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

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Electrical problems and faults are diagnosed, repaired, and made safe. Same day service available.

The Lights Are Not working

You may have dim or flickering lights, or you may have a light that won't come on? There may be a risk of electrical fire!

We Have Lost Our power

My neighbors have power, but you don't. Some lights and sockets don't work A power outage or tripped RCD. Emergency electrician needed!

Fuse Box problems

Fuse box trips frequently in your home? Let Gigi Emergency Electrician diagnose and fix the problem. Our experts are trusted and recommended.

Tripped RCD

Are you regularly tripping your RCD because of high trip times or have random trips? Let us put your mind at ease with our RCD service.

MCB Tripped

You don't understand why your MCB is tripping? We have years of experience solving electrical problems.

Burnt Plastic Smell in House

Electrical faults account for more than 15% of all domestic fires. Do you smell burning electricity? Shut off the power immediately and call for help.

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Fault Finding Services Wyken

An RCD can react if there is a sudden rise in electrical current use or leakage current, due to the contents of your refrigerator or freezer thawing out.

A poorly connected appliance may occasionally cause an increase in electricity supply. The RCD will trip if this happens and it will reset as it was designed. Electricity supply should return to normal shortly afterwards.

Moisture in outside electrical boxes and sockets can cause a trip by the RCD. It is crucial that moisture be detected in socket boxes early. 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. 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.

Trips are triggered when there is a sudden spike of electricity that can cause injury or damage. These spikes may be caused by lightning strikes and appliance electrical faults.

RCD trips can be caused by a defective component in your central heating system. RCD trips often occur when the defective component switches on and off multiple times, leading to false alarms. If your home experiences frequent or extended RCD trips, it could cause permanent damage to its electrical equipment.

It is crucial to ensure that electrical safety standards are maintained. Schedule An Appointment With Gigi Emergency Electrician at 07782 805852 Your local emergency electrician serving Wyken and Upper Stoke, Church End, Stoke, Binley

Ohhhhh! The fuse box tripped once more. 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’s a sign that somewhere in your home you might be harbouring a faulty electrical appliance or wiring. 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.

 

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

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. 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 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.

Don’t forget to label your circuit breakers/fuses. Label them according where you are and what sockets or lights go off when they switch on. You will be remembered by your future self in case a circuit breaks.

A professional electrician is required to repair any major electrical faults in your home. It’s important to switch off all electrical appliances and unplug them all. If you have fuse box problems in Upper Stoke, Church End, Stoke, call Gigi Emergency Electrician today! 07782 805852

Miniature Circuit Breakers (MCBs) are protective electromagnetic devices. They act as a switch within a circuit. The circuit is automatically opened when they detect that the current flowing over it has exceeded a specified limit. The device can also be used as a normal on and off switch manually.

The MCBs, also known as time delay-tripping devices, trip the system when there is an excessive current flowing for a longer time or if the circuit is in danger. These devices can be triggered and stopped by the power supply if there is a short circuit.

 

What Prompted MCB To Trip

The condition of an electrical system that is characterized by “fault” refers to any situation that results from the malfunctioning or incorrect use of electricity. Faults can cause serious problems such as fire and explosion if they are not dealt with promptly. Additionally, faults that remain in an electrical system for too long can damage the system’s health. This can result in high energy losses, which in turn causes increased thermal stress.

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)

Miniature Circuit Breaker or MCB is a protection device that protects against overload and short circuit. It contains a bimetal & a solenoid coil, which trip the MCB in the event of Overload & Short Circuit. In accordance with IEC 600898-1, MCB will be used to reduce ratings below 0.5125A.

They can be used to protect your home’s wiring, as well as the electrical appliances. An MCB trip is a sign of serious trouble and should be treated immediately.

An electrical fire or short usually has a distinctive burning copper or metal smell. You might also smell rubber mixed in with plastic. This is not something to laugh at as it could indicate that your main power supply has been overload. Your main power should be turned off immediately. Call your electrician to get 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, an electrical smell could be caused by a device you have plugged and not your entire system.

It’s hard to describe its smell. It is a combination of all of the above. What it smells like will never leave you. Ultimately, it’s an electrician’s worst nightmare.

You can have electrical fires in any size and location. 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 where they are situated in relation one another, they could cause the same “burning-copper” odor. Or different smells due heat difference.

Below are some reasons you may detect an electrical burning smell in your home.

1. Overload- this is when too much current goes through a circuit at once, causing the wires to heat up and catch on 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 electric current is flowing into the ground and bring it down before damage occurs.

4. Faulty wiring can be caused either by water, ice or someone tripping over your wire and creating a short-circuit that causes fire.

A dangerous combination of electricity and fire is the combination. Home electrical fires are quite common. Overloaded outlets and extension cords in older homes can lead to electrical fires.

Do not hesitate to call Gigi Emergency Electrician on 07782 805852 if you suspect that there is an electrical smell. It could be toxic.

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.

 

A power cut may affect your area if there are no lights on the street or if your neighbors don’t have power.

The best way to get up-to-date information during a power outage is to 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.

If you do it yourself, you may cause more harm than good.

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. 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. An electrician can identify the root of the problem to get it fixed for you.

You can typically count on your local emergency electrician when there is no warning or the luxury of scheduling an appointment.

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