Electrician Glendale

The Electric Connection has served homeowners and businesses throughout Glendale since 1979. Over the years, we've built a 25-person company of seasoned and certified electricians. Glendale offers a lot of competition, but we've always done well by treating our customers the way we would want to be treated. We provide you with quality work at reasonable prices.

A+ Rated Electrician in Glendale
Choose us as your Glendale electrician whether you want to install a new electrical panel, rewire an older home, or fix a single electrical outlet. Our electrical company is:

• Rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau
• Recommended by over 100 residents and businesses in Customer Reviews on our website and also on customer review sites on the Internet
• Super Service Award winner on Angie's List in each of the last five years

Licensed Electrician in Glendale

• Licensed Electrical Contractors (State of California)
• Fully Bonded
• Insured, including Liability Insurance and Workers Comp

Lifetime Guarantee on Our Electrical Work
Whether you need a ceiling fan installed or want our electricians to troubleshoot a light fixture that works sometimes and not others, we give you a Lifetime Guarantee on all our electrical work.

Services Offered by Our Electricians in Glendale

Free Estimates for Your Electrical Work
If you want to install a new light fixture, a new electrical panel (also called "circuit breaker box"), or even re-wire your entire house, our in-office electrician will give you a ball-park Free Estimate. This goes for installing any new electrical equipment including aluminum wiring replacement; cloth insulated wire replacement; new electrical circuits; a whole house surge protector; smoke detectors; electrical cable for TV, phone, and computers; electrical generators; etc. In all these cases, our experienced electrician will ask you a few questions and then give you a Free Estimate by phone.

Electrical Troubleshooting
Sometimes pricing electrical repairs can be tricky. For example, if you have a light switch that isn't working, the repair will probably require that an electrician take out his tools and troubleshoot the electrical wiring. It could be something in the electrical panel, the electrical switch, the light fixture itself, or the electrical wiring in the walls. The electrician won't be able to tell you a total price over the phone, but can tell you our hourly charge. Usually within an hour or less of troubleshooting your electrical job, our electrician will either have completed the electrical repair or will be able to give you a firm bid in writing for completion. This holds true for anything in your electrical system that used to work but now doesn't: a doorbell, dimmer, electrical outlet, ceiling fan, smoke detector, landscape or spa lighting, etc.

If you live in the Glendale area and are looking for a competent, caring and honest electrical contractor, we hope you will consider using our company for your electrical work. We've been Glendale electricians for over 30 years, and whether it's for a new installation of electrical equipment or repair of any part of your existing electrical system, we honestly feel that we can provide you with electrical services unmatched by other Glendale electrical contractors.

Please call The Electric Connection today for a Free Estimate or to discuss your electrical issues.

Here's our most recent Glendale Electrician Blog post:

Is Your Home Equipped with Safety Outlets–GFIs?

Let’s say your teen is using an electric drill outside and standing with bare feet in a puddle. Not a good idea. Let’s say the drill malfunctions and leaks electricity out of its proper circuitry. Electricity takes the path of least resistance, which just might be from the drill, along arms and legs, and into the puddle. If the drill were plugged into an ordinary outlet, this could be a fatal accident.

In recent years, the National Electric Code has included requirements for special safety outlets where such accidents could happen. These special outlets are called “GFIs” (Ground Fault Interrupters) or “GFCIs” (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters) — two different names for the same thing. They are required by the National Electric Code in garages, kitchens, bathrooms, pools, spas, and in some other outdoor areas where water could be present. The Electric Connection, your local Glendale electrician, can check all of your outlets for you and replace or install new GFCI’s.

A GFI, or safety outlet, detects that the current in an appliance is no longer flowing in its proper circuit. It shuts off the current within milliseconds. In the case of our teen, if the drill were plugged into a safety outlet, electrocution would be avoided — a life saved.

GFIs look different from ordinary outlets. They have two buttons labeled “Test” and “Reset.” You can check that the outlet will cut off current when needed for safety by pressing “Test.” Test should shut off current to the outlet so that the outlet no longer provides power. After the test, you can restore current to the outlet by pressing “Reset.”

Newer GFIs also have a tiny green indicator light that tells you that it’s providing power. This is a handy feature when you conduct your test. It’s also handy because from time to time, safety outlets may be triggered without your knowledge and may no longer be providing power. The absence of the green light will alert you to this situation.

A Downside

This is the downside of safety outlets — they can be tripped without your realizing, or they can become faulty and can trip repeatedly for no reason. Let’s say you have an electric toothbrush charger plugged into a safety outlet in your bathroom. The outlet has somehow been tripped and no longer provides power. If it’s equipped with a green indicator light, the light will be off. In any case, if it’s lost power, press “Reset” and power should be restored.

Another possibility is that an outlet in a kitchen, bathroom, garage, or outdoor area is not a safety outlet but is “protected” by a GFI elsewhere in the circuitry. If a non-safety outlet in your house has lost power, you can check for this situation by making sure that all the GFIs in your kitchens, bathrooms, and other areas have not been tripped and are still providing power.

Home Safety Check

Check that your kitchens, bathrooms, garage, and outdoor areas are equipped with working GFIs. (Refrigerators are incompatible with safety outlets and should not be plugged into one nor protected by safety outlets elsewhere in the circuitry.) If you have GFIs, remember that they have a limited lifespan, so press the Test button of each at least once a month to check that they shut off power as designed.

If your home doesn’t have safety outlets or they are no longer working, call a qualified electrician to get an estimate for installation. GFIs are a relatively inexpensive investment in your family’s safety.

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Summary: If an appliance like an electric drill malfunctions, leaks electricity, and you’re standing in a puddle, you may be in real trouble. For this reason, these days, parts of homes where water might be present are equipped with safety outlets called “GFIs.” You can check that your kitchen, bathrooms, garage, and outdoor areas are equipped with GFIs and that they’re working properly. Your Glendale electrician can replace or install new safety outlets for you.

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The Electric Connection, Providing Electrical Services
to Glendale Since 1979

H.A.S. Electric, Inc. DBA The Electric Connection
Licensed Electrical Contractor #C10 406002

8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday

1146 N Central Ave., Glendale 91202
Call (818) 334-6612

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