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Power trips & rewiring

A breaker that trips is doing its job — protecting you from something. The question is what. We answer it with test instruments and patience, never by taping the switch up.

Newly upgraded distribution board with labelled breakers in a KL home

What this covers

  • Nuisance tripping traced circuit by circuit with insulation testers
  • Burnt sockets, buzzing switches and warm switch plates investigated
  • Distribution board upgrades with RCCB protection and proper labels
  • Partial or full rewiring for houses wired before the 1990s
  • New dedicated circuits for aircon, EV chargers, ovens and heaters
  • Pre-purchase electrical inspections with a written condition report
Typical pricing: fault-finding visits from RM150, credited against the repair; DB upgrades from RM650; rewiring quoted per point after a site visit — expect a detailed itemised list, not one suspicious round number.

Signs your wiring is asking for attention

The evening trip

Power cuts out when the kettle, aircon and shower run together. Usually an overloaded or degraded circuit — findable, fixable.

The warm plate

A socket or switch that feels warm is resisting current somewhere it should not. This one goes to the front of the queue.

The fishy smell

Overheating PVC insulation smells faintly of fish. If you smell it near an outlet, switch the circuit off and call us the same day.

The vintage board

Ceramic fuses or a board with no RCCB means your protection predates modern standards. An upgrade is a one-day job.

The flicker

Lights dimming when big appliances start can indicate a loose neutral — harmless-looking, genuinely dangerous, quick for us to confirm.

The extension jungle

If every wall hides a multiplug tower, the house needs more points, not more adapters. Adding sockets is cheaper than you think.

Tired of resetting that breaker?

Note which appliances were running when it last tripped and send us the list — it narrows the fault before we even arrive.