Frequently asked questions

Yes. We answer (833) 652-8933 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays. Power outages, sparking outlets, burning smells and tripped breakers that will not reset all get emergency priority in California.

We price the job, not the hour. After diagnosing the problem you get one flat number covering labour and materials, and it does not move unless the scope changes. That way a job that turns out to be harder than expected is our problem, not your bill.

Most standard service calls in California are scheduled same day or next day. Genuine emergencies go to the front of the queue. When you call (833) 652-8933 we will tell you a real window rather than a vague estimate.

We serve California and every surrounding neighborhood, and we work throughout California. If you are not certain whether you are inside our area, call (833) 652-8933 and we will tell you straight away.

Yes. Homes, apartments, offices, restaurants, retail units, warehouses and new construction. Commercial work is regularly scheduled after hours in California so your business does not lose a trading day.

Yes. Panel upgrades, service changes, new circuits and rewiring all require permits in California. We pull them, schedule the inspection and meet the inspector. You should not have to manage that yourself.

Major credit and debit cards, bank transfer and cash. For larger California projects like rewires and service upgrades we set out a simple stage payment schedule in writing before starting.

Yes, and we do it often. If a panel is at the end of its life, patching one breaker just delays the real cost. We will lay out what the repair buys you in time and money so you can make the call.

We dispatch to California 24 hours a day, including nights, weekends and holidays. Most emergency calls are on site the same day, and true no-power calls go to the front of the queue. Call (833) 652-8933 and we will give you a real arrival window, not a vague promise.

You get the price before any work begins, and it does not change because it is 2am. We quote the repair flat rather than running an open clock, so the number you agree to in California is the number you pay.

No. A breaker trips because it is detecting an overload, a short or a ground fault, and repeatedly resetting it removes your protection while the underlying fault stays live. Stop resetting it and call (833) 652-8933 so we can find the cause.

If it is safe to reach, switch off that circuit at the breaker panel and stop using it. Do not keep plugging things in to test it. Then call (833) 652-8933 straight away, because a burning smell in California wiring usually means a connection is overheating behind the wall.

Yes. A lot of our California commercial work happens overnight specifically so the doors can open on time. Restaurants, offices, retail and warehouses all get after-hours scheduling at no penalty rate.

Price depends on the amperage you need, whether the meter main and service entrance are being replaced, how the run to the utility is configured and what the panel location requires. We quote the whole job as one flat number for California homes before any work starts, so call (833) 652-8933 and we will price your exact setup.

Most residential service upgrades in California are a single day on site, with power off for a portion of it. Add time if the utility needs to schedule the disconnect and reconnect, which we book in advance so it lines up with our crew.

Yes. A service change is permitted and inspected work in California, and the utility will not reconnect without a signed inspection. We pull the permit, meet the inspector and coordinate the reconnect as part of the job.

Not always. A modest California home with gas heat and cooking may be fine at 100 or 125 amps. But if you are adding an EV charger, electric range, heat pump or a large air conditioner, 200 amps stops you paying twice. We run the load calculation before recommending anything.

Warmth on the panel cover, a buzzing or crackling sound, a burning smell, breakers that trip with normal load, rust inside the enclosure or scorch marks on the bus are all end-of-life signs. If you see any of these in California, call (833) 652-8933 rather than waiting.

The charger itself is usually the smaller part. Cost is driven by the distance from your panel to the parking spot, whether the run is exposed or fished through finished walls, and whether your service has capacity. We quote California installs flat after looking at the panel, so call (833) 652-8933.

Often yes. A load calculation tells us what is actually available, and where it is tight we use load management so the charger backs off when the dryer or oven is running. That is usually cheaper than upgrading the whole service in California.

Hardwiring supports higher continuous current, has no plug to loosen over time and is required for some units outdoors. A 14-50 outlet is cheaper and lets you take the charger with you. For most California homeowners staying put, hardwired at 48A is the better long-term buy.

Yes, a new 240V dedicated circuit is permitted work in California. We handle the permit and the inspection. It also matters for utility and rebate programs, which usually require proof of permitted installation.

A straightforward garage install next to the panel is a few hours. Long runs, outdoor trenching, attic or crawlspace routing, or a panel upgrade alongside it push it to a full day. We tell you which one yours is before we start.

It scales with square footage, number of circuits, how many stories, whether there is attic and crawlspace access, and how much finished wall has to be opened. A single-story California home with a good attic is far cheaper than a two-story plaster house. We walk it and give you one flat number, call (833) 652-8933.

Almost never. We phase the work so power stays on in the parts of the California house you are living in, and we sequence kitchens and bathrooms to minimise the disruption. Most families stay put the whole time.

Two-prong outlets throughout, a fuse box, breakers tripping when you run normal appliances, warm switch plates, lights that dim when the air conditioner starts, or any cloth-covered wiring visible in the basement or attic. Homes built before 1970 in California are worth an assessment.

We open as little as possible and we plan the route before we cut. Attics, basements, crawlspaces and closets do most of the work. Where we must open finished wall we make clean, patch-ready cuts rather than ragged holes.

Yes, and often that is the right call. Kitchens, bathrooms, additions and the one branch that keeps tripping are common partial rewires in California. We will tell you honestly if a partial fix solves it or just delays a full rewire.

It depends on whether you want the whole house or just the essentials. Air conditioning and electric ranges drive size up fast, while a critical-loads setup covering the fridge, furnace, internet and a few outlets is far smaller and cheaper. We run the numbers on site in California before recommending a unit.

Yes, that is exactly what they are for. A PSPS event in California can run for days, so we size fuel supply and talk through runtime rather than assuming a short outage. Natural gas units keep running as long as the gas supply holds.

Yes, always. Without one you risk backfeeding electricity onto the utility lines, which is genuinely dangerous for the crews restoring your street. A transfer switch or interlock is not optional and it is the part we will not skip.

A standby install is typically one to two days on site once the unit is on hand, plus permit and gas coordination beforehand. Portable interlock kits are usually a half day.

Yes. They self-test weekly, but oil, filters, plugs and battery all need periodic attention. A generator that has not been serviced in five years is a generator that will disappoint you during the outage it was bought for.

It depends on ceiling height, room size, wall colour and whether the lights are doing general or task lighting. Rather than guess, we lay out the room in California and mark it before cutting, so you can see the plan on the ceiling first.

Almost always a mismatch between the dimmer and the LED driver. Old incandescent dimmers do not talk to modern LEDs properly. Swapping to a compatible dimmer usually fixes it outright, and it is a quick visit in California.

Yes. That means running a new circuit or extending an existing one, adding a fan-rated brace box and wiring the switch, often with a separate control for the fan and light. We do these regularly in California homes.

For anything running several hours a day, yes. The energy saving is real and lamp replacement drops off almost entirely. For a California business running lights twelve hours a day, the payback is usually quick enough to be an easy decision.

Yes. Photocells, astronomic timers and smart controls all work well for California exteriors. Astronomic timers are the nicest option because they track sunset through the year without you resetting anything.

Usually the switch box has no neutral conductor. Older wiring often ran only a switch loop, and most smart switches need a neutral to power their radio. We can pull a neutral to the box, which makes the switch reliable instead of intermittent.

Wi-Fi is only as good as what feeds it. Running Cat6 to access points, TVs and a home office in California removes the congestion that makes wireless feel slow, and it makes cameras far more dependable.

Yes. Doorbells need a correctly sized transformer, which is the single most common reason they fail. Cameras get real power and cable runs rather than adapters tucked into the eaves.

It should, and we design for it. Hardwired switches keep working as normal switches, and local control keeps scenes running. Anything that bricks your lights when the internet drops is a bad design.

Usually a lot of it, yes. Attics, crawlspaces and closets carry most runs in California homes. We plan routes first and open finished wall only where there is no alternative.

Yes, and most of our commercial work does. Nights, early mornings and weekends are normal scheduling for California offices, restaurants and retail, and we do not price after-hours as a penalty rate. The point is that you open on time.

Yes. Three phase distribution, motor circuits, machine feeds, transformers and panel work are core commercial work for us in California. Tell us the equipment nameplate data and we will size the feed correctly.

Yes. We scope from the drawings, sequence around the other trades and tell you honestly what is achievable in the time available. We would rather flag a tight date early than miss it in California.

Yes. Scheduled panel inspections, thermal imaging, lighting maintenance and small-fault repair on a regular visit. It is far cheaper than emergency response, particularly for California facilities running equipment hard.

We answer (833) 652-8933 24 hours a day and prioritise businesses that cannot trade. If a walk-in cooler, kitchen line or point of sale is down in California, that is an emergency and we treat it as one.

Most often a tripped GFCI upstream that controls several outlets, a loose connection in a backstabbed receptacle, or a failed device in the middle of the chain. It is usually a quick fix once located, and we carry the parts on the truck in California.

Yes. Single outlets, one switch, a fixture swap, a dead circuit. Small jobs are how most California customers meet us and we would rather do them properly than turn them away.

GFCI protects people, cutting power when current leaks to ground, which is why it is required near water. AFCI protects the building, detecting the arcing that starts fires in damaged wiring. Modern homes need both in different places.

If a breaker trips whenever one specific appliance runs, or lights dim when the compressor kicks in, that circuit is loaded past what it can carry. A dedicated circuit for that appliance solves it permanently.

Yes. Pre-purchase inspections, post-storm checks and general safety assessments for California homes. You get a plain written summary of what is urgent, what should be planned, and what is fine as it is.