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A consumer unit that trips the moment you plug in the kettle, or an RCD that drops straight back every single time you reset it. Something on that circuit is drawing where it shouldn't. We track down which one and put it right.
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RCD & Fuse Box Tripping
A modern consumer unit is built to trip. When an RCD or RCBO drops out, that's the protection doing exactly its job, cutting power the instant it senses an earth fault or an overload. The trip itself isn't the problem; it's the symptom, and finding what triggered it is what actually fixes things.
We isolate the circuits one by one until we find the one causing it, then test it properly instead of swapping parts and hoping for the best. Guess wrong and you're paying for another call-out in a fortnight; test it right and the fault doesn't come back.
If the board itself is old, has rewireable fuses instead of modern breakers, or shows signs of damage like scorch marks or a cracked casing, we'll tell you plainly whether a repair will hold or a full consumer unit upgrade is the better call.
No Electricity?
A board that trips once and then holds is worth a call. One that trips repeatedly, or won't reset at all, needs one tonight.
Leave the tripped breaker where it is. Flicking it back on again and again doesn't fix anything, it just repeats whatever caused it to trip in the first place.
If you can pin it down to one plug-in appliance, a kettle or a heater, say, unplug that item and leave the rest of the circuit alone until we've tested it properly.
A warm, buzzing or discoloured consumer unit is different: don't touch it. Switch off at the main isolator if you can reach it safely, then call us.
Call an Emergency Electrician NowWhat To Expect
Tell us what's happening. A real electrician picks up — evenings, weekends and bank holidays included.
You get a realistic arrival window and our call-out rate up front — before anyone sets off.
Safe isolation first, then testing to find the actual cause — explained to you in plain English.
Stocked vans fix most faults on the first visit. Anything we can't finish that night is isolated and made safe.
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Proudly serving our community with reliable, high-quality electrical work you can count on.
Our qualified electricians bring expertise, safety and precision to every single call.
We respect your time and budget, delivering results without delays or excuses.
Transparent, upfront quotes — no hidden fees and no surprise out-of-hours mark-ups.
Evenings, weekends and bank holidays. The phone is answered when the fault actually happens.
Common parts carried as standard, so most emergency repairs are completed on the first visit.
FAQ
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A faulty appliance is the most common cause, followed by a damaged cable, damp in an outdoor circuit, a loose connection or a circuit that's simply overloaded. Unplug whatever was running when it tripped. If the board holds after that, you've likely found your culprit; if it trips again with nothing plugged in at all, it needs testing properly.
Because it's found an earth fault somewhere on the circuits it protects, and it won't let that go until the fault is cleared. That's not a malfunction, it's the RCD doing exactly what it's there for. We isolate each circuit in turn to work out which one is causing it.
No. A breaker that keeps tripping is doing its job, protecting you from a real fault, and resetting it over and over lets heat build up right at the point of the problem. Leave that circuit off and get it looked at.
We handle all of it: breaker and RCD replacements, board repairs, and full consumer unit replacements when the existing board is beyond saving or unsafe to leave as it is. Which one you need becomes clear once we've tested it, and we'll tell you straight.
An MCB protects a single circuit against overload and short circuit: it trips when too much current flows, or live meets neutral directly. An RCD watches several circuits at once for current leaking away to earth, so it can catch a fault an MCB would never notice, a damp light fitting, say, or a failing appliance. An RCBO combines both jobs on one circuit, which is why newer boards fit a row of them instead of a single shared RCD — trip one circuit and the rest of the house stays on. Board not labelled clearly? Worth sorting while we're there rather than guessing under pressure the next time something trips.
Finding the dropped switch and flicking it back up is fine. That's just identifying the fault, not repairing anything, so there's no risk in trying it once. If it holds, you're done. If it trips again straight away, or the moment you plug something back in, stop resetting it and call us, because at that point you're looking at a genuine fault rather than a one-off nuisance trip. Actually swapping the breaker is a different matter: that means working inside a live consumer unit, and it has to be done under safe isolation by a qualified electrician. Leave the circuit off at the board and we'll trace it and replace it when we get there.
Emergency Call-Outs
Tell us what's happening and we'll tell you straight away whether it needs an electrician tonight or can safely wait until morning. No obligation either way.