Pieter van der Merwe Verified

Licensed electrician — DB boards, faults, new plugs.

Randburg, Randburg, Gauteng
★ 4.5 (4 reviews) · 15 years experience · 4 jobs completed · Pro on Handi since May 2026 · Responds in ~1h
Master electrician with COC sign-off. DB upgrades, fault-finding, new circuits, load-balancing. 15 years in the trade.

Experience

Master Electrician (Owner)

Van der Merwe Electrical · Electrical
Jun 2014 – Present
11 yrs 11 mos

• Wireman's licence holder — issue COCs. • DB-board upgrades, new circuits, fault-finding. • Backup power: inverters, batteries, solar tie-ins. • Northern-suburbs service area, same-week callouts.

Senior Electrician

Eskom Maintenance Contractors · Electrical
Feb 2010 – May 2014
4 yrs 3 mos

Substation and large-site maintenance. Three-phase fault-finding, load balancing, planned outages.

Education

Wireman's Licence, Electrical Installation

Department of Labour
2012 – 2012
Completed

N3 Electrical Engineering, Electrical

Witwatersrand Technical College
2008 – 2010
Completed

Recent completed work

4 jobs delivered
  • Install kitchen extractor fan
    Electrical · Centurion, Gauteng · Completed 10 hours ago
    Done
  • Add a plug behind the TV unit
    Electrical · Sandton, Gauteng · Completed 10 hours ago
    Done
  • Replace bathroom heat-light fitting
    Electrical · Randburg, Gauteng · Completed 10 hours ago
    Done
  • DB board keeps tripping at night
    Electrical · Randburg, Gauteng · Completed 12 hours ago
    Done

Reviews

★ 4.5 overall · 4 reviews
Quality
5.0
Punctuality
5.0
Value
4.0
Themba Khumalo New
★★★★☆

Good outcome but had to come back a second day for the right part. Worked out fine — just a heads-up to confirm parts are in stock.

For "Replace bathroom heat-light fitting" · 10 hours ago
Sarah Naidoo New
★★★★☆

Plug works perfectly, position is exactly what I asked for. Took slightly longer than quoted, but no extra charge — fair.

For "Add a plug behind the TV unit" · 10 hours ago
Anika de Bruyn New
★★★★★

Neat cabling, no mess to clean up after. COC sorted without me asking.

For "Install kitchen extractor fan" · 10 hours ago
Themba Khumalo New
★★★★★
Quality 5/5 Punctuality 5/5 Value 4/5

Found the issue in about 40 minutes — undersized cable to the kitchen circuit. Re-pulled the cable, signed COC. No more trips.

For "DB board keeps tripping at night" · 12 hours ago