Bronze
£12/mo
Billed annually at £144Save 20%
Lower rates on every job, plus a free safety certificate each year.
- 5% off labour
- 5% off certificates
- Free safety certificate, once a year
Electrical Fault Finding & Repair in Colchester
Lighting Electrical traces electrical faults in homes and commercial premises around Colchester and nearby Essex towns. We find the cause, explain the repair, then fix the circuit, fuse board, lighting or appliance that has failed.
“Ten years on Colchester housing stock and I have seen most of it: terraces where the lighting circuit has been extended once too often, boards fitted before RCDs were standard, new builds with sockets nowhere near the kitchen. I check the earthing, the bonding and whether the supply will carry another load before I price anything, because the age of a house settles nothing on its own.”
Valandi KotorriElectrician · NAPIT
Who needs electrical fault finding
- People book this work when something has stopped working, keeps tripping, or only fails now and then. We cover houses, flats and small commercial premises around Colchester, Witham, Maldon, Wivenhoe, Tiptree, Kelvedon, West Mersea, Stanway and Brightlingsea.
- Landlords and homeowners call when a breaker, RCD or fuse board trips and they cannot tell which socket, light or appliance is causing it.
- Shops, offices and homes book a visit when a room has gone dark, a bank of sockets is dead, or a cooker, shower or fan has stopped.
- Owners in older Colchester streets and estate houses often notice a flicker, a warm switch or a smell that appears after rain or when several appliances run at once.
What fault finding covers
You can check this list against the job before we start. The hourly rate pays for finding the cause and putting that circuit right.
Included when agreed
- Testing at the board and along the failed circuit until the cause is named
- A spoken diagnosis before any part is swapped
- Repair of the failed joint, accessory, cable or protective device once you accept the hourly work
- Making the circuit safe if it cannot be left live that day
- A minor works certificate when the repair needs one
Not included automatically
- A full house rewire or a new consumer unit as the first step
- Solar, battery, EV charger or forklift charger work
- Guesswork replacement of parts that have not failed
What happens on the day
We answer the phone at any time. Booked visits take place in our opening hours, and you deal with us from the quote through to the finish.
- 01
We arrive and hear what failed
We walk the property with you, note when the fault started, and look at the fuse board, the dead circuit and any appliance you have already unplugged.
- 02
We test until the cause is clear
We isolate the circuit, measure at the board and at points along the run, and name the failed joint, accessory, cable or device before we replace anything.
- 03
We repair and leave the paper
Once you accept the hourly repair we fix that finding, restore the circuit, and issue a minor works certificate when the work needs one.
What fault finding costs
Fault finding and repair starts at £75 an hour. That hour covers testing on site, a spoken diagnosis, and the first part of the repair once you accept the work.
- £75 an hour is a starting price for diagnosis and repair, not a fixed job total.
- Parts, extra circuits and a certificate are added only when the finding needs them.
- Out of hours emergency call-outs are priced separately as emergency electrician work.
What you get
You are left with a named cause, a working circuit, and paperwork only when the repair needs it.
- A diagnosis before replacement
- We tell you what failed and why before we change a socket, switch, cable or protective device.
- What the hourly repair covers
- The hourly work covers the fault we found. Extra circuits, a new board or a rewire are quoted as their own jobs if the finding points that way.
Independent electrical safety guidance
Electrical Safety First explains common household electrical questions in plain language for people waiting on a repair.
Why customers choose Lighting Electrical
The cause is named before parts are bought. You hear the hourly rate up front, and any lasting repair is priced on its own once the fault is known.
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Electrical maintenance plans in Colchester
Three yearly plans. Bronze takes 5 percent off labour and certificates and includes one free safety certificate. Silver doubles that to 10 percent and adds next day priority. Gold takes 15 percent off, runs to three free safety certificates a year, and adds same day priority booking with two emergency call outs.
Silver
Popular£20/mo
Billed annually at £240Save 20%
Double the discount, next-day priority, and a free safety certificate each year.
- 10% off labour
- 10% off certificates
- Free safety certificate, once a year
- Next day priority
Gold
£31/mo
Billed annually at £372Save 20%
Best rates, same-day priority booking, three free safety certificates a year.
- 15% off labour
- 15% off certificates
- Free safety certificates, 3 times a year
- Same day priority booking
- 2 emergency call-outs a year
Recent work from Lighting Electrical
These photographs show work completed across the wider service area covered by Lighting Electrical; they are not all presented as electrical fault finding & repair work.
Electrical fault-finding questions
These are the questions people in Colchester and the surrounding Essex towns ask before we come to trace a fault.
How much does electrical fault finding cost?+
Fault finding and repair starts at £75 an hour. That pays for testing, a spoken diagnosis and the start of the repair. Parts and a certificate are extra only when the finding needs them.
— Valandi Kotorri
Will you change parts before you know the cause?+
No. We test first and name the failed joint, accessory, cable or device. Replacement starts after you accept that hourly repair.
— Valandi Kotorri
Can you find a fault that only happens sometimes?+
Often yes. Intermittent trips, flickers and warm fittings still leave traces at the board or along the circuit. If the fault will not show on the day we tell you what we found and what still needs watching.
Do I get a certificate after the repair?+
You get a minor works certificate when the repair needs one, from £95. An EICR is a separate safety report from £150 if you need a full inspection as well.
Do you cover Witham, Maldon and the coast for this work?+
Yes. We cover Colchester plus Witham, Maldon, Wivenhoe, Tiptree, Kelvedon, West Mersea, Stanway, Brightlingsea, Coggeshall, Marks Tey, Dedham, Rowhedge, Great Horkesley, Heybridge and Silver End.
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Say what has stopped working. We attend, name the cause, then price any lasting repair on its own at the hourly rate.