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When sockets and switches fail to work or are not powered, they should be repaired. Call us today!
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Identify, repair, and secure electrical faults and problems. Our service is available same day.
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You notice that your lights dim, flicker or won't turn on from time to time? There might be a fire hazard!
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Why is only part of my house without power? Power cut or a tripped RCD. Contact a professional electrician right away!
Fuse Box malfunctions
Your fuse box keeps tripping? Contact Gigi Emergency Electrician for a fault finding and resolution. Highly recommended.
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Do you have frequent, intermittent trips from your RCD? Peace of mind is just a call away.
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You don't understand why your MCB is tripping? Call us and we will help fix electrical problems.
The House Smells of Burning Electrical wires
About 15% of all house fires are caused by electrical faults. Can you smell electrical burning? Shut off the power immediately and call for help.
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Fault Finding Services Sandwell
An RCD can respond to sudden surges in electric current use or leakage current caused by freezer or refrigerator contents.
Sometimes, an appliance that is not properly connected can cause an unexpected spike in the electricity supply. If this happens, the RCD will trip and reset as it is designed to do. Soon after, the electricity supply should resume normal.
Moisture found in sockets or outside electrical boxes can cause an RCD trip. It is important to detect moisture in the socket box as soon as possible. External electrical terminal boxes and outlets must be checked periodically 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 can be caused by lightning strikes, electrical faults, power tools, appliances with motors or pumps, old washing machines and dryers and so on.
RCD trips may be caused if a component of your central heating is defective. An RCD trip is often triggered when the faulty part turns on and off repeatedly, which may 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 crucial to ensure that electrical safety standards are maintained. Contact Gigi Emergency Electrician at 07782 805852 Your local emergency electrician serving Sandwell and Soho, Smethwick, Merry Hill B66 2, Lyndon
Ohhhhh! The fuse box tripped again. Right in the middle of the game? If your fuse box keeps tripping even though you’re not sure why, it can be very frustrating. It is an indicator that something in your home might be defective. You could reset it each time it trips. Or you could find the cause and fix it right away.
Your fuse box (or consumer unit, as electricians call it) is usually on the ground floor if you live in a house, underneath the stairs. Keep the area surrounding your consumer unit clean so that you can quickly access them in an emergency. The unit will be higher up if you live in a flat.
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 may prove fatally hazardous if there is an electrical fault or surge. To prevent this, the fuse box detects abnormal activity and cuts off any electricity flowing through the circuit. Fuse boxes and circuit breakers are essential in modern homes. Electrical fires, electrocutions and other unfortunate events would not occur as often.
When you open your fuse box panel, you’ll be able to see if you have fuses or circuit breakers. Circuit breakers are like a row or switch of levers and switches. Fuses are more traditional. They’re round, and screw into sockets much like tiny light bulbs.
If your circuit breakers or fuses aren’t clearly labelled, do yourself a favour and mark them up according to what room and which lights and sockets go off when you switch them on. You will be remembered by your future self in case a circuit breaks.
A professional electrician must be called in if there is a major electrical problem. 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 Soho, Smethwick, Merry Hill B66 2, call Gigi Emergency Electrician today! 07782 805852
MCBs or Miniature Circuit Breakers are protective electromagnetic devices that act as a switch in a circuit. They open the circuit automatically when the current passing through it exceeds a set limit. It can also be used manually as an on-off or normal switch.
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 be triggered and stopped by the power supply if there is a short circuit.
MCB Tripping: The Causes
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 pose a danger to the system and should be addressed immediately.
Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB)
MCB or Miniature Circuit Breaker is a protection device which offers protection against overload & short circuit. It contains a bimetal & a solenoid coil, which trip the MCB in the event of Overload & Short Circuit. Conforming with IEC 60898-1 MCB is used to lower ratings from 0.5125A.
They can be used to protect your home’s wiring, as well as the electrical appliances. There is a serious reason for an MCB to trip and it should be treated accordingly.
A typical electrical fire or short emits a metallic, or burning copper, smell. There may be a mixture of rubber and plastic that you can smell. This is not something to laugh at as it could indicate that your main power supply has been overload. For advice, turn off the main power and immediately call your electrician. 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.
Although it is difficult to describe what it actually smells like. The answer is a combination of all of 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. 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 on where these wires are located in relation to one another, they can cause the same “burning copper” odor or different smells due to temperature difference.
Here are some possible causes of an electrical burning smell in the home.
1. Overload – When too much current is flowing through a circuit, the wires can heat up and catch fire.
2. Short circuiting is when electricity gets trapped in one wire and flows to another wire. This can cause a short-circuit which can lead 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 could be caused by water, ice, or someone tripping over your cord.
The dangerous combination of fire and electricity is known as “electricity”. Houses are prone to electrical fires. Electrical fires can occur in older homes that have many extension cords or outlets.
Should you sense an electrical fishy smell, do not hesitate to contact Gigi Emergency Electrician at 07782 805852 as it may be toxic.
Check your appliances that use heat and turn them off and clear debris from them when the power is out. Turn off everything that is unnecessary, as anything that is turned on could start working again once the power has been restored, which could cause a fire or electric shock.
You may be suffering from a power outage if your neighbours’ lights do not work or your streetlights are out.
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.
If your neighbors still have power or the street lights are still on, you may need to replace your fuses or switches.
Fix any faults with your appliances, fuse box, or wiring by getting a qualified electrician.
In case of frequent power outages in your home and tripped fuses leaving your entire house without power, your circuit breaker may be faulty. Although it is intended to shut down power if surges or other anomalies are detected, frequent power outages could mean the circuit breaker itself is faulty. A licensed electrician can locate the cause of the problem and fix it for you.
Most of the time we don’t have warning or the luxury of booking an appointment for help, but you can call your local emergency electrician.
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