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Last updated 5 May 2026
24/7 emergency electrical services across Sydney's Northern Beaches. Power outages, tripped safety switches, sparking outlets, storm damage — fast response from a licensed electrician.
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Connery Electrical handles same-day emergency electrical work across Sydney's Northern Beaches — power outages, tripped safety switches, sparking outlets, exposed wiring, burning smells, and storm damage. Most callouts attended within 60 minutes during business hours, prioritised by safety risk after hours. Fallen power lines: call Ausgrid 131 388 first, they handle network faults. Then call 0421 755 198 for everything else.
⚠ Active emergency — what to do while you wait
If a power line is down on the road, on a fence, or on your property — do not touch it and do not approach. Stay at least 8 metres clear. Call Ausgrid on 131 388 immediately — they are the network operator for the Northern Beaches and they handle fallen lines, not the electrician. Keep pets and kids well away.
For an in-home emergency before we arrive:
Then call us on 0421 755 198. We'll talk you through anything else while we head over.
24/7 Emergency Response
If it's dangerous, urgent, or leaving you in the dark — call us. We respond to electrical emergencies across the Northern Beaches day and night.
Why Choose Us
Licensed, local, and available when you need us most — including nights, weekends, and public holidays.
What To Expect
We'll talk you through immediate safety steps over the phone, then get to you as quickly as possible.
Connery Electrical also handles non-emergency work across the Northern Beaches. See our full range of services, residential electrical work, or switchboard upgrades.
Common Scenarios
Every callout is different, but these are the situations we handle most often. If yours sounds like one of these, call 0421 755 198 now.
Your home or business has lost all power. First, check whether it's a network outage by looking at your street, checking your neighbours, or visiting the Ausgrid outage map. If the rest of the street has power and you don't, the fault is in your electrical system. Common causes are a tripped main switch, a failed main breaker, or a fault on one circuit that's cascaded. We diagnose the cause, restore power safely, and identify what needs fixing to prevent it happening again.
A safety switch (RCD) that trips and won't reset means there's an active fault on the circuit. Unplug everything on that circuit, try resetting once, and if it trips again, leave it off. Do not keep trying to reset it. The fault could be a damaged appliance, water in a fitting, or a wiring problem. We use insulation resistance testing to find the exact cause and fix it. For more detail, read our guide on why safety switches trip.
A power point that's sparking, smoking, discoloured, or hot to touch is a fire risk. Switch the main breaker off if you can reach it safely, do not touch the power point, and call us immediately. This usually means the connections inside the power point have degraded or arced, and the fitting needs replacing. It can also indicate a deeper wiring problem that needs investigation.
A burning plastic or hot electrical smell from your switchboard, a power point, or inside a wall is one of the most serious electrical emergencies. It means something is overheating, and that can lead to a fire. Switch the main breaker off if safe, evacuate if the smell is strong, and call us immediately. We've seen melted switchboard busbars, charred wiring behind power points, and overloaded circuits that were minutes away from igniting. This is never something to wait on.
Northern Beaches storms bring wind, rain, and fallen branches. Common storm damage we attend includes branches on overhead service cables, water ingress into switchboards and outdoor fittings, and circuits tripping after lightning strikes. If a power line is down, call Ausgrid on 131 388 first. For everything else, call us. We make damaged electrical systems safe, repair what's needed, and ensure your home is electrically sound before we leave.
Flooding, a burst pipe, or a leaking roof near your switchboard, power points, or light fittings is dangerous. Water and electricity don't mix. If water is near your electrical system, switch the main breaker off if you can reach it safely, stay clear of the wet area, and call us. We assess the damage, isolate affected circuits, and make everything safe before it's re-energised. Never touch electrical fittings or switches with wet hands or while standing in water.
Cables that have been nicked during renovation work, chewed by rodents in the roof space, or damaged by water expose live conductors and create an immediate shock risk. If you can see damaged wiring, keep people and pets away, switch the affected circuit off at the switchboard, and call us. We replace the damaged section and test the rest of the circuit to make sure the fault hasn't spread.
Pricing
We believe in upfront pricing, even at 2 AM. Here's how emergency callouts work.
For non-urgent electrical work, see our residential services or electrician cost guide for standard pricing.
Response Times
We're based on the Northern Beaches, not dispatched from a call centre in the city. Here's what to expect.
When you call, we'll give you an honest arrival estimate and update you if anything changes. If the situation worsens while you wait, call back and we'll re-prioritise.
While You Wait
A few simple steps can keep you safe while you wait for an electrician. These apply to most common emergencies.
For more on specific scenarios, read our guides on tripping safety switches, partial power loss, and flickering lights.
An electrical emergency is any situation that poses an immediate risk to your safety or property. The most common emergencies we attend across the Northern Beaches include complete power outages where your home or business has lost all power and the issue isn't a network outage, safety switches that keep tripping and won't reset, sparking or smoking power points, burning smells coming from switchboards or walls, exposed or damaged wiring from storms or accidental damage, and water near electrical systems after flooding or a burst pipe. If you're unsure whether your situation is an emergency, call us anyway — we'd rather check and find a simple fix than have you take a risk. For a full rundown, read our guide on when to call a 24/7 emergency electrician.
We're based on Sydney's Northern Beaches, so for most suburbs in the area — Manly, Dee Why, Brookvale, Mona Vale, Narrabeen, Frenchs Forest, Collaroy, Curl Curl, Newport, Avalon, Warriewood, and Belrose — we can typically be at your door within 60 minutes of your call. Response times depend on the time of day, traffic, and current demand, but we always prioritise genuine safety risks. When you call, we'll give you an honest estimate of when we can arrive and talk you through safety steps in the meantime.
Yes, after-hours and weekend emergency callouts carry a higher rate than standard business-hours work. This covers the cost of being available around the clock and responding at short notice. We'll always be upfront about pricing before we start any work — there are no hidden fees or surprise charges. For non-urgent issues that can safely wait until the next business day, we'll tell you that too. We'd rather be honest and save you money than charge you emergency rates for something that isn't actually urgent.
If a power line is down on the road, on a fence, or on your property, call Ausgrid on 131 388 first. They handle network faults, fallen power lines, and street-level outages. For anything inside your property boundary, from the switchboard onwards, call us. If your whole street has lost power, it's likely a network issue, so check the Ausgrid outage map before calling an electrician. If it's just your home, the fault is in your system and we can fix it.
Most emergency callouts are resolved in a single visit. Faulty appliances, tripped safety switches, damaged power points, and storm-damaged fittings are typically diagnosed and repaired on the spot. More complex issues, like a full circuit fault that needs insulation resistance testing across multiple circuits, may take longer but we'll always make the situation safe before we leave, even if the full repair needs a follow-up visit. We carry common parts in the van, so most replacements can be done immediately.
Call us anyway. We'd rather you call and find out it's a simple fix than not call and have a dangerous situation get worse. If your issue can wait until business hours, we'll tell you honestly and save you the after-hours callout fee. If it can't wait, we'll come out. We never pressure anyone into emergency rates for something that isn't urgent, it's not how we work.
Yes. We attend commercial emergencies across the Northern Beaches, including power outages affecting businesses, switchboard faults in retail and office spaces, and electrical failures in restaurants, cafes, and shops. Commercial emergencies often have different priorities, like refrigeration, point-of-sale systems, and safety lighting. We understand the cost of downtime and prioritise getting your business back up and running. See our commercial electrical services for planned work.
Active electrical emergency? Call 0421 755 198 — fastest path. Form below for non-urgent enquiries.
Areas We Service
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