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Common electrical faults and how to prevent them

Electrical fault-finding and diagnosis
September 30, 2025
by Nick
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Common electrical faults and how to prevent them

Are you looking for some professional help to identify common electrical faults and how to prevent them at your home in Bristol?

Allied Electrical Services have years of experience working with customers, conducting electrical inspections, fault finding and providing personalised service packages to maintain good electrical systems.

Common electrical faults and how to prevent them

Have you experienced common electrical faults at your home in Bristol? If you’ve noticed flickering lights, burning smells, electrical humming sounds or more severe signs such as sparking, minor shocks or a power outage. You need a qualified electrician immediately to help identify the electrical fault and take steps to prevent them from taking place in the future.

The team at Allied Electrical Services have a number of troubleshooting steps to conduct when fault finding to locate the root cause of the problem. In many cases, simple changes such as updating the wiring or minor upgrades such as installing additional sockets make a vast difference to the safety of the electrical installations at your home.

Preventing common electrical faults

An effective way to prevent common electrical faults is through a regular EICR or electrical installation condition report which is a thorough inspection of fixed electrical systems. During an inspection, our dedicated team checks lighting, outlets, switches and the consumer unit for signs of damage and wear and tear. We can quickly identify areas of concern and make recommendations to prevent major electrical faults.

Another home project to consider is upgrading the fuse box or commonly known, consumer unit at your home in Bristol. Modern consumer units have much better safety features such as MCB’s and RCD’s. These devices are designed to detect the smallest fluctuations in current and prevent the flow of current. Stopping individuals from being electrocuted and also preventing damage to electrical appliances.

How can a qualified electrician help prevent common electrical faults?

Electrical faults around the home are common, taking steps to prevent them is easy with Allied Electrical Services by your side.

The team is NICEIC approved, which indicates our high level of competence and appreciation for electrical safety. All our installation work, wiring and servicing such as inspections is in accordance with BS7671, the regulations for all electrical work carried out by UK electricians. 

Working with NICEIC accredited electricians gives you the peace of mind that your home in Bristol is in safe, professional hands.

We use a range of electrical equipment and testing tools during most of our projects and electrical  inspections. This way we can help identify any common electrical faults and prevent them from causing dangerous accidents such as fires or electric shocks.

Why choose Allied Electrical Services

As local electricals to Bristol, we have a pretty good understanding of the electrical requirements of the various property styles. The team are also very familiar with local building codes so ensure compliance with all electrical installations, servicing and maintenance to help prevent common electrical faults at your home in Bristol.

If you’re worried about common electrical faults and how to prevent them at your home in Bristol, get in touch with Allied Electrical Services.

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