Emergency electrician in London
Burning smells, buzzing sockets, or a consumer unit that won't reset are not wait-until-Monday problems. Switch the affected circuit off and request urgent help — electrical work is subject to qualification and compliance checks before any Hero is assigned.
Request urgent helpTypical London price: £55–£110 per hour
Sound familiar?
- Burning smell or scorch marks at a socket or switch
- Consumer unit tripping repeatedly and won't reset
- Total power loss when neighbours still have power
- Sparks, buzzing or crackling from fittings
- Water has reached electrics
What your Hero will do
- 1Make the installation safe and isolate the faulty circuit
- 2Trace the fault — damaged cable, failed accessory, overloaded circuit
- 3Repair or safely disconnect the fault, and test the affected circuits
- 4Tell you plainly if further remedial work or an EICR is advisable
When to call
As soon as you've switched the affected circuit off at the consumer unit. If anything is smoking or on fire, leave and call 999 first.
Common questions
My fuse box keeps tripping — is that an emergency?
If it resets and holds, it's urgent but not an emergency — book a fault-finding visit. If it won't reset, or trips instantly every time, leave the circuit off and request urgent help: something on that circuit has failed.