24/7 after-hours electrician for Tasman, Nelson & Marlborough
Power out? EFTPOS down? Smoke alarms beeping at 3am? Day or night, you reach a person, not voicemail. Dispatch from our Richmond depot.
Live answer 24/7. Callout fees confirmed verbally before any work starts. No surprises, no fine print.
Common after-hours callouts
If it's electrical and it's urgent, we've probably fixed one this month.
Total power loss & mains faults
RCD tripping, mains failure, partial outages, switchboard problems. We isolate the fault and make it safe first, then fix it.
EFTPOS, POS & phone lines down
If your business can't take payments, we prioritise. Most POS/EFTPOS faults are network or power related, both are our territory.
Smoke alarms & fire detection
Beeping smoke alarms at 2am, nuisance alarms, hardwired detector faults. We carry replacement units in the van.
Refrigeration & cool-stores
Commercial chillers, cool-stores, and walk-ins. Stock-loss is expensive, we treat these as priority callouts.
Pool, pump & irrigation faults
Tripped circuits, burnt-out motors, VSD failures. Lifestyle blocks, dairy sheds, commercial pools, we cover them all.
Tenanted-property emergencies
Landlords and property managers: we're insurance-compliant, paperwork-tidy, and used to dealing with tenants directly when you can't be on site.
How after-hours pricing works
All fees are confirmed verbally before we start work. No surprises, no fine print.
$250 + GST
Covers the callout, the first hour on site, and travel from our Richmond depot.
Subsequent labour at time and a half. Materials charged at cost.
Normal hours
Mon-Fri ยท 8:00am - 4:30pm
Standard hourly rate plus materials. No callout fee within our standard service area. Rate confirmed on the phone before we book.
Weekend & public holidays
Sat, Sun & NZ public holidays
Higher callout fee than weeknight rate, plus a premium hourly rate. Confirmed on the phone before we dispatch, priority for commercial refrigeration and tenanted properties.
All fees are agreed verbally before any work starts, no surprises, no fine print.
Where we dispatch from
Dispatch is from our Richmond depot. Standard after-hours coverage: Richmond, Nelson, Stoke, Wakefield, Brightwater, Mapua, and Motueka.
Outside that radius, Murchison, Golden Bay, Marlborough, we still take your call. Expect a higher travel component and longer response time.
Common questions
Will you actually answer at midnight?
Yes. We run a live-answer 24/7 line. Whether it's Tuesday lunchtime or 3am on a Sunday, you'll reach a person who can quote the callout fee and dispatch a sparky.
What's a typical after-hours call cost?
Fees vary depending on when you call and where we're dispatching from. Every callout starts with a phone conversation where we quote the callout fee, travel, and hourly rate upfront, before we leave the depot.
Do you cover commercial refrigeration?
Yes, cool-stores, chillers, and refrigeration units are a common after-hours callout, especially for hospitality, dairy, and horticulture clients. We prioritise these because of stock-loss risk.
What if it's not actually urgent, can I still call?
Absolutely. If you're not sure whether something needs an after-hours callout, ring us and we'll talk it through. If it can safely wait until the next business day, we'll tell you, and book you in without charging a callout.
Do you service the whole Tasman region?
Richmond, Nelson, Stoke, Wakefield, Brightwater, Mapua, and Motueka are standard coverage. We cover further afield (Murchison, Golden Bay, Marlborough) with a travel fee, ask when you call.