First and foremost. If you smell burning plastic or see smoke near a plug or the electrical panel, immediately turn off the main switch on the panel and call emergency services. A burning smell in electrical systems almost always means a wire or mechanism is overheating to the point of melting its insulation. The next natural step is a fire. Turning off the main switch cuts the power and allows time for a technician to arrive without further damage. Call us, message us on WhatsApp, or request your quote online — we respond in less than 10 minutes during business hours. Call us, message us on WhatsApp, or request your quote online — we respond in less than 10 minutes during business hours.

Another mistake is ignoring a burning smell, thinking it's something new settling in. Modern electronic devices do not smell of burning plastic under normal use. If they do, a component is melting. This always warrants an urgent call. Night-time service (8 PM to 8 AM) and public holidays incur a legal surcharge on the normal hourly rate. We will inform you before confirming the intervention. If the emergency is real (risk of fire, electrocution, home without power with elderly people or children), we prioritise without discussion. If it trips multiple times without an identifiable cause, there is a more serious problem. Possible causes are various: humidity in fixture boxes (common in bathrooms and kitchens with poor seals), slow leakage in an appliance that only manifests at a certain temperature, or an old, faulty embedded cable. It could also be the residual current device itself, which has aged, lost sensitivity, and trips with any minor disturbance.

For a complete home with intelligent lighting programmed by scenes, it can be integrated with Google Home or Alexa for voice control. We configure this during our visit. It's one of the upgrades with the biggest impact on quality of life for the smallest real investment. LED strips for indirect lighting, very popular in modern renovations. They are fixed into a recessed aluminium profile in walls or ceilings and provide a soft, continuous light that is perfect for living rooms and bedrooms. We work with quality strips with a high colour rendering index, not cheap Chinese strips that give an unpleasant cool light. Official manufacturer's warranty (3-5 years) plus our labour coverage.

The price for basic home automation in La Sagrera typically ranges between €72 and €846. The final amount depends on the property's condition, materials, and labour time. We always provide a fixed price quote before starting. Call us, message us on WhatsApp, or request your quote online — we respond in less than 10 minutes during business hours. It starts with a technical visit from a certified electrician who diagnoses the panel and installation. They measure the actual cable cross-section, identify overloaded circuits, and detect existing earth leakages. They provide a fixed price quote with a breakdown of items.