It sometimes happens: Suddenly all the lights went out, and your appliances stops working. It may be too risky to try to fix the problem yourself.

The first thing you can do is to turn the power output off, and then check if your neighborhood also encountered the same problem, or a transformer explodes. You then need to check if there are burning wires connected to your appliances to make sure they are not affected, too. You can smell the burning wire so you know it will not work again.

The last thing you need to do is to look for an expert electrician to check the issue or replace burnt wires. These tips can also be the best preparation you can do in case an emergency happens.

Search for an expert electrician by verifying his credentials. He must have a license to be eligible as a certified technician who has registered, experienced and studied a course for fixing damaged electrical wires.

Check if the company is providing a service warranty. This is to ensure that you need not pay for something he cannot fix if it is not your fault. However, if he found out that the problem is involved with your appliances and your own wires, then there are possible charges for replacement or you need to purchase one again.

You can search through different sites, recommendation from a neighborhood or homeowner's association and the company who installed those wirings.

Look for an affordable service provider. You need to ask him about the details of the charges or the coverage of the payments before he worked. Make sure it suits your budget to avoid expenses you cannot shoulder. If he still needs to identify the problem, ask him an amount he can quote or estimate for you to prepare the money.

Verify his length of experience. This is can be the basis if he can do a quality job. Aside from that, if he worked for the company for a longer time, that will tell you if he is credible and trustworthy.

You need that character of a service man to give you a peace of mind since you need him to go inside your house to do an inspection. Security of the household is important aside from the quality of service he can provide you.

He knows the precautionary measures and he has a background knowledge about the electrical outlets to ensure the household is safe after he finished his job.

You will also know if he provides a good customer service if he initiates to check other issues that may arise and he will look for a way to prevent them from happening. He can do this on top of the primary issue you have.

To avoid this from happening once again, your electrician may also recommend you to change the old wires you had been using for years now. Avoid connecting too many appliances and devices to the outlets to avoid overloading.