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How much does an electrician cost?

  • R400 – R800/hour
    Electrician — rate per hour
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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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LAN cable installation through walls for 15m distance

  • City or suburb: Pretoria, Moreleta Park
  • Price estimate: R2500

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

Full electrical installation for a new 2-bedroom house

  • City or suburb: Cannon Rocks, Alexandria
  • Areas in need of repair or installation: Other / I don't know
  • Price estimate: R85,000

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

Diagnosis and repair of a Smeg oven

  • City or suburb: Killarney, Johannesburg
  • Areas in need of repair or installation: Appliances
  • Price estimate: R1200

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

Diagnosis and repair of faulty switches

  • City or suburb: Bloemfontein
  • Areas in need of repair or installation: Other / I don't know
  • Price estimate: R1500

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

Install a 3000W inverter at the DB board

  • City or suburb: Vermont, Hermanus
  • Areas in need of repair or installation: Electrical wiring, DB box or circuit breaker panel
  • Price estimate: R4500

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

Diagnose and fix earth leakage tripping

  • City or suburb: East London
  • Price estimate: R3500

Earth keeps tripping

Electrical COC inspection for a house/apartment

  • City or suburb: Nigel
  • Type of property to be inspected: House/apartment
  • Price estimate: R2500

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

Install surge protector on DB box

  • City or suburb: Somerset West
  • Areas in need of repair or installation: DB box or circuit breaker panel
  • Price estimate: R3500

Surge protector on DB

Diagnose and fix tripping plug wiring issue

  • City or suburb: Plettenburg bay
  • Price estimate: R4500

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

Move electrical panel and connect two outbuildings

  • City or suburb: Pretoria
  • Price estimate: R18,000

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