Advice from the van
Electrical guides for Nevada homes
Plain explanations of the problems we actually get called about, written by the people who fix them.
Troubleshooting
Why Your Breaker Keeps Tripping in Nevada Homes (And When It Is an Emergency)
A breaker that trips once is doing its job. One that trips weekly is telling you something. Here is how to tell an overloaded circuit from a fault that needs an emergency electrician.
Read the guidePanels & service
100 Amp vs 200 Amp Service: When a Nevada Home Needs a Panel Upgrade
How to tell whether your electrical panel is genuinely undersized, what a service upgrade involves, and which additions to a Nevada home force the decision.
Read the guideEV charging
EV Charger Installation in Nevada: What It Actually Takes
Level 2 versus 14-50 outlet, whether your panel can carry a charger, what a load calculation is, and how long a home EV charger install really takes in Nevada.
Read the guideRewiring
Nine Signs a Nevada Home Needs Rewiring
Two-prong outlets, cloth wiring, aluminum branch circuits and warm switch plates. The warning signs that a house needs rewiring rather than another patch repair.
Read the guideMaintenance
What Nevada Heat Does to Your Electrical System
Desert heat, dust and monsoon storms age wiring faster than most climates. Here is what fails first in Nevada homes and what to check before summer.
Read the guideBackup power
Whole House Generator vs Portable: Which Makes Sense in Nevada
Standby generators, portable units with an interlock, and battery backup compared for Nevada homes, plus why backfeeding through a dryer outlet is never acceptable.
Read the guideOutlets & safety
GFCI Outlets: Where They Are Required and Why Yours Keeps Tripping
What a GFCI actually protects against, the rooms that require them, why they trip after rain, and when the outlet itself has failed.
Read the guideLighting
Cutting the Summer Power Bill with an LED Lighting Retrofit
How lighting retrofits pay back in Nevada, why LEDs flicker on old dimmers, and where recessed and layered lighting actually improves a room.
Read the guideBuying & inspections
Buying an Older Home in Nevada? Electrical Red Flags to Check First
What to look at before you close on an older Nevada property, which electrical findings are negotiating points, and what a pre-purchase electrical inspection covers.
Read the guideSmart home
Your Smart Switch Needs a Neutral Wire. Here Is What That Means
Why smart switches fail to install in older Nevada homes, what a switch loop is, and the three ways to solve a missing neutral without rewiring the house.
Read the guide24/7 emergency electrician
Sparking outlet, burning smell, breaker that will not reset or no power at all? Do not wait until morning. We answer day and night.
Ready to book electrical work in Nevada? Call (888) 633-7804 and we will give you an arrival window on the phone. Prefer to type it out? Use the service request form and we will call you back.