Emergency Electrician in Perth: When to Call One
Knowing when to call an emergency electrician can prevent a fire, a shock, or worse, but it also helps to know when a problem can safely wait. An emergency electrician handles the urgent, dangerous faults that cannot be left. Here are the situations that need one, and what to do first.
What counts as an electrical emergency?
An electrical emergency is any fault that poses an immediate risk of fire, shock or serious disruption. If you smell burning, see sparks or smoke, get a shock, or lose power in a way that seems dangerous, that is when to call an emergency electrician rather than waiting for a normal appointment.
6 times to call an emergency electrician
- Burning smell or smoke from outlets or the board
- Sparks, arcing or scorch marks
- Someone has received an electric shock
- A safety switch that keeps tripping and will not reset
- Exposed or damaged live wiring
- A fallen power line, call the network and stay clear
Burning smells and smoke
A burning smell or smoke from a power point, appliance or switchboard is a classic reason to call an emergency electrician. It often means overheating or arcing that can start a fire. Switch off the power at the main switch if it is safe, keep clear, and get an emergency electrician out fast.
Shocks and sparks
An electric shock, or visible sparking and arcing, means electricity is going where it should not, an immediate danger. This is exactly when an emergency electrician is needed. Turn off the affected circuit or the main switch if safe, do not touch anything suspect, and call for urgent help straight away.
Fallen power lines
A fallen power line is one emergency where an electrician is not your first call, stay well clear, keep others away, and contact Western Power immediately, as the network owns the line. Assume it is live and dangerous. Once the network has made it safe, an electrician can deal with any damage to your property.
When it can wait
Not everything needs an emergency electrician. A single dead power point, a light that will not work, or a job you can safely isolate can usually wait for a normal booking. If there is no smell, smoke, spark, shock or exposed wiring, and you can safely switch the circuit off, it is generally not an emergency.
What to do while you wait
Once you have called an emergency electrician, make the area safe: switch off the main power if there is any doubt, keep people and pets away, and do not use the affected circuit or appliance. Staying calm and keeping clear is the safest thing you can do until help arrives.
Choosing an emergency electrician
In a hurry it is tempting to call the first number you find, but a licensed, local electrician who answers, gives clear pricing, and can attend quickly is what you want. Having a trusted electrician’s number saved before an emergency means one less thing to work out when it happens.
After the emergency
Once the immediate danger is dealt with, it is worth asking what caused it and whether anything else needs attention. An emergency often points to an underlying issue, an ageing board or tired wiring, that is better fixed properly than patched and forgotten.
Why use a licensed electrician
Emergency electrical faults are dangerous and must be handled by a licensed electrician. A licensed emergency electrician makes the situation safe, finds the fault, and repairs it properly. For fallen lines and network faults, Western Power is the right first call, on the Western Power outages and fallen powerlines page.
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