Remodel, emergency repairs, communications, security cameras, and fuel stations to name a few. We pride ourselves on being adaptable and providing solutions to complex problems utilizing our years of experience. Check out our Services Page for a more detailed list.

No. We schedule all clients into an arrival window which is a block of time that the electrician will arrive within.  Sometimes preceding jobs run afoul and we might have to adjust the arrival window to compensate for the unforeseen circumstances.  We will never ask you to wait all day for the electrician to show up!  Service, to us, requires both convenience and clear communication.

You probably won’t know, which is why we are here! We can help you determine not only the size of your system as it exists but identify if you need a larger system to accommodate the new changes you wish to make.

You should call us immediately. Panels that are hot to the touch often indicate a serious failure of the equipment that will potentially lead to a house fire or loss of life.

Surge protectors, or surge suppressors, are devices that protect your system from an over-voltage condition. They were formally adopted into the 2020 edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC) as being required for all new installations. You can only benefit from having a surge suppressor as they protect sensitive equipment like computers and modern electronic appliances from damage that occurs during a surge in voltage.

You have a duty of care to your tenant and must ensure that the installation is safe when they enter the property and is maintained throughout their tenure.

The Landlords and Tenants Act, per RCW 59.18.060, requires that the electrical installation in a rented property is: 

• safe at all times during the tenancy. 

• Specifically stated, landlords must “Maintain all electrical, plumbing, heating, and other facilities and appliances supplied by him or her in reasonably good working order.” 

We recommend that in order to comply with this act, you hire a licensed electrician to perform a general electrical inspection on any property you intend to let before getting tenants in. This will let you know for sure that the building’s electrical is safe and will detail if upgrades or repairs need to happen. 

We also recommend that you have periodic general electric inspections carried out every five years or on every change of tenancy – whichever comes first.

No. BUT! That isn’t to suggest your wiring is unsafe and in need of replacement. Every three years the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) produces a new version of the NEC which Washington State adopts almost immediately. Any changes that occur within that code book can potentially put your wiring out of date. However, no matter the age of you house, the wiring inside the building is by default grandfathered in and considered legal.

If you are concerned with the wiring in your house, we can inspect it for you and determine if the wiring in your house is unsafe and what can be done to remedy any problems that exist.

You are responsible for the meter box attached to your house and the wires that travel from the meter can to your service panel. The serving utility is responsible for the meter itself and the service drop wires that connect to your meter box.

Yes, they can, in most cases. Dimmer switches need to be matched to the type of bulb they intend to dim, how many bulbs they intend to dim, and whether or not the bulb can be dimmed.

Yes! We have solutions to keep cables invisible.

Not only can we find the cause, but we can also create a solution to prevent this from happening again. This problem occurs when a circuit is overloaded. Kitchens usually come standard with two 20-amp circuits you can utilize – and one of those two circuits is usually consumed by your refrigerator.

Small kitchen appliances typically run not so small amperages. Your average coffee maker and toaster oven usually consume twelve amps each. Operating these together on the same circuit will overload a circuit breaker.

According to Washington state law, you are allowed to perform your own electrical work provided you obtain a permit and have it inspected by an electrical inspector.

Just because you can do your own work, would you really want to? Don’t get us wrong, we love a good DIY project. But there is so much that can go wrong with an electrical installation and so many of those situations can lead to terrible accidents. Electrical Inspectors are thorough, but they aren’t infallible. They can and do miss major issues with electrical installations and, according to state law, they aren’t accountable if your installation fails even after they inspected it.

By hiring an electrical contractor, you obtain not just an install but also peace of mind that the work was performed correctly.