Hove · Portslade · BN3 · BN41
Emergency electrician in Hove — call Paul first.
No power? RCD won't reset? Burning smell from the consumer unit? Paul is a local NAPIT approved electrician covering Hove and Portslade — a phone call is the fastest way to get a real answer and a same-day slot where possible.
Priority for no-power calls
Total loss of power and safety-critical faults get moved to the front of the day where diary allows.
NAPIT approved
Repairs are certified under a recognised competent-person scheme with insurance-backed workmanship.
Made safe first
Priority one is making the installation safe. A clear quote for the permanent fix follows, in writing.
What counts as an emergency
When to call an emergency electrician in Hove.
- Whole-property power loss when neighbours still have power (rules out a UKPN outage).
- Persistent RCD or RCBO tripping — a genuine fault that needs finding, not just resetting.
- Burning smells, scorching or smoke from a fuse board, socket, switch or light.
- Water into electrics after a roof, tank or bathroom leak.
- Damaged cables after building work, storm damage or DIY.
- Small jobs welcome — happy to fix a single dead circuit or unsafe socket without a minimum-charge gimmick.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
- How fast can you reach Hove for an emergency?
- Paul is local to the Brighton and Hove border, so Hove and Portslade callouts (BN3 and BN41) are usually the quickest of the day. Call early in the morning to give the best chance of a same-day slot — a phone call is always faster than a form.
- My RCD keeps tripping — is that an emergency?
- It can be. An RCD that trips once and resets cleanly is often a passing appliance fault, but an RCD or RCBO that will not stay on is telling you there is a fault on the circuit that needs finding. Do not keep forcing it back on — call for testing.
- I can smell burning near the fuse board — what should I do?
- Turn the main switch off at the consumer unit if it is safe to reach, unplug appliances on the affected circuit, and call. A burning or fishy plastic smell from a board, socket or switch is a genuine emergency and needs isolating before use continues.
- Do you cover Portslade and Aldrington as well as central Hove?
- Yes — BN3 (Hove, Aldrington, Hove Park, West Blatchington) and BN41 (Portslade) are core coverage areas, alongside Brighton BN1/BN2 and the wider Sussex postcodes listed on the Areas Covered page.
- Will you fix small faults, or is there a minimum charge?
- Small jobs are welcome. Paul is happy to fix a single dead circuit, an unsafe socket or a stuck RCD without a minimum-charge gimmick — the price reflects the actual work.
- Are you qualified and insured?
- Paul is NAPIT approved under a UK government-recognised competent-person scheme and carries public liability insurance. Notifiable work in England is self-certified through NAPIT and the certificate is issued to you on completion.