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Electrical services in Middle Tennessee

  • Licensed and insured plumbing, HVAC and electrical techs

Urgent

Burning smell, sparks or a hot outlet?

  1. If there is smoke or fire, get everyone out and call 911.
  2. If an outlet, switch or panel smells like it is burning, switch off that breaker if you can do it safely.
  3. Do not touch or use a warm, buzzing or sparking outlet.
  4. Stay away from downed power lines. Call your electric utility or 911.

We work Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Outside those hours, shut off what you can, stay safe, and call or text first thing.

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Homes, businesses and builders

How a visit works

  1. Call or text

    Call or text (615) 426-9344 and tell us what's going on. A photo helps. We work Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  2. A free diagnostic visit

    We come look, find the cause and explain it in plain words. The visit is free.

  3. A firm price before any work starts

    You get the price for the job before we begin, so you can decide with real numbers.

  4. The work, done right the first time

    Current methods, good equipment and quality materials. We keep overhead low and skip the callbacks, which keeps prices down.

  5. Follow-up

    If anything we worked on gives you trouble, call or text the same number.

How we price electrical work

The diagnostic visit
Free. We come look, find the cause and explain it.
Your price
Firm price given before any work starts.
How we price
Priced per job. Each job is priced on its own.
Why prices stay down
Low overhead, and the work done right the first time with current methods, equipment and quality materials, so you are not paying for callbacks.

Electrical guides

  • Electrical

    Is my electrical panel outdated?

    Your panel is likely outdated if it uses fuses, has no open spaces for new circuits, or is decades old and never updated. Many older homes have 100-amp service or less, which gets tight with an EV charger or heat pump. Heat or a burning smell at the panel is a fire risk: get everyone out and call 911.

  • Electrical

    What does it take to install an EV charger at home?

    A home EV charger usually needs a dedicated 240-volt circuit run from your panel to where you park. That circuit feeds a Level 2 charger or a 240-volt outlet. Adding it typically takes a permit and an inspection. The job depends mostly on whether your panel has room and how far the charger sits from it.

  • Electrical

    What size generator does a house need?

    Size a generator to what has to run at the same time. Add up the running watts, then allow for the extra surge the biggest motor pulls to start. Covering the fridge, lights and a well or sump pump takes a much smaller generator than adding central air or electric heat.

Electrical questions

Who does the electrical work?

Electrical work is done by licensed and insured techs. One call covers plumbing, heating and air, and electrical.

Do you install EV chargers, including Tesla chargers?

Yes. We install Level 2 home chargers, including the Tesla Wall Connector. A charger usually needs its own circuit, so we check whether your panel has room for it and give you a firm price before any work starts.

Do you replace electrical panels and meter bases?

Yes. The meter itself belongs to your electric utility, but the box it plugs into (the meter base) is part of the house, and it's often replaced along with an older panel. That work usually means coordinating a power shutoff with the utility.

Do you install generators?

Yes. We install generators for homes, along with the transfer switch that connects a generator to your wiring safely. The size depends on what you want to keep running during an outage, and we'll walk through that with you.

Why does my breaker keep tripping?

A breaker trips to protect the circuit, usually because too much is plugged into it, an appliance has a fault, or there's a short in the wiring. Unplug what's on that circuit and reset it once. If it trips again, leave it off and call or text (615) 426-9344.

My lights flicker. Should I worry?

One flickering light is often a loose bulb or a dimmer that doesn't match the bulb. Lights flickering across the house, or flickering with buzzing, warm switches or a burning smell, can mean a loose connection, and that needs a look soon. If you smell burning, switch off that breaker if you can do it safely.

Do you do electrical for new construction and renovations?

Yes. Electrical rough-in and trim-out for new homes, additions and remodels, coordinated with the plumbing and HVAC. See new construction for builders and plumbing, HVAC and electrical for renovations.

Is the diagnostic visit free for electrical problems?

Yes. We come look, find the cause and explain it in plain words, and you'll get a firm price before any work starts.

Work that holds.

Breaker tripping or an outlet acting up? Call or text (615) 426-9344, and we'll come look.

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