Power Socket Installation & Repair
Burnt Power Socket Replacement in Singapore
A burnt or damaged socket is replaced from $80 at SG QuickFix. Scorched, melted, cracked or sparking sockets are replaced, and the wiring and connections behind them are checked, because a burnt socket often means an overheated connection. Most replacements take 30 to 60 minutes. Until then, switch it off and don't use it.
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Listed price
From $80
Task guide
When this may be needed
- Brown or black marks around the socket holes.
- A melted plug or a burning smell.
- The socket sparks when a plug goes in or out.
- The faceplate has cracked.
- The socket feels warm when an appliance is running.
What the team does
The technician isolates the circuit and removes the damaged socket. The cable ends are checked for heat damage; scorched insulation is cut back to sound cable where there is enough length. The connections are remade firmly in a new shuttered socket, and the circuit is tested. You are told what likely caused the overheating, such as a heavy load on an adaptor, so it doesn't recur.
Included in this price
- Isolating the circuit and removing the damaged socket
- Checking cable ends for heat damage
- Fitting a new shuttered socket with firm connections
- Testing and advice on the cause
Limits & price factors
Replacing heat-damaged cable inside the wall and replacing the appliance's melted plug are not included.
The price starts from $80. Cables that need cutting back, damaged wall boxes and several damaged sockets take longer.
FAQs
Switch off the socket and, if you can, the circuit's MCB at the DB box. Unplug the appliance and don't use the socket again.
A connection overheats: a loose wire behind the faceplate, worn contacts that grip plugs poorly, or a heavy load running for a long time, often through a multi-way adaptor.
HDB says socket-outlets should be replaced only by licensed electricians.
At SG QuickFix, replacing a burnt or damaged socket starts from $80.