A socket, switch, light or the board smells hot or has sparked.
A burning or fishy smell, a socket that is hot to the touch, brown scorching around a faceplate or a crackle from the board all mean the same thing: a connection is overheating. In Maltese homes the usual causes are loose terminals, an overloaded extension lead running an air conditioner or a heater, and old accessories that have been worked hard for decades.
This is the one to take seriously. Overheating connections are a common cause of house fires.
Tell us what is happening and where. It reaches us marked as an emergency and goes to one CheckYourTraders-verified electrician, who rings you back.
While you wait
Emergency electrical work is published in Maltese price guides at €50 to €100 an hour at night and at weekends. You hear the charge before anyone sets off.
Replacing a damaged socket or switch is €35 to €90 in the published Maltese guides, with emergency labour at €50 to €100 an hour out of hours.
| Job | Unit | Band | What is in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency electrician | per hour | €50 – €100 | nights, weekends and public holidays |
| Replace a socket or switch | per item | €35 – €90 | like-for-like, existing wiring sound |
| Fault finding / RCD tripping | per job | €60 – €150 | diagnosis of a tripping RCD, dead circuit or intermittent fault |
A band, not a quote: the low end is a straightforward job with clear access, the high end is the same job with the complications a site visit finds. Materials are included where the line says so.
Per hour · €50 – €100. See every emergency price →
You send one form; we pass it to one CheckYourTraders-verified electrician, who calls you back, quotes the call-out before travelling and contracts with you directly for the repair. We follow up to check it was sorted.
A socket, switch, light or the board smells hot or has sparked.
Send an emergency request →One tap from your home screen to the emergency form, day or night.