Emergency Callouts
You can count on us for any electrical emergency. We are extremely confident in our abilities and we solve 85% of all electrical emergency callouts on the spot.
From the older houses around the High Street to the post-war estates and the rural plots out towards the Levels, we handle sudden power loss, tripping RCDs and dangerous faults across Hailsham, day or night.
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Power Pros cover Hailsham around the clock for the faults that cannot wait: a consumer unit that will not stay on, a burning smell at a socket outlet, or a whole circuit dead. Much of the town is post-war and modern estate housing, so we spend a lot of time on ageing rewireable boards, tired ring final circuits and loads the original design never anticipated.
Hailsham grew fast after the war, and the estates built between the 1950s and the 1980s are now at the age where the wiring starts to make itself known. Rewireable fuse boards, lighting circuits with no RCD protection and a handful of socket outlets per room are all common in stock of that age.
The newer estates ring different alarm bells: showers, induction hobs, EV chargers and garden rooms added to an installation that was signed off for a lighter life. Nuisance tripping usually traces back to accumulated earth leakage sitting behind too few RCDs.
Out on the lanes towards Hellingly and the Levels, it is long submains to barns and stables, TT earthing and outdoor accessories that have taken years of weather. Every callout includes a visual inspection and circuit testing, so the cause is confirmed rather than guessed.
We will fault find and resolve the issue if it can be resolved on the spot. With 25 years experience in fault finding we believe there isn't an issue which we can't solve. Some issues may need a revisit due to the deterioration of the cabling, and where that happens we will always explain your options clearly before any further work begins.
You can count on us for any electrical emergency. We are extremely confident in our abilities and we solve 85% of all electrical emergency callouts on the spot.
All electrical installations deteriorate with age and use. They should be inspected and tested at regular intervals to check whether they are in a satisfactory condition for continued use — commonly known as periodic inspection and testing.
We are proud members of the NICEIC Part P scheme. Our electrical work is tested to BS7671 regulations and complies with the latest British Standards and Building Regulations.
Old fuse boxes and rewireable fuses can't protect you the way a modern consumer unit does. We supply, install and certify RCD-protected boards, with every circuit tested and labelled before we leave.
FAQ'S
All of our services are backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee and delivered by our qualified electricians.
Yes. Power Pros cover the whole of East Sussex, so Hailsham, Hellingly, Horsebridge, Upper Dicker, Magham Down and the lanes out towards Herstmonceux are all included. The emergency line runs 24/7 on 0333 360 8583, with a one hour response as the company-wide standard.
In stock from the 1960s to the 1980s a lot of installations ended up with one or two RCDs covering everything, so small amounts of earth leakage from several appliances and circuits add up until the device operates. Testing each circuit separately is the only way to confirm where the leakage is coming from, and that testing is part of every callout.
It often means a TT earthing arrangement with an earth electrode rather than an earth provided by the network, which makes working RCD protection essential rather than optional. Overhead feeds are also more exposed to storms and tree contact, so winter faults out on the lanes are common. Testing confirms the earthing arrangement and the electrode resistance before anything else is decided.
Rented homes in England need a satisfactory EICR at intervals of no more than five years, with a copy given to tenants. With much of Hailsham's rented stock being post-war estate housing and flats above the older High Street buildings, the findings that come up most often are missing RCD protection, tired lighting circuits and earthing and bonding that was never brought up to date.
Often yes, but it depends on the main fuse rating, the spare capacity at the consumer unit and the existing load rather than on the age of the house. A load calculation and a set of tests will show whether the supply can carry the extra, whether load management is needed, and what protective device the new circuit requires under BS 7671.
Hailsham sits inland, so salt corrosion is not the issue it is on the coast. Winter weather is, though: storms track across the open Weald, and where supplies run overhead to outlying properties a gale is enough to interrupt a supply.
Wet ground matters too. Properties on the low-lying edges towards the Levels have garages, outbuildings and meter cupboards that sit close to standing water, and moisture in an outdoor accessory will trip an RCD long before anyone sees a problem.
Tenure is mixed here too, with rented houses across the estates, flats above the High Street shops and light industrial units on the edge of town, so an out-of-hours fault often means a landlord or a duty manager to keep informed as well as power to restore. Power Pros answer 24/7 on 0333 360 8583.
…and if we can resolve and fix or (identify the issue if the circuit needs rewiring). The cost ends there.
We have structured our pricing in 4 easy categories, so the customer and ourselves understand the costs involved.
PRICING
CALLOUT PRICING
Basic call out 9.30am – 3pm which would not be within an hour would be £110
*When there will be any rewiring, we will specify works and extra costs before any extra work would commence.
Also rates are multiplied by 1.5 for any weekend works
We arrive with a smile and want to cause you as little inconvenience as possible, we want to make it a positive experience.
TESTIMONIALS
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I had a sudden electrical fault late in the evening and Power Pros came to the rescue. From the first call they were professional, calm and very reassuring. The electrician arrived quickly and got everything safely sorted. Read more
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GPosted onExcellent service from start to finish. They responded quickly, arrived when they said they would and got straight to diagnosing the problem. Explained clearly, with no pressure or hidden costs. Read more
GPosted onFast, reliable and genuinely professional. The emergency electrician diagnosed the issue straight away and carried out the repair safely. Pricing was fair with no hidden surprises, and the work was left neat and tidy. Read more
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We take great pride in our reputation. That's why we have a solid work ethic based on reliability and customer service friendliness. We never compromise on customer satisfaction.
HAILSHAM, EAST SUSSEX
Hailsham did most of its growing in the last seventy years. Around the High Street and Market Street there is genuinely old stock, including listed frontages and cottages with solid walls and lath and plaster, where rewiring means careful surface routing rather than chasing into fabric. Behind that centre, the town is estate after estate, from 1950s bungalows to development still going up today.
Each layer has its own electrics. Post-war bungalows often kept Economy 7 storage heating and an off-peak supply with an immersion circuit nobody looks at twice. The 1970s and 1980s houses commonly have a split-load board bolted onto original wiring, so half the installation has RCD protection and half does not. The newest homes were designed before EV chargers and hot tubs joined the load.
South and east of the town the ground falls away to the Pevensey Levels, and properties on that edge deal with damp meter cupboards, flooded garages and outdoor accessories that corrode where the water sits. Beyond the built-up edge the plots get bigger and the cable runs get longer, out to stables, workshops and agricultural buildings on their own earth electrodes.
Hailsham also works for a living. The light industrial units off Diplocks Way run three-phase supplies, distribution boards and machinery, and a fault there stops a shift rather than an evening. There is a fair amount of rented stock too, which keeps EICR and remedial work steady.
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Emergency line — 24/70333 360 8583