Emergency Electrician in Greenwich & Blackheath

What Counts as an Electrical Emergency?

Not every problem needs someone out urgently, but some situations are genuinely urgent and should be treated as such:

• Burning smell from a socket, switch or the consumer unit
• Visible sparking or arcing at a socket or the fuse board
• Total loss of power with no obvious cause (not a supplier outage)
• Water ingress into an electrical fitting or consumer unit
• Electrical shock — even a minor one
• A circuit that keeps tripping immediately after being reset

If you smell burning or see sparks — turn off at the main switch, don't restore power, and call us. If there's any sign of fire, call 999 first.

Problems That Can Wait Until Morning

If you've lost power to one room, it's probably a tripped RCD or MCB. Go to your consumer unit, check which switch has tripped and try resetting it. If it stays up, the problem was likely a faulty appliance — unplug things one at a time to find it. If the switch won't stay up, that needs attention, but it can usually wait until the next working day unless it's affected your heating in winter or there's another urgent factor.

How We Handle Emergency Call-Outs

WhatsApp us with a description of the problem — what's happening, any sounds, smells, or visible signs. We can often help you assess the situation remotely and advise on what's safe to do while we arrange attendance. For genuine emergencies we attend as quickly as possible.