Electrical Repair
When the Lights Don't Lie
Your home's electrical system is one of those things you never think about — until something stops working. A light flickers. A breaker trips for the third time this week. An outlet just stops working. Suddenly you're standing in the kitchen wondering whether to Google it or call someone.
Here's the honest answer: some electrical issues are simple. A tripped GFCI, a loose bulb, a breaker that needed a firm reset — these things happen and they're usually nothing to worry about. But electrical problems have a way of looking minor on the surface while something more serious is going on underneath. That's what makes them different from most home repairs.
What the Warning Signs Actually Mean
Flickering lights can mean a loose connection in your panel. A repeatedly tripping breaker can signal an overloaded circuit or a wiring fault. A warm outlet is never just a warm outlet — heat in an electrical component means resistance, and resistance means potential arcing, which is one of the leading causes of house fires.
Dead circuits that don't show an obvious tripped breaker are almost always a wiring issue somewhere along the circuit — a loose connection that worked fine for years and finally let go, a wire that got nicked during a renovation, or a GFCI outlet somewhere upstream that tripped and cut power to everything downstream.
Outlet and Dimmer Switch Repair
Few things in a home are more quietly frustrating than an electrical device that doesn't work the way it should. The outlet on the kitchen counter that stopped working. The dimmer switch in the dining room that buzzes faintly at every setting except full brightness. We diagnose, explain what we found, and fix it cleanly — no guesswork, no unnecessary parts, no surprises on the bill.
3-Way and 4-Way Switch Repair
Every home has at least one. The light switch at the top of the stairs that only works sometimes. When they work, they're seamless. When they don't, they're baffling. We sort it out cleanly, test every switching position, and leave everything working the way it was always supposed to.
Guaranteed Electrical Troubleshooting — Figure Out Any Electrical Problem Or It's FREE
Electricity is the one trade where the consequences of a mistake aren't immediately visible. Bad electrical work can look completely fine and still represent a fire hazard that won't announce itself for months or years. Tommy offers upfront prices to figure out ANY electrical problem or there is no charge.
- ✓Dead outlet diagnosis and repair
- ✓GFCI outlet installation and reset
- ✓Dimmer switch replacement
- ✓3-way and 4-way switch repair
- ✓Dead circuit diagnosis
- ✓USB outlet upgrades
Recessed Lighting, Mood Lighting and More
Recessed Lighting: The Upgrade That Changes Everything
Ask anyone who has had recessed lighting installed in a room that didn't have it before, and they'll tell you the same thing: they should have done it years ago. Recessed lighting distributes light evenly across the room instead of creating a bright center and dim edges. On a dimmer — which is almost always the right call — it gives you complete control over the mood of the room.
In existing homes, recessed lighting often means working in the attic or fishing wire through finished walls — which takes patience and experience to do cleanly, without leaving a trail of patched drywall behind. Done right, it looks like it was always there.
Mood Lighting: Because Your Home Should Feel as Good as It Looks
The typical home lighting setup is a single overhead fixture in the middle of the ceiling, blazing away at full brightness. Mood lighting is the art of layering light sources at different heights and intensities to make a room feel the way you want it to feel. Recessed lights on a dimmer for general ambiance. Under-cabinet lighting in the kitchen that makes the countertops glow. A wall sconce that adds warmth without overhead glare.
Recessed Lighting
Even distribution, dimmer-compatible, installed cleanly without leaving a trail of patched drywall. Layout planned for the room before a single hole is cut.
Ceiling Fans and Fixtures
Installation and replacement, including wiring a new circuit if your room doesn't currently have a ceiling box. Remote and smart control wiring available.
Outdoor and Shed Lighting
Weatherproof installations designed to hold up to Seattle's wet winters. Thoughtful outdoor lighting that extends the usability of your outdoor space.
EV Charger Repair
EV Charging Station Repair
When your EV charger stops working, it has a way of reorganizing your entire week. EV charging issues usually fall into one of a few categories — sometimes it's the charger itself, sometimes it's the circuit. We handle EV charger diagnosis and repair for all major charger brands, testing the full circuit from panel to plug.
Vehicle-to-Home Power
Certain EV chargers — paired with compatible vehicles like the Ford F-150 Lightning, Chevy Silverado EV, and newer Hyundai and Kia models — can reverse direction and push power from your vehicle's battery back into your home during an outage. A fully charged electric truck carries enough stored energy to power a typical home for several days. We handle the installation of bidirectional charger systems and the dedicated circuits they require.
Panel Work, Generators and Transfer Switches
Whole House Surge Protection
A whole house surge protector is one of the genuinely worthwhile electrical upgrades a homeowner can make. One device, installed at the main panel, that stands between a voltage spike and every appliance, device, and piece of electronics in your home. The fair price for a whole house surge protector, installed correctly, should be $150 to $300 in most situations — device included. We charge fairly for this job because it's the right thing to do.
Generator Repair and Service
The frustrating truth about generators is that they're easy to neglect between uses. Old fuel that's gummed up the carburetor. A battery that's slowly discharged. Oil that hasn't been changed in three years. These are all fixable problems — but they tend to announce themselves at the worst possible time. We service and repair generators so that when the next outage comes — and in Seattle, it will — yours is ready.
Generator Transfer Switch Repair
The transfer switch is the component that safely connects your generator to your home's electrical system while simultaneously disconnecting from the utility line. Without a properly functioning transfer switch, your generator is just an extension cord situation. We test the full system, identify the fault, make the repair, and verify that everything transfers correctly before we leave.
- ✓Breaker replacement and AFCI installation
- ✓Circuit analysis and capacity assessment
- ✓Whole house surge protection
- ✓Generator service and repair
- ✓Transfer switch installation and repair
Smart Home Wiring and Mini Splits
Smart Home Wiring and Modern Upgrades
Smart switches, thermostats, doorbells, appliance circuits, and smart home upgrades — whole-home lighting control systems with full scene programming where a single tap sets the mood for dinner, a movie, or winding down for bed across every room simultaneously. Under-cabinet lighting with motion activation. Outlets with built-in USB-C charging at the right wattage to actually fast-charge modern devices.
Mini Split Installation
Seattle has a climate that likes to keep you guessing. Mini split systems are the answer a lot of Seattle homeowners have landed on — and for good reason. They heat and cool a space efficiently, they don't require ductwork, they're quiet, and they give you precise control over individual rooms. The bedroom that was always too hot in summer. The home office addition that the central system never quite reached.
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Electrical Service Across Seattle & the Eastside
Based in Fremont — close enough to be there fast, experienced enough to get it right the first time.
Tommy does electrical work in Seattle's neighborhoods. Not from a dispatch center in another city. Not a franchise with rotating technicians. One person, based in Fremont, who knows these houses — the older wiring in Ravenna bungalows, the panel quirks in Phinney Ridge Craftsmans, the addition wiring in Wedgwood ranchers.
Seattle homes tend to run older. Knob-and-tube in the attic of a Magnolia colonial. Undersized panels in Crown Hill homes that have never been upgraded. GFCIs that were added years ago in the wrong locations. These aren't generic electrical problems — they're Seattle problems, and knowing the difference matters when you're diagnosing something that has stumped two other electricians.
The service area runs east from Lake Union to Lake Sammamish, and north to Shoreline. Most calls in the core neighborhoods get a same-day or next-day response.
Fremont & Phinney Ridge
Home base. Older Craftsman and bungalow wiring, panel upgrades, and recessed lighting installs in houses built before circuits were sized for modern loads.
Magnolia & Crown Hill
A mix of original homes and newer construction. Knob-and-tube remediation, GFCI upgrades, and EV charger installs in garages that weren't built for them.
Ravenna & Wedgwood
Mid-century homes with panels overdue for evaluation. Circuit additions, surge protection, and lighting upgrades done cleanly without disturbing finished ceilings.
Kirkland & Bellevue
The Eastside corridor — same fast response, same flat pricing, same guarantee. EV chargers, panel capacity, and smart home wiring across the bridge.
- ✓ Guaranteed troubleshooting — figure it out or no charge
- ✓ Upfront pricing before any work begins
- ✓ 1-year labor guarantee on every repair
- ✓ Expert electrician, based in Fremont
- ✓ 60+ five-star reviews from Seattle & Bellevue homeowners