Emergency call-outs
24/7 emergency electrician in Parnell
Electrical emergencies do not keep business hours. Our registered electricians are available for call-outs in Parnell 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for homes, apartments, shops and restaurants. Call 021 156 4005.
Power off? Check the network first
If the lights go out, look out of the window before you call anyone. When the neighbours are dark too, the fault is almost certainly on the network, and Vector's outage page lets you check your address for a current outage or report one. Storms, trees touching lines and cars hitting poles are the usual causes, and an electrician cannot restore a network fault.
If your neighbours have power and you do not, the fault is on your side: your switchboard, your wiring or the service line from your boundary to the meter, which the property owner owns. That is when to call us. Vector also notes that after an outage it may need a property's installation to be safe before it is reconnected, so if you have been told your power will stay off until a safety issue is fixed, we can do the repair and certify it.
Call an electrician now if
You can smell burning
A hot, fishy or burning plastic smell from a socket, switch, light or the switchboard. Turn off the power at the main switch if it is safe to reach.
Something is sparking or scorched
Brown scorch marks on a plug or socket, or sparks when something is plugged in. Leave it switched off.
Water has reached the electrics
A leak through a light fitting, a flooded subfloor or water in the switchboard. Keep clear and switch off at the main if you can do it from dry ground.
The power will not stay on
A main switch or breaker that trips straight back off when it is reset. Leave it off rather than forcing it.
Your business has lost power
A shop, office, cafe or restaurant with no power, or with refrigeration or a kitchen down.
While you wait
Someone has had a shock
Do not touch them while they may still be in contact with the power. Switch off at the main switch, then dial 111. Anyone who has had a shock should see a doctor, even if they feel fine.
There is a fire
Never throw water on an electrical fire. Turn off the power if you safely can, get everyone out and dial 111.
A line is down
Treat any fallen power line as live. Keep everyone well away and call the lines company straight away.
Then call us
Ring 021 156 4005 and tell us the address, what happened and what is switched off now.
Emergencies in Parnell's buildings
Where the fault is changes what helps us reach it quickly. In an apartment building, the main switch and the meters are often in a locked meter room, so if the building has an after-hours manager or a body corporate contact, have their number ready. On Parnell Road, a restaurant that loses power during service needs the kitchen and the chillers back first, and we restore those first wherever the fault allows. In an older house, a blown rewireable fuse should be replaced only with wire of the correct rating, never heavier, and a fuse that blows again is a sign the board itself is due for a switchboard upgrade. When the emergency is over and the cause is less obvious, our fault finding service tracks it down properly.
Emergency call-out questions
Do you really come out at night and on weekends?
Yes. Our electricians are available for call-outs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Can you fix a power cut in the street?
No. Faults on the network are repaired by Vector's crews. We fix faults on your side of the point of supply: the service line, the board and the wiring.
What should I tell you when I call?
The address, what you saw, heard or smelt, what is off now and whether anyone is hurt. For a business, tell us your trading hours and what equipment matters most.
Should I switch off at the main switch?
Yes, if there is a burning smell, sparking, water in the electrics or someone has had a shock, and the switchboard is safe to reach from dry ground. If nothing is dangerous, leave things as they are so we can see what is and is not working when we arrive.
Will the emergency repair be certified?
Repairs are tested before power is restored, and where the work is prescribed electrical work you receive the certificate for it.
An electrician in Parnell, day or night
Call 021 156 4005 at any hour, or send us the details and a registered electrician will get back to you.
Other electrical services
Villa and house rewiring
New wiring for Parnell villas, cottages and older homes whose original cabling has had its day, tested and certified when it is finished.Switchboard upgrades
Old fuse boards replaced with a modern switchboard and circuit breakers, with the inspection the law asks for arranged as part of the job.Commercial electrical
Electrical work for the shops, offices, cafes and restaurants along Parnell Road, from a dead circuit to a full fit-out.Lighting
LED, interior and garden lighting for homes and hospitality spaces, planned around the room and installed by registered electricians.Fault finding
Breakers that keep tripping, dead power points and flickering lights traced back to the cause and repaired.Data and fibre cabling
Fibre optic, data and network cabling for home offices, apartments and Parnell businesses.Enquiries
Contact us
Call 021 156 4005, or tell us about the job below and we will get back to you.
021 156 4005- Auckland
- Call-outs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week