Best emergency electricians in Leichhardt

Best emergency electricians in Leichhardt, ranked

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   #1Powertech Electrical Group 24 hours for power outages and switchboard faults at night

   24/7Licence published

   Powertech Electrical Group 24 hours runs round the clock from a base in Leichhardt. Its emergency work covers power outages, tripped safety switches, sparking power points and fault finding. It also takes switchboard upgrades and Level 2 work, the larger jobs such as overhead service line repairs. The business publishes licence number 319066C, and its site says quotes come first.

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   #2Empire Electrical Contractors for switchboard replacements and safety switch faults

   24/7Based in Strathfield

   Empire Electrical Contractors is open 24/7 from a base in Strathfield, and it covers Leichhardt from there. For a fault after hours it handles fault finding, switchboard replacements and fitting safety switches. Its site describes stand-by cover at all hours, including public holidays, and one visitor reached it with a single call on a holiday. Regulars describe neat, tidy jobs that leave the site clean.

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   #3A.SAL Electrical Services Pty Ltd for meter, mains and three-phase upgrades

   24/7*Licence publishedBased in Botany

   A.SAL Electrical Services Pty Ltd operates from Botany and covers Leichhardt and the Inner West. The business is listed as open 24 hours, but its site doesn't set out an emergency service, so confirm after-hours cover on the phone. Its work centres on what comes with a meter or mains change: switchboard upgrades, consumer mains, three-phase supplies and rewiring. Customers say each job is explained before it starts. It publishes licence number 291400C.

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   #4McIntosh Electrical Pty Ltd for same-day call-outs to burnt power points and burning smells

   24/7Licence publishedBased in Lane Cove West

   Lane Cove West is where McIntosh Electrical Pty Ltd is based, and its service area includes Leichhardt.Emergencies can be phoned in at any hour, and it attends the same day for outages, shocks, burning smells, burnt points and downed lines. Its listed weekday hours end at 4:30pm, so ask about after-hours attendance when you call. Its advice is to keep away from damaged wiring until a licensed electrician has checked the area. You can check the contractor licence, 209287C, on any page of its site before booking.

Compare emergency electricians in Leichhardt

The table sets out where each business is based, its emergency cover and whether it publishes a licence number.

24/7* : listed as open 24 hours, but the business doesn't say 24/7 itself. Ratings show from 5 Google reviews.

How we picked emergency electricians in Leichhardt

Customer reviews count for more when there are many of them, so a business with a handful of strong reviews doesn't rank above one with a long record. Any after-hours work a business describes itself, and any licence number it prints, both count. A base in Leichhardt and what each business's own site says about this kind of job decide the rest.