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ElectricalServices in Rochester & the Finger Lakes
Panels that trip and will not reset, outdated fuse boxes, dead outlets, standby generators and code compliant rewiring for older homes across Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Seneca, Livingston and Cayuga counties. Answered any hour.
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6 Counties
Rochester to the Finger Lakes
What we handle
Every job on the current side
Your electrical system is the one part of the house you cannot see working and cannot safely test yourself. We inspect it, tell you plainly what it needs, price it before we start, and leave it compliant.
Electrical installations
New systems and components, including lighting fixtures, pool lighting, circuit breakers and outlets.
View installations →Electrical repairs
Faults inside an existing system: faulty wiring, broken outlets and blown fuses traced back to the actual cause.
View repairs →Electrical upgrades
Bringing an older system up to current code, improving energy efficiency, or increasing capacity so the house can carry modern load.
View upgrades →Electrical maintenance
Routine service and inspection to keep the system running properly and safely rather than waiting for it to fail.
View maintenance →Electrical inspections
Thorough inspection of wiring, outlets and panels to find problems and hazards before they become a fire or a failed sale.
Book an inspection →Electrical design
Designing new systems around what you actually need, plus guidance on energy efficiency, safety and code compliance.
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The full list
What we get called out for
If your problem is not on this list, call anyway. It is almost certainly something we do.
- Electrical panel replacement & upgradingNew panels and upgrades so the service can carry modern household load safely.
- Electrical panel repairMalfunctioning panels diagnosed and repaired quickly and safely.
- Electrical fuse changingIf fuses keep blowing, that is a symptom. We change them and find out why.
- Electrical wiring installationNew wiring for builds and renovations, run correctly the first time.
- Electrical wiring repairFaults inside existing wiring traced, diagnosed and repaired.
- Outlet & switch installationNew outlets and switches installed to meet all code requirements.
- Outlet & switch repairDead, loose or intermittent outlets and switches put right.
- Outlet & switch relocationMoving outlets and switches to where you actually need them.
- Ground wire installationGrounding is not optional. We install it safely and correctly.
- Electrical fixture installationAny fixture in the home fitted safely and efficiently.
- Light fixture installationNew chandeliers through to full lighting updates.
- Light fixture repairFixtures that flicker, buzz or will not come on at all.
- Outdoor lighting installationExterior lighting for security and for how the property looks after dark.
- Ceiling fan installationCeiling fans, exhaust fans and any other fan you need fitted.
- Ceiling fan repairWobbling, humming or dead fans diagnosed and repaired.
- Standby generator installationWhole home generators sized to your actual demand, for winter storm outages.
- Remodeling electricalNew wiring, outlets and switches planned into a renovation from the start.
- General electrical repairsFrom a single dead circuit to a major overhaul of an ageing system.
Burning smell, sparking outlet, or a breaker that won't stay on?
Stop using the circuit and call. Those three signs are the ones that turn into house fires. We take emergency electrical calls around the clock, every day of the year.
From the van
Three calls we get constantly
Written up by Nate from what he actually finds in Monroe County homes, not general advice.
Panel upgrades
Is your panel outdated?
Plenty of Henrietta homes are still running the original panel or a fuse box. Here is what that costs you in safety, capacity and nuisance outages.
Read the guide →
Standby generators
Generators for winter storms
Lake effect storms take the power out around Hamlin every year. What a properly sized, code compliant standby generator actually involves.
Read the guide →
Inspections
Renovating? Inspect first
Opening walls in a Pittsford renovation without an inspection is how people find hidden hazards halfway through, and pay twice to fix them.
Read the guide →
⚠ Danger / do not attempt
Electrical is the one to leave alone
Some home repair is worth a try. Electrical work is the exception, and it is the only trade in the house where the worst case is not an expensive mistake. These are the six ways it goes wrong.
Electrical shock
Working with live current is dangerous. Without the right precautions the risk is serious injury or death. This is not an exaggeration used to sell a service call.
Fire hazards
Faulty work creates a fire hazard inside the walls. Electrical fires spread quickly and cause significant damage before anyone smells anything.
Code compliance
Electrical work has to meet local building code. Failing that can mean fines, legal exposure and a safety hazard that surfaces at the worst moment.
Lack of experience
The work takes real knowledge. Attempting it without training and experience is how people make the mistakes that create hazards rather than fix them.
Electrical overload
Adding too many devices to a circuit causes blown fuses, tripped breakers and, at the far end, electrical fires. Capacity is not guesswork.
Wrong tools
Electrical work needs specific tools and the knowledge to use them properly. Improvising with what is in the garage is where most of it goes wrong.
From our customers
Reviews from around the six counties
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Six counties, Rochester east through the Finger Lakes. Every town below has its own electrician page.
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Electrical questions
Before you call
A burning or fishy smell near an outlet or panel, visible sparking, scorch marks, an outlet or switch plate that is warm to the touch, or a breaker that trips immediately every time you reset it. Stop using that circuit and call (315) 904-1882. Total power loss with no storm is also worth a call rather than a wait.
No. Estimates are free and often same day. You get a detailed quote upfront before any work starts.
A breaker that trips repeatedly is doing its job. The usual causes are an overloaded circuit, an appliance drawing more current than it should, a short or a ground fault in the wiring, or a breaker that has simply worn out. One that will not reset at all normally means the fault is still live on the circuit. We trace the cause rather than just replacing the breaker and hoping.
Common signs are a fuse box rather than breakers, a 60 or 100 amp service in a house that now runs central air, an electric range, a hot tub or an EV, breakers that trip when two large appliances run together, or lights that dim when the furnace kicks in. Many homes around Rochester, Irondequoit and Henrietta are still on their original service. We assess the actual load before recommending anything.
If you are on a well, have a sump pump holding back a basement, or work from home, an outage is more than an inconvenience. Lake effect and ice storms take power out across Hamlin, Hilton and the lakeshore most winters. A standby unit sized properly to your actual demand starts automatically and is wired through a transfer switch, which is the part that has to be done correctly. More on generator installs.
Yes, and it is cheaper than finding out mid project. An inspection of the wiring, outlets and panel tells you what is behind the walls before you open them, so hidden hazards and code problems get priced into the job instead of stopping it halfway. More on renovation inspections.
Older housing stock around Rochester, Brighton and Irondequoit can still carry original wiring, ungrounded two prong outlets and undersized service. None of that is automatically an emergency, but it does limit what the house can safely run and it will come up in an inspection or a sale. We assess it and give you a plan you can stage over time rather than one large bill.
Yes. NDL covers both trades, which matters when an electrical job turns out to involve a water heater or a job crosses over halfway through. See our plumbing services.
Get it handled
Tell us what's not working
Send a few details and we will come back with a free estimate, usually the same day. If something is sparking or smells like it is burning, call instead.
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