As a landlord in Bristol, ensuring the safety and comfort of your tenants is not just good practice; it's a legal and ethical responsibility. When these emergencies occur, a quick response is crucial to protect your property, meet legal obligations, and maintain tenant satisfaction. Having a reliable emergency electrician Bristol on call means you're prepared to act fast, minimise damage, and keep your rental compliant with safety standards.
In a city like Bristol, where many properties are older, being prepared isn't optional; it's essential.
Why Would You Require an Emergency Call Out?
Many electrical situations would be classified as an emergency call-out. Generally speaking, these are situations where there is grave danger present, great inconvenience, or risk to property or health.
Such situations could be:
- No lights working
- No sockets working
- Total power loss
- Burning Smells
- Tripping Switches
- Flickering Lights
- Fuses Blowing
- Sockets Crackling
What Causes Emergency Call Out Situations?
The wiring systems are often forgotten heroes. They operate silently day after day without a peep, are rarely maintained and are left for decades until something goes wrong. When things go wrong, it can be worrying, but often the issues are easy to trace and repair.
Typical problems that would cause an emergency call-out situation would be:
- Faulty Appliances
- Wiring Damage
- Water Ingress
- Lack of Maintenance
Faulty Appliances
Where appliances go wrong, they can wreak absolute havoc on the electrical system, causing switches to trip and fuses to blow. Where there are tripping switches in the consumer unit, the first step is often to disconnect all electrical appliances and equipment from the plug sockets before attempting to turn switches back on.
Wiring Damages
DIY, Rodents, Careless Loft Storage, Poor Installation and Building Movement can all contribute to creating electrical emergencies. As your local Bristol Electricians, they have seen it all. Wiring damage is a common cause of electrical problems, so before you call, try to remember the last time you put a nail in the wall, chucked something into the loft or heard any critters moving around.
Water Ingress
Water and electricity absolutely do not mix, and when they do, there can be electrical dangers and problems that develop. Try to remember if it was raining the last time the switch tripped, think if there are any outdoor electrical sockets or pond pumps that could be disconnected and check the ancient security floodlight to see if there is water in there. Water can get in anywhere and can result in damaged wiring and electrical issues.
Lack of Maintenence
Did you know that an electrical system in a domestic home should be periodically inspected and tested by a professional Bristol electricians?
That's right, every ten years as a minimum, your wiring, sockets, switches, fuse board (or consumer unit) should be expertly tested by an electrician to ensure that there are no electrical dangers or hidden faults.
Conclusion
Electrical accidents will occur anytime, and as a good landlord in Bristol, it is essential to be prepared so that you can save your property and your tenants.
In the case of the older properties, however, it is vital to remain active. This is the reason why a well-trained and experienced emergency electrician Bristol team, Business Electrical, would be available 24/7 to take care of any emergency electrical problem you might have.