What's included
A nuisance trip is often an early warning of a real fault, a loose connection, water ingress or degraded cable. Finding the root cause stops a small problem becoming a fire risk.
Electrical fault finding in Blackpool
Why things trip
A breaker or RCD that trips is doing its job. The usual causes are moisture getting into an outdoor circuit or a bathroom fitting, a failing appliance leaking a small current to earth, a damaged cable, or simply too many things sharing one circuit. Repeatedly resetting it without finding the cause is the one thing worth not doing.
The quick test that narrows it down
If your RCD trips, unplug everything on the affected circuit, reset, then plug items back one at a time. A surprising proportion of call outs turn out to be one failing appliance, most often something with a heating element such as a kettle, washing machine or immersion heater. Doing this before calling out an electrician can save you a visit.
Intermittent faults
The hardest faults are the ones that only appear when it rains, when the heating comes on, or at night. These usually point to moisture ingress or a thermal problem in a connection. They take proper testing with instruments rather than guesswork, which is why a systematic approach is cheaper in the end than replacing parts hopefully.
What you get at the end
A clear explanation of what was wrong, what was done about it, and whether anything else on the installation needs attention. If we find something that is not urgent but will become a problem, you will be told rather than sold.
Diagnosis and repair of tripping circuits, intermittent faults, dead sockets and lighting problems across Blackpool and the Fylde Coast.