Fault finding in Randburg
Randburg faults in older houses often show up as half the plug circuits dead, or as an earth leakage that opens when it rains because an outside light or a garage roof has water in it. Blairgowrie and Ferndale roofs have had decades of added cable. The fault is frequently a joint or a wet fitting, not a dramatic failure of the municipal cable. Say whether it started after rain, after a drill, or after a new stove.
The stove in these houses is sometimes on its own double-pole breaker. If the stove is dead and the lights are fine, write that. It stops the electrician from testing the lighting circuit first. If the whole house is dead and the street is live, look at the main switch before you assume the board must be replaced.
Cottage circuits
A flatlet that dies while the main house stays on has its own fault, often an undersized cable or a tripped breaker hidden in the cottage. Walk there and see if that small board is off. Put the finding in the request. Randburg properties with two dwellings confuse a one-line 'no power' message.
Questions and answers
Why does the earth leakage trip only at night?
A light or a heater used only then may be the leak. Note which room you switch on last. It is a clue, not a diagnosis. The electrician confirms it with a test.
I drilled a wall and now a socket is dead. What now?
Stop drilling. There may be a nicked cable in the wall. Switch that circuit off and say where you drilled. Do not keep using the other sockets on that circuit if they spark.
Is a Randburg call-out a set fee?
Not one we publish. Ask the electrician who replies what they charge to come to your street before they leave.