One breaker keeps tripping
The same switch in the DB board goes off, and everything else in the house is fine.
Usually: one appliance on that circuit, or an overloaded circuit. Which breaker it is narrows it to one part of the house.
Electrician · Stellenbosch
A registered electrician who turns up.
Certificates of Compliance for transfers, tripping circuits, dead plugs, DB boards and new lighting — across Stellenbosch and the Winelands. Our own electrician, not subcontracted out and forgotten about. Written quote before anything starts.
COCs issued in-house
Same-day faults, business hours
Local to Stellenbosch
Who is a registered electrician in Stellenbosch?
heyhome has an in-house registered electrician covering Stellenbosch and the surrounding Winelands. We issue electrical Certificates of Compliance for property transfers, and handle fault-finding, repairs, DB boards, new circuits, plugs and lighting. Plumbing and aircon are in-house as well, so one company covers the job instead of three. Every job is quoted in writing before work begins. Phone 077 293 6863.
On a transfer COC specifically: because the inspection and the remedial work are the same company, the conveyancer is not left waiting on one firm to repair what another firm failed.
Start here
What are your electrics doing?
Find the one that matches. It will not fix it, but it will tell you roughly what you are dealing with before anyone quotes you — which is the whole point.
The earth leakage trips
The big switch goes and takes half the house with it, often after rain or in the morning.
Usually: moisture in an outside plug or light, a failing geyser element, or an appliance leaking to earth.
Dead plugs in one room
A room or a wall of plugs has no power, but the lights and the rest of the house are fine.
Usually: a failed plug point feeding the rest of the run, or a loose connection cooking quietly behind a faceplate.
You are selling and need a COC
The agent or conveyancer has asked for an electrical Certificate of Compliance.
Usually: a certificate older than two years, or work done since. We inspect, quote what fails, and issue it.
Lights flicker or dim
Lights dip when the kettle or the pool pump comes on, or flicker for no obvious reason.
Usually: a loose connection, an undersized circuit, or a supply problem. Worth looking at early — loose connections get hot.
Burning smell or scorch marks
A hot faceplate, a browning plug point, or a smell you cannot place near the board.
Usually: a loose connection arcing. Switch that circuit off and phone rather than waiting — this is the one that starts fires.
What we do
COC
Repairs
Boards
Plumbing
Aircon
Three trades, one company
Electrical, plumbing and aircon are all our own people. That matters on the jobs that cross trades — an aircon install is electrical work as well as refrigeration, and a geyser is plumbing plus a connection that has to be certified.
Certificates of Compliance
Inspection, a written quote for anything that fails, the repair once you approve it, and the certificate issued by our own registered electrician. For transfers, and for work we have completed.
Fault-finding & repairs
Tripping breakers, earth leakage faults, dead plug points, flickering lights, failed circuits. We find what is actually wrong rather than replacing parts until it stops.
DB boards & new circuits
Distribution board replacements and upgrades, earth leakage units, additional plug points, lighting and outdoor circuits — certified on completion.
Also in-house
Plumbing
Geysers, leaks, and the everyday plumbing that usually means a second phone call to a second company. Our own team, with the certificate where the work needs one.
Air conditioning
Supply, installation, servicing and repairs — with the electrical side handled by the same company rather than handed off halfway through the job.
Gate motors and garage door automation are a separate line of work — see gate motors in Stellenbosch. For the smaller jobs and on-site welding repairs, see handyman and welding.
Selling a house
The COC, without the back-and-forth
The usual version of this goes: one company inspects, fails it, and hands you a list. You then find a second company to do the repairs. Then the first one comes back to re-inspect. The transfer waits for all three visits. We do the whole thing.
Nine out of ten houses fail, almost always on the lighting. If you are selling, read what actually fails an electrical COC and what it costs — including why the best time to start is six months before you list.
We inspect the installation
Our own registered electrician goes through the installation and tells you plainly what complies and what does not.
You get one written quote
Everything that has to be put right, priced, in writing. Nothing starts until you say yes — and if it comes in cheaper, you pay the cheaper number.
We do the remedial work
Same company, usually the same visit where the work is small. No second contractor, no re-inspection fee for someone else's repair.
The certificate is issued
Sent to you, and to the agent or conveyancer if that is where it needs to go. Recorded against the property, so the next transfer is not starting from nothing.
Why us
Most home electrical work leaves nothing behind but an invoice.
Someone comes, something gets replaced, a handwritten invoice appears, and two years later nobody knows what was done, which circuit it was on, or whether the certificate still covers it. So the next person starts guessing — and you pay for the guessing.
We keep a documented service history for your home. Every visit, every part, every certificate, recorded in your Home Passport against the address. When the house is sold, that record is the difference between a smooth COC and a fortnight of phone calls.
See an example reportEverything written down
What was tested, what failed, what was replaced, which certificate covers it — kept against your address, not on a technician's phone.
People you would trust with your keys
Background-checked, uniformed, and they introduce themselves. You know who is arriving before they do.
We come back, and we finish
If a job needs a second visit, that visit happens. Half-finished work and a contractor who stops answering is the thing we exist to be the opposite of.
What it costs
We do not publish a price list, and here is the honest reason.
A COC inspection on a compliant house and one on a house with thirty years of additions are not the same job, and anyone who quotes you before seeing it is guessing at your expense. What we can promise is that you will never be surprised:
- You hear the call-out fee before we leave — not when we hand you the invoice.
- You get a written quote before any work starts, with parts and labour separated.
- We do not begin work you have not approved. If you would rather think about it, that is fine.
- If the job turns out cheaper than quoted, you pay the cheaper number.
Questions
Questions people actually ask
Short, straight answers. No sales pitch hiding inside them.
Can you issue an electrical Certificate of Compliance for a property transfer?
Yes. Our own registered electrician does the inspection, quotes for anything that fails, repairs it once you approve, and issues the Certificate of Compliance. Because the inspection and the remedial work are the same company, the conveyancer is not waiting on one firm to fix what another firm failed.
How long is an electrical Certificate of Compliance valid for?
Two years, provided no electrical work has been done on the installation since it was issued. If anything has been added or altered — a new plug, an outside light, a geyser replacement — a new certificate is needed for that work regardless of how recent the last one is.
Do I need a new COC if I already have one from when I bought the house?
If it is less than two years old and nothing electrical has been changed since, it may still be valid. In practice most sellers need a new one, because the certificate has aged past two years or because work has been done in the meantime. We will tell you which applies before quoting rather than automatically selling you a new one.
What happens if the inspection fails?
You get a written quote for exactly what has to be put right, and nothing is done until you approve it. A certificate cannot be issued for an installation that does not comply — no electrician can lawfully do that — so the repair is the route to the certificate. If the fix turns out cheaper than quoted, you pay the cheaper number.
Why does my electricity keep tripping?
If a single breaker trips, the fault is on that one circuit and is often a specific appliance. If the earth leakage unit trips instead, the usual causes are moisture in an outside plug or light, a failing geyser element, or an appliance leaking to earth. Which switch trips is the most useful thing you can tell us on the phone.
Do you do the plumbing and aircon as well, or just electrical?
All in-house. Plumbing and air conditioning are our own teams, not subcontracted. That matters most on jobs that cross trades — an aircon install is electrical work as well as refrigeration, and a geyser replacement is plumbing plus an electrical connection that has to be certified.
What does an electrician cost in Stellenbosch?
It depends on the work, and anyone quoting a figure before seeing it is guessing at your expense. We confirm the call-out fee before travelling, give a written quote before starting, and do not begin work you have not approved. If the job turns out cheaper than quoted, you pay the cheaper number.
How quickly can you get to me in Stellenbosch?
We aim to reach Stellenbosch homes the same day for electrical faults reported during business hours, Monday to Friday. If you have no power at all, or the fault involves burning smells, scorch marks or water, say so when you call and we will prioritise the visit.
Do you work with estate agents and conveyancers?
Yes, and that is a large part of the compliance work. We can deal with the agent or the conveyancer directly, send the certificate and the invoice where it needs to go rather than to whoever happened to open the door, and keep the record against the property so the next transfer is not starting from nothing.
What is the Home Passport?
It is the documented service history we keep for your address. Every visit, every part and every certificate is recorded against the property rather than on a technician's phone, so when the house is sold or something needs attention again, nobody is guessing about what was done or when. Most home electrical work in South Africa leaves no record beyond a handwritten invoice. See an example report.
Do you work in Somerset West and Strand as well?
Yes. Stellenbosch is home and most of our work is here, but we cover Somerset West, Strand and the surrounding Winelands. If you are not sure whether you are in range, phone and ask — we will tell you straight rather than quoting you and then not arriving.
Praat julle Afrikaans?
Ja, natuurlik. Ons span praat Afrikaans en Engels, en jy kan ons in albei tale bel of WhatsApp. Stuur gerus 'n foto van die DB-bord of die probleem — dikwels kan ons sien wat fout is voordat ons daar aankom.
Where we work
Stellenbosch and the Winelands
We are local. That is not a marketing line — it means the vehicle is already in town when you phone, not setting off from Cape Town.
Stellenbosch Central
Die Boord
Mostertsdrift
Brandwacht
Paradyskloof
Dalsig
Uniepark
Welgevonden
Simonswyk
Idas Valley
Jamestown
Kleine Zalze
De Zalze
Devonvale
Somerset West
Strand
Just say hey
Tell us what you need.
Fill this in and we will come back to you — or phone if you have no power, or a burning smell, and need someone today. Selling? Say when transfer is, and we will work to it.
077 293 6863- Registered electrician, COCs issued in-house
- Call-out fee confirmed before we leave
- Written quote before any work starts
- Everything recorded in your Home Passport