Signs you need an emergency electrician

Before calling the professionals in, its helpful to make yourself aware of common signs around your house which can help identify issues in your electrical installation before they become dangers. 

Our electricians in Enfield, Essex and Hertfordshire are here to help you if any red flags are identified in your house. Besides the obvious, some common issues are simply forgotten about once the power is switched back on. However, this could be a sign of a danger getting worse. 

Through over 15 years experience, we have come up with a shortlist of the most common problems found in houses and we will equip you with knowledge which could help you prevent the danger by acting on the indicators which may be present right now!

Fuse or circuit breaker keeps tripping

Circuit breakers and fuses are designed to protect our homes from electrical faults. If you find yourself in a situation where the fuse or breakers keeps tripping out, you could try a couple of things before getting concerned and call the professionals:

• Unplug some appliances where you can to reduce the total load (stress) on the circuit

• Check plug tops for signs of damage or overheating

• Make sure there is no signs of moistrure around sockets, especially in the kitchen or outdoors

If your issue persists, then it is likely that the problem will need to be inspected in more depth with further knowledge from an electrician. Please dont ignore the situation, how ever inconvenient it may seem. 

Wychit engineers are experienced, qualified and insured electricinas who can be with you under an hour. Ensure the safety of your home or workplace with an EICR, where one of our emergency electricians based in enfield and harlow can help prevent any danger arising from these issues. 

Lights keep flickering 

Lights flickering, crackling or buzzing? First thing we recommend is to not use the light/s. This behaviour in the lights could be caused by a number of things:

• Loose cabling in the building

• Deteriorating light fitting terminals

• External influence (water/mould etc)

• Wrong fittings connected to the supply

One of our eelectricians can be with you today and have you back up and running in a safe and efficient manner. Book an engineer in Enfield or Harlow now and we will see you soon.

Fusebox is making a buzzing sound or smelling

Hearing scary sounds from your electrical equipment is never a good sign. Common indicators like

• buzzing sound from fusebox and sockets

• crackling sound from fuseboard or sockets

• sparks seen 

• smell plastic around fusebox or sockets

• sparks from light switches

• plug is stuck, warm or buzzing

All of the abov are heavy signals to switch off the power where safe and call an emergency electrician based in Enfield or Harlow. One of our local electricians can be with you under 1 hour, identify the fault and repair at your convenience. Dont hesitate in calling the professionals, its not worth the risk of turning a blind eye and jeopradising your safety. 

Our advice​

To ensure your safety, do your best to maintain your electrical installation in an efficient way. There are simple ways to achieve this:

If your concerned about something in your home or workplace, its always worth being safer than sorry. Having an emergency electrician visit you and ensure your safety can be done today with a wychit electrician. An EICr (electrical condition report) could be carried out to highlight any electrical issues before they escalate! Call us or get in contact with one of our experts right now and book in an EICr