Power Socket Installation & Repair
13A Power Socket Replacement in Singapore
Standard 13A socket replacement starts from $70 at SG QuickFix, and each additional socket in the same visit from $45. Loose, worn, yellowed or switch-faulty sockets are replaced with new shuttered sockets in about 20 to 30 minutes each. HDB says socket-outlets should be replaced only by licensed electricians.
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Listed price
From $70
Task guide
When this may be needed
- Plugs fall out of the socket or fit loosely.
- The socket's switch is stiff or doesn't click.
- The faceplate has yellowed or cracked with age.
- The switch light no longer works.
- You are updating all the sockets in a room.
What the team does
The technician isolates the circuit, removes the old socket and checks the cable ends and the wall box. The new shuttered socket is connected with the live, neutral and earth in the right terminals, fixed level to the box, and tested for correct polarity and earth before power is restored.
Included in this price
- Isolating the circuit
- Removing the old socket and checking the cables
- Fitting a new shuttered 13A socket
- Polarity and earth testing
Limits & price factors
Burnt sockets with heat-damaged cables are priced separately, from $80. USB sockets, new points and concealed wiring are separate tasks.
The first socket starts from $70 and each additional socket in the same visit from $45. Damaged wall boxes and sockets behind furniture take longer.
FAQs
HDB says socket-outlets should be replaced only by licensed electricians. A wrongly connected socket can swap live and neutral or lose its earth.
The Consumer Product Safety Office warns against them: they usually have no shutters, and un-shuttered socket-outlets are prohibited in homes under SS 638.
The socket's contacts have worn. Worn contacts can overheat, so the socket should be replaced.
At SG QuickFix, from $70 for the first socket and from $45 for each additional one in the same visit.