What is an Emergency Electrician?

Sometimes, calling a 24 hour electrical service may feel drastic if it’s late at night, but there are certain situations where you should call an emergency electrician (24 hr) at least to check with them that it’s okay to leave the problem until morning. If you are concerned or have any of the following situations, search for an “emergency electrical service near me” and get someone in to check everything is safe as soon as possible. Remember, when it comes to electricity, it is always better to be safe than sorry. These electrical problems include:

• Power failure
• Electrical outages and blackouts
• Short-circuits
• Blown fuses
• Suspicious burning fuse smells
• Sparking
• Storm electrical damage
• Alarm disconnection
• Emergency rewiring needs

Whenever possible, turn off the power at the mains and call an emergency electrician to fix your problem and ensure your home or place of business is safe for human and animal inhabitants. If you have a place of business you will likely need to evacuate your staff and customers until you can get the power back on.

If you have received an electrical defect notice by Ausgrid or Endeavour Australia, then you will need to specifically contact a level 2 electrician. These electricians are specially qualified to carry out work on power mains throughout Sydney by the government. You can immediately contact a level 2 electrician on 8999 5290. Find out exactly ‘‘what is a level 2 electrician” here.

Not all local emergency electrician companies are made equal. Some companies will promise you the world, but will rarely ever deliver. Others will deliver, but will do a half hearted job. So some things you should look for in a Sydney emergency electrician are:

• Fully licensed
• 24/7 availability
• Experienced in residential and/or commercial electrical emergencies
• They cover your specific area
• Are experienced
• Fully qualified staff
• Fully insured
• Good reviews
• Industry experience

No, every 24 electrician has different capabilities and if your problem is a more complicated problem they may not be able to fix it on the spot. If you are a business it’s well worth finding a 24 hour commercial electrician who is more likely to be prepared for your needs. If you are concerned your issue at home may not be a quick fix talk to your emergency electric company about it when you call, to check they’ll be able to help you.

Depending on your area, the average dispatch time varies from 1 hour – 2 hours. However, thankfully some companies have a large spread of operations and will be to respond within 60 minutes. The Local Electrician is one of these companies as we have Sydney 24hr emergency electricians on standby, ready to assist. We are so committed to our punctuality, that we guarantee that we will work for FREE, if we are not on time.

Most emergency electricians are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but you should always check that they explicitly state their availability on their website. If an electrician doesn’t seem to offer emergency call-out services on their website, they likely only offer their services within the normal working hours of 9am-5pm.

The cost of an emergency call out electrician varies depending on the circumstances of the emergency and what’s required to put it right. If you want to get a quote for the cost of the work before an electrician comes out to you, this may be possible if you know exactly what’s wrong. So tell us as much information about the emergency as possible so your call out electrician will have a good idea of what they are coming to fix.

Many are, but smaller emergency electricians may not be. If you have an electrical emergency at a place of business you should find an emergency commercial electrician (or one who also specifies they are able to respond to commercial electrical emergencies) to help you.