Emergency Electricians in Lewes
Part P registered emergency electricians covering Lewes and the surrounding Sussex villages around the clock. One call, a real electrician on the phone, and a van on the way.
Keeping your family and home safe
Electrical faults rarely wait for working hours. Power that disappears at midnight, a burning smell from a socket on a Sunday, a fuse board that will not stay on: what you need at that point is somebody who will actually come out. We run a 24 hour emergency line across Lewes and the rest of Sussex, answered by an electrician rather than a call centre.
You get told what to switch off while a van is on the way. Once we arrive the fault is traced with calibrated test instruments rather than guesswork, and every van carries the RCBOs, accessories, cable and connectors that finish most jobs on the first visit. All work is carried out to BS 7671 by Part P registered electricians, and you get the certificate to prove it.
Safety advice for your home
Certificates, deadlines and remedial work
Rented homes in England need a satisfactory Electrical Installation Condition Report at least every five years, and at the start of a new tenancy. Agents want the report, the remedial quote and the sign-off without chasing.
We test, code the defects honestly, quote the remedials separately so you can see what is required and what is advisory, then reissue once the work is done.
Landlord certificates
The faults that cannot wait
Plenty of electrical problems can wait until Tuesday. These cannot: a breaker that trips the moment you reset it, a burning smell from a socket or light fitting, exposed live conductors, water reaching wiring, or no power at all. None of them settle down on their own.
We trace the cause rather than the symptom, whether that is damaged cable, a failing consumer unit or an overloaded circuit, and repair it to BS 7671. If a part has to come in we make the installation safe and book the return visit before we leave. Everything we measure goes on the certificate.
See how call-outs workIs it the street, or is it you?
Look outside. If your neighbours are dark too, it is a network fault: call 105 free from any phone and your distribution operator will pick it up. If your house is the only one out, check the main switch on your consumer unit before you call anyone.
The full power cut checklistTrips are protection, not a nuisance
An RCD that keeps dropping out has found current leaking somewhere it should not. Unplug everything on the affected circuit, reset once, and plug items back one at a time. If it trips with nothing plugged in, the fault is in the fixed wiring and needs testing.
Why RCDs tripHot plastic means stop
A fishy or burning smell near a socket, switch or fuse board is arcing at a loose connection. Switch that circuit off at the board, do not use the socket again, and call us. This is the one fault we always treat as an emergency.
What to do about scorchingPowering Sussex safely
SaS Emergency Electricians is a team of local emergency electricians based in Lewes, Part P registered and working 24 hours a day across East and West Sussex. We are set up for the jobs that will not wait: loss of power, burnt out connections, tripping protection and failed inspections.
Being local matters at two in the morning. Our vans start from Lewes rather than the far side of the county, the line is answered by an electrician at any hour, and every one who turns up is qualified to the 18th Edition of BS 7671, carries calibrated test equipment, and leaves the installation either safe or clearly documented as unsafe with the reasons written down.
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The 60 minute promise
When you call about a total loss of power, a burning smell or exposed live parts, we aim to be with you inside 60 minutes anywhere in our core Sussex patch. TO CONFIRM: check this response window matches what you want to commit to publicly.
See how call-outs work
Old fuse boards, new protection
Rewireable fuses and plastic boards were fine in their day. RCBOs now protect each circuit on its own, so one faulty kettle no longer plunges the whole house into darkness.
About fuse board upgrades
Certificates that stand up
Every job leaves with the right paperwork: an EICR, a minor works certificate or an installation certificate, tested to BS 7671 and readable by someone who is not an electrician.
About EICR testingWhat you get on every job
One number, any hour
The same line covers a three in the morning emergency and a Tuesday morning inspection. It is answered by an electrician who can tell you what to switch off while a van is on the way.
Vans that start in Lewes
We are local rather than county wide by name only, so the drive to you is short. Coverage runs across East and West Sussex from the same base.
Proved with instruments
Insulation resistance, earth fault loop impedance and RCD timings are measured with calibrated test equipment, and every reading is written down rather than described.
Priced before we start
You get the cost of the visit and the likely repair before anything happens, so nothing arrives on the invoice that you have not already agreed to.
Stocked for the first visit
RCBOs, MCBs, accessories, cable and connectors travel on the van, so most jobs finish without waiting for a wholesaler to open.
Part P and BS 7671
Work is carried out to the 18th Edition by Part P registered electricians, and leaves with the certificate and the full schedule of test results.
Our services
Every job below is covered in Lewes and the surrounding villages, day or night, by the same emergency line.
24 hour emergency call-outs
One number, answered by a person, day or night. If you have no power, a burning smell from a socket, or a fuse board that will not reset, this is the emergency electrician call-out you want. We cover Lewes and the rest of Sussex around the clock, including weekends and bank holidays.
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Fault finding and repairs
An RCD that keeps tripping, sockets not working, lights flickering, or power dropping out for no obvious reason. Intermittent electrical faults are the ones that cost people money. We use continuity, insulation resistance and RCD testing to prove the cause rather than guess at it, then repair it once and retest.
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Fuse board and RCD upgrades
Fuse box replacement and consumer unit upgrades, from old rewireable fuses to a metal board with an RCBO on every circuit. A modern board protects each circuit on its own, so one faulty appliance no longer takes the whole house out. Tested, certified and notified under Part P, usually in a day.
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Rewiring and part rewires
Full house rewires and part rewires for properties with rubber, lead or failing early PVC cable, or lighting circuits with no earth. Cable does not last forever, and the test readings tell you whether yours has anything left. Most rewires take two to five days, with power back on each evening.
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EICR and fixed wire testing
An Electrical Installation Condition Report is a health check on the fixed wiring: what is safe, what needs attention, and what has to be fixed now. Every circuit tested to BS 7671, every observation coded C1, C2, C3 or FI, and a written report you can hand to a buyer or an agent.
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Landlord safety certificates
Rented homes in England need a satisfactory landlord electrical safety certificate, an EICR, at least every five years and at the start of every new tenancy. We test, code the observations honestly, quote any remedial work separately, and reissue the report once it is satisfactory inside the 28 day window.
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The same vans and the same emergency line cover these Sussex towns.
Trusted emergency electricians in Sussex
We have been covering Sussex for 25 years. In that time the wiring regulations have moved through several editions and consumer units have changed shape more than once, while the faults themselves have stayed much the same: loose connections running hot, tired cable, and protection that was never fitted in the first place.
That experience is the difference between guessing and knowing. It is also why we can usually tell you on the phone whether a fault needs a van tonight or a booking on Tuesday, which saves you the out of hours rate more often than you might expect.
TO CONFIRM: add the year you started trading, your scheme registration number and your public liability cover. Only list credentials you can evidence.