898-1, MCB is used for the lower ratings from 0.5~125A.

They act as security devices and protect not only electrical appliances but the wiring in your entire house. So, whenever an MCB trips there is a serious reason behind it and should be dealt cautiously.

An average electrical fire, short or short, has a distinct metal or burning copper smell. You may also smell burning rubber mixed with plastic. It is not a laughing matter, as it can indicate that something has been too loaded. Shut your main power off immediately and call your electrician for advice. They will inform you of the severity of the problem, and advise you if it is time to call the fire department.

 

Why Do I Keep Smelling Electrical Burning?

Sometimes the electrical smell could be related to a device you have plugged in and not your system electrical at all.

Although it is difficult to describe what it actually smells like. It’s a mixture of all the above. The smell of it will stay with you forever. The worst nightmare of an electrician is an electrical burning smell.

An electrical fire can be small or large, and it can occur in many places around your home. Copper and metal wires are what feed power to outlets, switches, plugs lights, TVs, and other devices. They emit a distinct smell when damaged by heat or over-use of electricity (which includes damaged insulation).

Depending on the location of these wires in relation to each other, they may produce the same “burning copper” odor or different smells because of temperature differences.

Here are some signs that you might have an electrical burning odour in your home.

1. Overload- when too much current passes through a circuit at the same time. It causes wires and cables to heat up and catch fire.

2. Short circuiting: When electricity gets stuck in a wire and flows into another, it can cause a shortcircuit that can lead to a fire.

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.

Combining electricity and fire can be dangerous. Electrical fires are very common in homes. Overloaded outlets and extension cords in older homes can lead to electrical fires.

If you detect a fishy smell, don’t hesitate calling Gigi Emergency Electrician or 07782 805852 as it could be dangerous.

Check your appliances that use heat and turn them off and clear debris from them when the power is out. It is advisable that you turn off everything that is not necessary, because when the power comes back on, things that are turned on will resume working, which could result in a fire or electric shock.

 

If your neighbors do not have power or street lights are out, a power cut is likely in your area.

The latest power cut information is available by dialing 105. They may also be able to let you know when the power will come back on.

If your neighbors still have power or the street lights are still on, you may need to replace your fuses or switches.

Fixing appliances, fuse boxes, or wiring problems should be handled by a qualified electrician.

There could be a problem with your circuit breaker when you experience frequent power outages in your home or if a tripped fuse cuts the power to your entire house. A circuit breaker cuts power when surges or anomalies are detected, but frequent outages can be a sign that the device is malfunctioning. To get the problem resolved, an electrician will need to identify the source of the problem.

In a lot of situations we don’t have warning and the luxury to book in for appointment for help, however trust your local emergency electrician.

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