This evening we attended an emergency call out Hersham where the client had completely lost power to all their sockets.
As a trusted emergency electrician in Hersham, we always aim to respond quickly — and on this occasion, we were on site within the hour.
First thing we always do on arrival is unplug everything from the sockets around the house. Quite often, a faulty appliance can cause earth leakage and trip the RCD. It's a quick and easy step that can sometimes fix the issue straight away — but not this time.
With everything unplugged, the sockets were still dead. That told us it wasn’t a simple fault, so we headed to the consumer unit and started testing. We carried out insulation resistance tests on the circuits and quickly found that one of the ring circuits had a serious issue. After isolating and splitting the circuit, we narrowed it down to a section of cable running behind the kitchen units.
Luckily, we were able to get power back to the rest of the property by isolating the faulty leg. A temporary fix was put in place to get them up and running that night, and we’ll be going back to carry out a permanent repair once the kitchen units can be accessed properly. We had them booked in for the repair the following Monday.
If you ever experience a loss of power, tripping RCDs, or need an emergency electrician in Hersham or the wider Elmbridge area, give Tungsten Services a call — we're always here to help, day or night.
