The breaker keeps tripping and nobody has told you why, so Chris finds it and tells you what it is in words you can repeat.
Troubleshooting is the job here, not the thing that happens on the way to a bigger sale. Chris comes out, finds the fault, and tells you what fixing it costs before he fixes it. Sometimes it is a device. More often it is a connection inside a wall, or a circuit carrying more than it was ever run for, and that last one is what a dedicated line is for.
- Dead outlets, flickering lights, breakers that keep tripping
- Dedicated circuits for the appliance that trips everything else
- Licensed and insured, NJ #19320
You find out what is actually wrong before anybody quotes you a repair.
He looks at it himself
The person who works out what is wrong is the one who comes back and fixes it. You are not handed off to a stranger, and you do not get a second story about what is wrong.
He tells you what it is, in words you can repeat
One of his Google reviews is a homeowner saying he helped her understand everything, and that is the part most people are missing when they call. You should be able to say out loud what was wrong.
The price is agreed before the repair
Estimates are free, and the number does not grow once a wall is open.
If it needs its own circuit, he says so
A fifteen hundred watt space heater is most of a fifteen amp circuit on its own, so two of them on one line is why the breaker goes. The fix is its own line for the appliance, not a bigger breaker.
These three reviews are all about one thing, and it is that he knew what he was looking at.
Their words off his Google listing, word for word.
- Lauren Greenfield
- Chris was really helpful and responds right away! Puts the time into his work and helped me understand everything, very professional. Wouldn't go to anyone else!Google review, in their words.
- Craig Berger
- Nice electrician. Knows his stuff and reasonable price. Will use again.Google review, in their words.
- John Marone
- Fast quick and clean work. Expertly installed gable fan. Would highly recommend.Google review, in their words.
The faults people call about most.
Every question here is one somebody actually asked on a forum or an inspection site, and each answer links to where it was asked.
All the outlets and lights in one bedroom stopped working and the breaker is not tripped.
The first thing worth checking yourself is a GFCI outlet somewhere else in the house, because a bathroom, garage or outdoor GFCI often feeds a whole run of outlets and lights in another room. If nothing has tripped and resetting it does nothing, the fault is a connection somewhere on that circuit, and that is a job for somebody licensed rather than a hunt through boxes.
The original question on RedditThe breaker tripped and now the outlets will not come back on after I reset it.
The breaker did what it is for and the fault is still sitting there. Resetting it repeatedly is asking the same question and getting the same answer. It needs tracing to a short, an overloaded circuit, or a loose connection, and until that is found the safe place for that breaker is off.
The original question on RedditOne circuit trips every time and the others are fine, and nothing looks wrong.
If that breaker has a test button and the letters AFCI on it, it is not being fussy, it is picking up on something. The usual causes are a staple driven through insulation, a shared neutral, or a loose connection in a box. It is a trace, not a swap, and replacing the breaker with another one that trips is the expensive way to learn that.
The original question on RedditThe lights dim when I plug in the space heater. Is that normal, and is it safe to keep running it?
A fifteen hundred watt heater pulls about twelve and a half amps, so it is most of a fifteen amp circuit on its own and a dim on start is that circuit telling you it is near the top. That much is normal. What is not is a cord, plug or outlet that gets warm while the heater runs, and that one is worth stopping and calling about. The fix is usually its own line for the appliance, which is what a dedicated circuit is. Whole house dimming is a different thing and points at the service side, which can sit on the utility’s side of the meter, so he will tell you to call them rather than sell you a panel.
The original question on RedditThe freezer in the garage keeps losing power and we do not notice for days.
That is a real and expensive one. A garage or outdoor GFCI can trip for a reason nobody sees, and a chest freezer on it sits there warm until somebody opens the lid. The honest answer is that a dedicated, correctly protected circuit for the appliance solves the nuisance tripping side of it, and that is worth doing before the food is the way you find out.
The original question on Reddit