Indian Wells Emergency Electrical Repair
Power outages are all-too-common events in California. When you experience a blackout, the first thing you should do is determine whether it affects the entire neighborhood. If it does, it’s an electric company problem, and there’s not much you can do at that moment. Later, you can install a whole-home generator to protect against such electrical system failures in the future. If the outage is exclusive to your home, we offer power outage solutions.
When you experience a local power outage, it may either be full or partial. A partial outage is when you have a loss of power in a particular section of the home. The first step is to ensure that a circuit breaker hasn’t tripped. If it has, you should reset it once. If it trips again, contact us for an emergency electrical repair. It could be that we need to replace the breaker.
We may also need to tighten electrical connections and replace old or damaged wiring. In some cases, a triggered ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) can cause a partial outage. You can try resetting it. If that doesn’t fix the issue, our electrician can diagnose the underlying cause.
The electrical panel is a common culprit when experiencing a full local power outage. Electrical panels can last between 25 and 40 years. They can also give out much earlier than that depending on how they age. Electrical panels will generally exhibit problems well before outright failure. These include frequent tripping, flickering lights, and noises, including clicking, buzzing, and humming. Other issues include corrosion or other signs of moisture and burn marks or burning smells.
An electrical panel can also fail outright due to a power surge. This can be because of an internal surge or bad grid power, such as from a blown transformer. That said, lightning strikes are the most prevalent cause of damaged panels. Whole-house surge protection is now code, and we encourage homeowners in older homes to upgrade. It’s also important to maintain your surge protection devices because they do degrade over time as they protect against surges.
Never ignore flickering or dimming lights. The problem can be as simple as a bad bulb or loose fixture. These symptoms can also be precursors to major electrical system failures. There can be something within the electrical system causing voltage fluctuations. It can also be damaged wiring that we need to replace and which presents a serious fire risk.
Don’t ignore your outlets, switches, and dimmers. If an outlet is loose, you should stop using it and contact us to replace it. You should never use an outlet that has burn marks, or that gets hot to the touch. Stop using it, and schedule an emergency repair. It may be an old outlet you need to replace, or the problem could be more serious, such as an overloaded circuit.
Our expert electricians repair all types of electrical systems and components:
- Wiring
- Ceiling fans
- Circuit breakers
- Electrical panels
- Smoke detectors
- Standby generators
- EV charging stations
- Indoor and outdoor lighting
- Whole-house surge protection
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