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How much does an electrician cost?

  • R400 – R800/hour
    Electrician — rate per hour
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Will you be needing an electrician shortly and want to know how much it will cost you?

We have examined how much clients typically pay for an electrician and gathered other necessary information to help you make the best possible decision.


Electrician — rate per hour

  • R400 – R800/hour

This is the electrician's average hourly rate for labour. The rate will vary according to day and time (i.e. if work is done out of hours) and does not include price of any electrical supplies or replacement parts. Also an emergency call-out fee may apply. The average cost to hire an electrician's rate per hour is R600/hour, or typically between R400/hour and R800/hour.

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Data cabling

  • City or suburb: Pretoria, Moreleta Park

I want to connect a LAN cable from one point of the house to a flat, it's all connected, but expect to be drilling through 2, at most 3 walls. The connection is about 15m from end to end

Repairs and installations

  • City or suburb: Cannon Rocks, Alexandria
  • Areas in need of repair or installation: Other / I don't know

I need to install : 48x Light Points 25x Plug Points 1x Tv Point 1x Stove Point 1x Geyser Point New 2 Bedroom House Installation.

Repairs and installations

  • City or suburb: Killarney, Johannesburg
  • Areas in need of repair or installation: Appliances

My Smeg oven isn't working (but the stove does)

Repairs and installations

  • City or suburb: Bloemfontein
  • Areas in need of repair or installation: Other / I don't know

There are some switches that are faulty, I need someone who can come out and quote me for the repairs.

Repairs and installations

  • City or suburb: Vermont, Hermanus
  • Areas in need of repair or installation: Electrical wiring, DB box or circuit breaker panel

Hi, Wil by julle hoor of julle 'n inverter by my DB board kan instaleer. Ek het reeds die inverter. Dit is 'n Axpert (Mercer) w, 24v Die inverter is ongeveer 3 m van die DB af Laat weet my asseblief. Groete

Home wiring/rewiring

  • City or suburb: East London

Earth keeps tripping

Certificate of compliance

  • City or suburb: Nigel
  • Type of property to be inspected: House/apartment

I am selling my property and I need COC for the lawyer.

Repairs and installations

  • City or suburb: Somerset West
  • Areas in need of repair or installation: DB box or circuit breaker panel

Surge protector on DB

Home wiring/rewiring

  • City or suburb: Plettenburg bay

Something wrong with wiring because one of the plugs keep on tripping

Home wiring/rewiring

  • City or suburb: Pretoria

Move current electrical panel box outside, connect garden flat and workshop to electrical box.