Power gone off and it is not the street, a switchboard that will not stay on, a burning smell from a socket, or a hot water system that has died on a Sunday. Tell us what is happening and a licensed Perth electrician rings you to talk it through and get out to you.
Form enquiries go straight to an independent licensed electrician who covers your suburb, and they call you back. If the fault sounds like Western Power's side of the meter, they will tell you so you are not paying a call-out for nothing.
Thirty seconds. A licensed electrician calls you back, usually within the hour after hours.
No call centre and no job board. One licensed local electrician, briefed on your fault, calling you directly.
Name, suburb, phone number and what is happening. If the power is off everywhere, check whether your neighbours have power before you send it, it saves everyone time.
A Perth sparky covering your suburb rings you, asks a few questions, tells you the after-hours call-out fee up front and how soon they can be there.
Most after-hours jobs are made safe and working again on the first visit. If a part has to be ordered, they isolate the problem so the rest of the house has power and come back in business hours at normal rates.
If the street lights and your neighbours are also out, it is a Western Power outage and no electrician can fix it. Check the Western Power outage map or call 13 13 51. If the neighbours have power and you do not, it is your problem and an electrician is the right call.
Open the switchboard and look for a switch sitting in the middle or down position. Push it fully off, then on. If it holds, unplug what you were using when it went and try again. If it trips straight back off with nothing plugged in, leave it off and call, something on that circuit is faulty.
Turn the main switch off at the board and do not turn it back on. This is the one that gets a genuine emergency response, so send the form straight away. Do not open the switchboard cover or touch anything that looks melted or discoloured.
Expect an after-hours call-out fee on top of the normal hourly rate, quoted to you on the phone before anyone drives out. Faults that can safely wait until morning cost less, and an honest electrician will tell you that on the call rather than take the job at night rates.
Perth metro from Joondalup and Wanneroo in the north to Rockingham and Mandurah in the south, and the hills to the coast. Not listed? Send the form anyway and we will tell you straight away if we can help.
Usually within one to two hours across Perth metro, sometimes faster if a sparky is already out nearby. Whoever calls you back gives you a real time, not a hopeful one, and tells you if the fault can safely wait until morning at a lower rate.
There is normally an after-hours call-out fee plus the time on site, and parts if needed. The electrician quotes the call-out fee on the phone before attending, so there are no surprises when they arrive. Business-hours work is cheaper, which is why they will tell you if yours can wait.
Most often a tripped main safety switch or a fault at the meter or main switch. Occasionally it is the service fuse on the Western Power side. A licensed electrician can tell in a few minutes and either fix it or tell you who to call.
No. Perth After Hours Electrician is a free referral service. We pass your details to an independent, licensed Perth electrical contractor covering your suburb, and they call you directly. We may receive a referral fee from them. It does not change your price.
Resetting a tripped safety switch is fine. Anything beyond that, including changing a fuse, opening the switchboard or touching wiring, is illegal for unlicensed people in WA and dangerous. If anything smells hot, switch the main off and wait.
Switch the main off, send your details and a licensed Perth electrician calls you back. Nights, weekends and public holidays.
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