If you live in Cape Town, you have probably noticed how quickly you can run out of plug points, especially when adding new electrical appliances to your home. Older houses often have fewer electrical outlets, which can become frustrating when you need to connect computers, televisions, kitchen appliances or other equipment so having additional plug…
If you own an older property in Cape Town you will often find that the chances are higher to encounter electrical problems. Older properties wiring is more prone to deteriorate over time and where there has been installations done electrical problems also occur. A tripping circuit breaker, flickering light or warm plug socket may seem…
Home Automation: Making Your Home Smarter and Easier to Manage Home automation used to be something you would normally associate with expensive homes and futuristic films. These days, it is much more accessible. You don’t need a huge budget or a house full of complicated gadgets to make parts of your home work automatically. At…
Most of the inverters in Cape Town went in between 2022 and 2023, in a hurry, while the load shedding schedule was running everyone’s life. If yours was one of them, somebody wired it in, took payment and left, and the one document the law required was quite possibly never issued. That document is the…
What do electricians charge per hour in South Africa? Electricians in South Africa charge a range of hourly rates depending on the type of work they do and their experience level. The cost of electrical repairs will also vary depending on the type of materials and fittings needed, the size of the job, and whether…