So even though you probably want to rip your hair out every time a circuit breaker trips (why don’t they ever trip during a convenient time?), it is doing its job and keeping you and your family safe from misbehaving electricity.

It is important you make sure your circuit breakers are always at the top of their game. And if they aren’t, you need to get them fixed pronto!

Signs you need to call an electrician to look at your circuit breakers are:

• A circuit breaker is frequently tripping for no apparent reason.
• Your electrical panel looks like it’s been through a war. For example, it has scorched marks or melted wiring.
• Your electrical panel is smelly. You notice a burning smell coming from it.
• Your electrical panel is hot to the touch. Never a good sign.
• Your lights flicker like a toddler has gotten a hold of the light switch.
• You need to replace your light bulbs abnormally often.
• You reset your breaker and it trips again before you’ve even walked away from the panel.

A couple of other but less urgent reasons to have an electrician look at your circuit breakers are:

• You are planning an addition to your home or doing a remodel. Both could increase your electricity usage and impact the number and type of circuit breakers you need.
• You are planning on adding an electric vehicle charging station.
• You have a circuit that keeps tripping because you use too many electric devices on it at the same time. A common one is a kitchen circuit that keeps tripping when you use both the toaster and a blender at the same time. 

These may not actually be problems with your circuit breaker but they do indicate you may need new or more circuit breakers.

Our accredited electricians are more than skilled and knowledgeable to take care of all your electrical needs, including diagnosing problems with your circuit breakers and repairing and upgrading them to make sure they meet your household’s electrical needs.

We put our electricians through a detailed vetting process to make sure that they are not only qualified but that they are honest and trustworthy. We understand you are inviting a stranger into your home to do this work and this can be unsettling. So we do everything in our power to make sure we are hiring quality humans who are also excellent electricians, including running a criminal record check and doing drug testing.

Let us alleviate your worry and give us a call. Our customer care agents love making our customers smile and are available 24/7 for your call. 

You can contact us by calling (403) 755-4914, filling out our online form, or chatting with us by clicking on the red “Chat With Us” bubble located in the right-hand bottom corner of this page.