Electrical Fault Finding
A breaker that keeps tripping is telling you something. So is a socket that has gone dead, a light that flickers when the shower runs, or an RCD that holds all day and drops out every evening. The frustrating faults are usually the intermittent ones, because they refuse to happen while anyone is looking at them.
Fault finding is a process of elimination with proper test equipment: splitting the installation down, testing insulation resistance circuit by circuit, and narrowing it to the actual defect rather than guessing at the most likely culprit and replacing parts until something changes.
We tell you what we found, what caused it and what it takes to put right, before doing the work.
What's included
Tested, not guessed
Proper test equipment and a methodical split of the installation, so we find the real fault instead of replacing parts hopefully.
Intermittent faults too
The ones that only happen sometimes are the ones most worth doing properly. We test for the conditions that trigger them rather than waiting for luck.
Explained plainly
You get told what the fault actually was and why it happened, in language that means something, before any repair is agreed.
Put right and retested
The repair is tested afterwards to confirm the fault has genuinely gone, and the affected circuit retested.
Fault finding questions, answered
How much does fault finding cost?
Across Leeds fault finding is typically £80 to £150 for the first hour, and most faults are traced within it. Anything the repair then needs is priced before we do it, so you never get a surprise on the bill.
My RCD keeps tripping. What causes that?
Usually moisture or deteriorated insulation somewhere on the circuit, an appliance with a fault, or accumulated small leakage across several circuits. Testing tells us which, rather than guessing.
Can you find a fault that only happens sometimes?
Yes. Intermittent faults are the ones most worth testing properly, because resetting the breaker is not a fix. We test for the conditions that bring it out.
Can you come out quickly?
We keep space for urgent work and answer the phone ourselves. Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get to you.
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