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Find the job that's closest to yours below, or tell us what's happening in your own words. We'll match it with one licence-checked electrician near you who does that kind of job week in, week out, and they'll quote you directly.

Something isn't working

Tripping, dead power points, flickering or a smell of something hot: start with electrical repairs and fault finding, or emergency electricians if it can't wait. Smoke, fire or someone hurt means 111 first. If the whole street is dark, that's a power cut for your lines company, not an electrician.

Making your home safer

Old fuses or no RCDs point to a switchboard upgrade or adding RCDs. Cracked rubber or cloth-covered cable is a rewiring question. Smoke alarms come with different rules for rentals and new homes. Buying, selling or just unsure where things stand? An electrical inspection gives you a written picture.

Adding something new

Power points, lighting, downlights, an oven, cooktop or rangehood, an EV charger, data cabling and TV points, or a TV aerial. Big new loads like a charger or an induction cooktop can mean the switchboard needs attention too, so mention everything you're planning.

Rentals and healthy homes

Landlords meeting the healthy homes standards usually need extractor fans and heating work, including heat pump wiring for a new unit's circuit. Landlords and tenants can't do electrical work in a rental themselves, so these jobs always go to a licensed electrical worker.

Supply and bigger jobs

Three-phase power, meter boards and mains, new connections and supply upgrades and underground power all involve your lines company as well as an electrician. Mains work is high-risk work in New Zealand, so expect an independent inspection on top of your certificates.

For businesses

Commercial electricians covers shops, offices and other workplaces, and test and tag is for portable equipment at work. They're matched the same way: one licence-checked electrician who does that kind of job.

Not sure which one fits?

Describe it in a sentence or two, like "half the house went off and won't come back" or "want a charger, not sure the board can take it". That's enough for us to find the right specialist, and they'll ask the rest when they call.

Every job we match

Switchboard upgradesOld fuses, no RCDs or no room for a charger: when to upgrade, and the certificates and inspection to expect.Old switchboards with rewireable fusesHouse rewiringSigns your wiring is past it, part or full rewires, and the certificates a rewire should come with.Old wiring: rubber, cloth and early TPSEV charger installationWall charger or 3-pin cable, the Type B RCD, load checks and the certificates you should get for a home charger.Tesla Wall Connector installationSmoke alarm installationWhich alarms to fit, where they go in a home or rental, and when it's a job for an electrician.Interconnected smoke alarms, Hard-wired smoke alarmsElectrical inspectionsInspections the law requires and safety checks you choose: who does them, and what you get at the end.Pre-purchase electrical inspections, Thermal imaging electrical checksEmergency electricians111, the lines company or an electrician? What to do first in an electrical emergency at home.Lighting installationNew lights, dimmers and switches that misbehave: what the electrician does and the certificate you should get.Outdoor and garden lightingDownlight installationHalogen to LED, new layouts, insulation around each fitting, and the certificate for downlight work.Power point installationNew outlets, loose or scorched ones, and the RCD rule for new circuits, with the certificate you should get.RCDs (residual current devices)What an RCD does, why new circuits need one, how to test it, and what a nuisance trip is telling you.Electrical repairs and fault findingDead power points, tripping and flickering: what to check safely, and what a repair should come with.Three-phase power upgradesWhen three-phase power is worth it, how the lines company upgrade works, and the inspection that comes with it.Meter boards and mainsWho owns the meter, the meter board and the line to your house, and who to call when something's wrong.New power connections and supply upgradesElectrician, lines company, retailer: who does what for a new connection, and how long it can take.Underground power and private power polesMoving your power line underground, private poles, and who's responsible for the line to your house.Oven, cooktop and rangehood installationHard-wired ovens, induction cooktops and rangehoods: the circuit, the rental fan rule and your certificates.Extractor fans and heating for healthy homesFan sizes, fixed heating and the records landlords keep: the electrical side of the healthy homes standards.Heated towel rails and underfloor heating, Heat pump wiring and circuitsData cabling and TV pointsWired internet points, a network cupboard and TV points: planning it, and the part an electrician does.TV aerial and Sky installationAerials, dishes and wall-mounted TVs: who does which part, and the electrical work behind the screen.Commercial electriciansFit-outs and maintenance for businesses: checking each licence, high-risk work, certificates and the scope.Test and tagWhat test and tag covers, what happens on the day, and what to pull from use before the tester arrives.

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