The ice storm broke branches with enough force to rip this service and even the meter base right of the house. We completely reinstalled the service, in one day over the weekend, and Pse had them reconnected the next day.
Category: Residential
Electrical mast broken in half
During Seattle's terrible Jan 19th ice storm there was widespread damage to overhead electrical wires. This homeowner called after a tree branch smashed and destroyed the wires feeding power to their home. This old style 100 amp meter base doesnt meet current code and must be upgraded as part ofthe...
200 amp service upgrade
With no other options, we relocated the electrical panel from behind the fridge in the kitchen to the outside of the house. We are great at coming up with creative solutions. The home owner told us that we were 1000 dollars less than the competition.
Overhead Mast repair
Tree branches fell on the utility power lines at East Hill Optometry. It was hit so hard it bent the steel mast! We performed the repairs that same day. We pulled the permit and passed with flying colors the next day.
The infamous Seattle ice storm.Widespread power outages Jan 2012
What a crazy ice storm! Washington Electric equips its vehicles with snow tires during the winter to serve our customers no matter how bad the weather may get. Out on the roads we saw much of this damage first hand. SEATTLE -- Gov. Chris Gregoire issued a State of Emergency...
Danger! The outside metal case of the electrical meter was "hot". One of my electrical probes is in the wet dirt and the other is to the outside of the metal case…27v! We traced the problem back to a underground faulted cable. Underground cable fault locating is an art. It can be difficult.
Afraid of heights? let us bring our ladders and work on your lights!
We changed out the lights at Aerosoles at Kent Station. The lights were up really really high but with our specialized ladders we were able to reach them no problem. If you have been calling around for an electrical contractor that has the equipment needed to work on your lights...
Look closely a mouse got stuck in this heater!
Zinsco 200 amp upgrade, burning receptacle
The owner was given a wake up call when the receptacle pictured below burned and failed to trip the Zinsco breakers....this is a common occurrence with the faulty design on Zinsco breakers and panels. We installed a new Square D panel and coordinated wither the utility and inspector to perform...
Insurance company required 200amp upgrade and service relocate
Water leaked into the existing electrical panel and damaged the main panel severely enough to require replacement. The owner really wanted the clean look of the mast hidden inside the wall. Extra cost but better looking.