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 timber-framed lanes of the Old Town to the terraces climbing West Hill and East Hill, we answer 24/7 when the power goes, the fuse box trips or something starts to smell hot.
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Hastings is a town of old buildings put to new uses: fishermen's cottages in the Old Town, Victorian terraces cut into flats, Edwardian villas on the hills. That mix throws up dated fuse boxes, tired rubber wiring and circuits that were split between dwellings when a house was converted. We find the fault, test it properly and put it right.
Most of what Hastings needs comes back to age and alteration. Period terraces want fault finding on circuits that have been extended a dozen times over, partial rewires where old rubber-insulated cable has gone brittle, and consumer unit changes that bring a house up to proper RCD and RCBO protection.
Conversions bring their own list. Sockets or lighting go dead in one flat while the rest of the building is fine, neutrals turn out to be borrowed between dwellings, and landlord EICRs generate remedial work that has to be quoted and agreed first. Every callout includes a visual inspection and circuit testing, so what you get is measured rather than guessed.
In listed and conservation-area property, the work is as much about routing as wiring: existing voids, floor lifts and discreet containment instead of chasing into historic fabric, all tested to BS 7671.
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.
All of it. Power Pros cover Hastings, Bexhill-on-Sea, Eastbourne and the whole of East Sussex, 24 hours a day: the Old Town, the town centre, the hills at West Hill, East Hill, Ore and Silverhill, and the seafront. Tell us the postcode and what has happened when you ring 0333 360 8583.
In a house split into flats, one failed appliance or one wet outdoor accessory can affect more than one dwelling, particularly where circuits or neutrals were shared at the time of conversion. We start at the intake and work outwards with circuit testing until the fault is isolated to a single circuit, rather than guessing. Around 85% of emergency callouts are resolved on the first visit.
An EICR is an inspection and test of the fixed wiring against BS 7671: the consumer unit, earthing and bonding, ring final circuits, RCD operation and insulation resistance, with every observation coded and a schedule of test results issued. In older converted stock around the town, the common findings are missing or undersized main bonding, socket outlets with no RCD protection, and circuits that cross between flats. Any remedial work is quoted and agreed before it starts.
Yes, but not by chasing into historic plaster and timber. In listed and conservation-area buildings, cables are normally run in existing voids, under lifted floors, behind skirtings or in discreet surface containment, with accessory positions chosen to suit the room. Anything affecting the fabric of a listed building may need consent, so it is worth speaking to the council before work begins. Either way the finished installation is tested to BS 7671.
Exposed coastal positions are hard on anything mounted outside. Salt-laden air corrodes terminals and cable glands, and driving rain gets past tired seals, so moisture tracks to earth and the RCD does its job. It typically shows up in wet, windy weather and clears once things dry out, which makes it easy to live with for too long. Insulation resistance testing identifies the circuit and the accessory responsible, and the fix is usually a correctly rated, properly sealed replacement, retested afterwards.
Emergencies in Hastings often happen in buildings holding far more households than they were built for. A terraced house divided into flats may share one intake and one meter cupboard, so a single fault puts a whole staircase in darkness and nobody is sure whose consumer unit is whose.
Older fabric adds to it. In Old Town cottages and hillside terraces, cables run through timber, lath and plaster and cramped voids where damp and decades of alteration take their toll, and a scorch mark or a smell of hot plastic is not something to sit out until morning.
Weather plays its part on streets facing the sea, where driving rain finds its way into outside accessories. We answer 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with a one hour response as our company standard.
…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
GPosted onThe electrician came out quickly within 1 hour and fixed a fault tripping out my electrics, which turned out to be a water leak getting into a socket outlet. Highly recommended. Read more
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
GPosted onWHY CHOOSE US
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.
HASTINGS
Hastings has one of the oldest and most mixed housing stocks on the Sussex coast. The Old Town is largely timber: fishermen's cottages, weatherboarded frontages and listed buildings along All Saints Street and The Bourne. Behind them, Victorian and Edwardian terraces climb West Hill and East Hill, with Ore and Silverhill filling in later.
That leaves a great many installations added to rather than replaced. Rubber-insulated and lead-sheathed cable still turns up under floors in period houses, rewireable fuse boxes survive where a property has not changed hands in decades, and main protective bonding to gas and water is often missing in houses wired before it was required. Where a large house was split into flats, circuits and neutrals often stray between dwellings.
Tenure shapes the rest. The town has a large private rented sector and a great deal of converted and shared housing, which keeps landlord EICRs, remedial work and RCBO board upgrades in steady demand, so that one fault cannot black out a building. Lower-ground flats cut into the hillside add damp to the picture, and steep steps make outside lighting a safety matter rather than a luxury.
Then there is the exposure. Hastings faces the Channel head-on, and south-westerly gales drive salt-laden air along the seafront and up onto the cliffs, which is hard on outdoor socket outlets, security lighting and meter boxes on a south-facing elevation.
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Emergency line — 24/70333 360 8583