Great work altogether. Nick was very thorough and explained all of my options and choices. He provided a variety of recommendations to keep my home safe and sound. After describing some of the additional work I would like to have done in the future, he made adjustments to allow for future proofing my home. Very pleased and will continue to use them going forward.
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Scheduling and communication was straightforward. Dennis showed up on time was friendly, polite, and knowledgeable. He provided several suggestions on how to improve our current system. We haven’t gotten the work done yet, so can not offer other reviews.
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Mine was not a straight forward job but Alex stuck to it to make sure it was done right!
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Service was great. Electrician and help was excellent
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We have delivered pricing regarding the second floor ceiling fan switches.
-Arrived onsite to be shown a wall oven where the residents explained the ge techs have been out multiple times to replace the boards in the unit, but the power the last time it was tested was only 120v. After completing an assessment i found lack of surge protection in the main panel, a bad breaker, and once we pulled the oven out carefully, we found the junction box made up with blue wirenuts for 6 wire, with 2 of the wirenuts fried and melted away. I discussed the process to fix the oven and with all the technology and expensive appliances in the home, also explained and highly recommended whole home surge protection for the main panel. They ended up getting it fixed and the surge protection installed. Once done, we set the wall oven back in place, reassembled it, and it tested and was verified working now.
Today’s visit was for flickering lights in the sons bedroom. The fan was wired incorrectly, and the ground was being used as a neutral so we ran a new hot wire to the switch bank to correct the wiring. The room also had backstabbed devices that needed to be replaced. Please see below for work performed. Replace (5) duplex receptacles Replace (2) standard toggle switches Run new switch leg for ceiling fan
Installation of new two pole breakers to eliminate shared neutral circuits. These shared circuits can cause over heating and re-energizing circuits even while breaker shows “off”. Correct current double tapped neutrals/grounds. We would individually land the grounds on a ground bar and place neutrals under proper terminals. Replace two GFCIs in the home. One being located in the garage and one located in the bathroom on the second floor. Replace an exterior outlet with a new WR outlet and cover. Replace two lights in the home. One light located in the second floor closet with a flush mount fixture and the second being an exterior light fixture. Price reflects customer supplying exterior light fixture. Installation of new whole home surge protection to further assist the home in protection against harmful voltage spikes while protecting sensitive appliances. Surge reflects 2 year warranty with up to 10,000.00 protection.
Installation of new dedicated Generator outlet below the panel for back up assistance when power is out. We would install a new Inlet box below the panel for back feeding needed circuits when in use. We would also relocate a breaker at the top of the panel to install a new generator interlock kit. Install two new 2-pole breakers to eliminate mismatched breakers which can cause bus bar connection issues, UL listing and safety violations, and manufacturer warranty issues in case of failure. Install a new outlet located in the utility room for appliance use. We would derive power from the back utility area for an outlet in the laundry room. Installation of a new outlet for the TOTO toilet bidet located in bathroom on 1st floor. We were called out today to look at installing a generator inlet receptacle in the garage. While on site, customer also wanted us to look at adding two receptacles, one in the first floor laundry room, and a second in the second floor bathroom for a bidet. While
Replace all devices in affected room (6 receptacles 1 switch) Installed all new pigtails on the wired to the devices and terminated wires on the side screws.
We were called out today to troubleshoot bathroom, laundry room, kitchen, and hallway lights and receptacles that were not working. While on site we saw the home still had the original Wadsworth panel in garage. We successfully diagnosed the bathroom and hallway lighting issues, but the hallway 3 gang box and laundry room lighting needs to be refed. We gave solutions to refeed the circuits and to replace the panel to current safety standards for Anne Arundel county.
Arrived onsite to complete the whole home inspection, but also look at two outlets in the back bedrooms, both switch Controlled that were having partial power issues. I did my inspection, found the breaker tripped for the outside outlets and then worked my way up to troubleshoot until i needed to dive into it deeper. Once i had a bunch of stuff pulled apart and was able to break the circuit up, i found the loose connections in the back of each switch , in the aluminum terminations. I recomended and we ended up completing the alumicon’d on both switches, replacing the devices, and adding bonding to the hot water heater for the hot to cold water pipe.
This solution includes the replacement of the damaged receptacles. We have replaced the 2 damaged receptacles in the upstairs bedroom.
Arrived on site and the residents showed all the areas they wanted to address today. I also completed a full performance and safety assessment throughout the home, and found that the home is in need of a full home re-device. I also found the main panel to be missing a whole home surge protection, as well as the electrical panels in the basement in need of desperate attention. The wiring surrounding the basement panels needs to be redone and tidied up, and the two sub panels in the basement are corroded, have rust on them, have double tabs present, have miss matched breakers in them, and are in desperate need of replacement. I will notate the following in my assessment, but the residents advised me to hold off on writing a quote or addressing the following due to the fact that they may be moving in the future. - Replace a outlet that has gone bad due to age, with new outlet - Replace GFCI in the bathroom due to face damage and degradation. - Replace two expired smoke detectors with two
The reason for today’s visit with the customer was to quote installation on an EV charger. When arrived i saw a 06 CutlerHammer BR 150 amp panel. After assessing the panel, i saw with a load calculation that the panel was very undersized and recommended to be at a 200 amp. This conclusion was done by doing a Mike Holt load calculation on the main panel not the sub panel. The sub panel housed a few of the services in the home such as the added area in the basement alongside the dryer/washer circuits. I also saw the 150 amp service did not have a proper insulator tied to the home, the cable was swinging in the wind and only held up by a screw in the service head/strap. I spoke about a few options with the customer including updating the main panel to 200 amp and updating the grounding and bonding in the home. I spoke to the customer as well on any financing options as well as the timeline for replacement. At this time no work has been scheduled.
Arrived at the home and the resident walked us around and showed me the list of things she would like done. I walked all the projects with her and gave her my input and i came up with options and then presented them to the resident. After our discussion she made her choice and we got started on the following items. -Install 2 customer supplied solar lights onto both front corners of the garage. -Remove one outlet that will no longer be in use in the garage cabinet, and set it in the wall properly. -Come off the existing garage wall switch to add an inside wall sconce for increased visibility. -Install dedicated 120v 20 amp line from sub panel to the garage wall, to add a dedicated outlet for a fridge freezer combo. Come behind the walls, into the crawl space, across the house, and drill up into the garage and install a gfci for both fridges to plug into on the back garage wall.
The reason for today’s visit was to look at mark in the panel, as well as a melted disconnect for the attic heat pump. When we arrive, customer stated that he had opened up the panel to look inside of it while The HVAC company was here last week to check his attic Unit. They looked inside. They noticed the burn mark on the main log for the main breaker. When I arrive today, I open the main panel and found that there was indeed a large burn mark and chunks of metal missing off of the main log. I also found multiple wires that were not terminated properly as well as several grounds landed on the neutral bar. This panel is severely overloaded and is powered by a generator. I recommend the entire panel will be replaced and he’ll be upgraded to at least a 300 system but would recommend just going to the 400 Today we went ahead and replaced the main breaker due to the damage and replace the attic disconnect with a new knife throw safety switch. We also properly terminated the ground wires in
Inspected floor heat for possible partial removal. However, this is not possible due to it all being connected throughout the entire bathroom and the closet and controlled from one thermostat at the opposite end of the bathroom.
Pricing was delivered regarding the home improvements.