LAKE TAPPS’ CHOICE FOR RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL SERVICES
Residential Electrical Services in Lake Tapps
There are few places in Pierce County more beautiful than Lake Tapps. Featuring 4.5 miles of surface area, nearly 45 miles of shoreline, and an amazing view of Mount Rainier, it’s easy to see why so many want to live here. Lake Tapps offers plenty of opportunity for recreation to its residents, including bicycling, hiking, swimming, boating, and to fishing to name a few. On top of that, Lake Tapps is located only a few minutes away from shopping centers, the 410 Highway, and Sounder Train Stations in Sumner and Auburn, making it a perfect location for commuters!
Much like its natural beauty, Lake Tapps is home to an abundance of luxurious waterfront homes. Many of these homes come equipped with a wide array of modern electrical features, from advanced security systems to modern automated lighting systems.
Residential Electrical Services in Lake Tapps
There are few places in Pierce County more beautiful than Lake Tapps. Featuring 4.5 miles of surface area, nearly 45 miles of shoreline, and an amazing view of Mount Rainier, it’s easy to see why so many want to live here. Lake Tapps offers plenty of opportunity for recreation to its residents, including bicycling, hiking, swimming, boating, and to fishing to name a few. On top of that, Lake Tapps is located only a few minutes away from shopping centers, the 410 Highway, and Sounder Train Stations in Sumner and Auburn, making it a perfect location for commuters!
Much like its natural beauty, Lake Tapps is home to an abundance of luxurious waterfront homes. Many of these homes come equipped with a wide array of modern electrical features, from advanced security systems to modern automated lighting systems.
Electrical Troubleshooting Services
Regardless of how nice your home is, electrical problems can happen. While some problems can stem from something as simple as a faulty component or disconnected wire, other issues, such as those caused by an improper installation, can be less obvious and a bit more complicated. Have no fear though, as our Troubleshooting process will help us get to the heart of your Lake Tapps home’s electrical problems!
Rather than replacing a component and hoping for the best, our Troubleshooting process begins with a thorough inspection of your entire electrical system. Our certified electricians will start at the perceived location of your problem and meticulously work their way out to the rest of your electrical system. During the course of the inspection, our certified electricians will meticulously comb over every outlet, fixture, and receptacle until they are able to accurately diagnose the source of your issue.
Electrical Troubleshooting Services
Regardless of how nice your home is, electrical problems can happen. While some problems can stem from something as simple as a faulty component or disconnected wire, other issues, such as those caused by an improper installation, can be less obvious and a bit more complicated. Have no fear though, as our Troubleshooting process will help us get to the heart of your Lake Tapps home’s electrical problems!
Rather than replacing a component and hoping for the best, our Troubleshooting process begins with a thorough inspection of your entire electrical system. Our certified electricians will start at the perceived location of your problem and meticulously work their way out to the rest of your electrical system. During the course of the inspection, our certified electricians will meticulously comb over every outlet, fixture, and receptacle until they are able to accurately diagnose the source of your issue.
Electrical Installation Services
Beautiful homes deserve equally amazing electrical features. This certainly holds true for Lake Tapps. Why not update the electrical system of your Lake Tapps home?
Our licensed residential electricians are ready to install new fixtures anywhere in your home! Whether you are looking for recessed lighting systems or dedicated circuits, you are in good hands with our certified electricians. Our on-site estimates are free, so give us a call today!
Electrical Repair Services
Be it from normal wear-and-tear or otherwise, electrical systems and components need repairs from time to time. Even newer electrical systems and features like those found in the homes of Lake Tapps require repairs.
If your experiencing any sort of electrical issues, such as dead outlets, power surges, or flickering lights, Schwab Electric has you covered! Our licensed residential electricians will have your electrical problems resolved in no time. Call us today to get a free on-site estimate!
Electrical Repair Services
Be it from normal wear-and-tear or otherwise, electrical systems and components need repairs from time to time. Even newer electrical systems and features like those found in the homes of Lake Tapps require repairs.
If your experiencing any sort of electrical issues, such as dead outlets, power surges, or flickering lights, Schwab Electric has you covered! Our licensed residential electricians will have your electrical problems resolved in no time. Call us today to get a free on-site estimate!
Frequently Asked Questions About Electrical Services
Many homes have a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) located in the garage, usually near the panel that protects the garage and outdoor receptacles. If it is tripped, the reset button needs to be pushed in completely to restore power. If it does not restore power, you may need an electrician to troubleshoot the issue
For many homes, there’s one or two GFCIs protecting the kitchen countertop receptacles. Try pushing the ‘Reset’ button, located on one of the receptacles.
Like your kitchen and garage, there is typically a GFCI on bathroom receptacles as well. Look for the ‘Reset’ button on one of the receptacles and press it.
- Replacing ungrounded wiring is quite labor-intensive. It can also be the most expensive thing to replace in your home, because as the wiring must be upgraded to the current codes that older homes typically didn’t follow, as well as being completely replaced.
- Additionally, great care must be made to fish wires up and down finished walls to refeed wires. In several cases, holes may have to be cut in the finished wall in order to get wires to where they need to go.
- Most portable heaters or air conditioners draw a lot of electrical power—typically around 1,500 watts. This is nearly enough to load up an entire circuit, as an average wire and circuit in a home is 15A (1,800 watts).
- There’s few wired spots in a home that allow these appliances to be run without tripping a breaker, but code doesn’t require this much power, nor considers it for portable heating and cooling. A new dedicated circuit is likely needed to power this equipment properly.
Doing this may very well start a fire. Breakers are sized according to the wiring installed and are typically already at the maximum they can be.
Extension cords are meant to be temporary, and aren’t made to be used as a permanent installation. Most extension cords have wires and ratings less than that of your average circuit. Never put a heater or a big electrical load on an extension cord as it could burn up the cord and start a fire.
There is likely a loose wire of some sort somewhere on the circuit. Oftentimes, wires can become loose when a poor connection is made. You’ll need to have an electrician fix the issue.
Our electrical licenses and permits only cover ourselves to do electrical work. We’re not code instructors—it takes years to learn the code, and can’t be taught in a day.
WHY CHOOSE SCHWAB ELECTRIC?
A Residential Electrician installs and repairs nearly everything related to a home’s power and wires. This can include replacing equipment such as electrical outlets (receptacles), switches, light fixtures, circuit breakers, or adding entirely new dedicated circuits for appliances that draw a lot of power such as a spa, air conditioner, or heater.
A trained Residential Electrician knows all the correct parts that suit the job, and can complete a safe, quality, code-compliant installation.
Having a licensed, qualified electrician fix or install electrical components in your home is vital to your safety. The right company will be bonded, licensed, and insured to protect against a poor quality installation or if an accident occurs. Hiring someone unlicensed means you have no protection if they wire something incorrectly, and it could eventually lead to a home fire.
Insurance companies will want to see that an electrician has insurance of their own, and will want their permits pulled. Hiring an unlicensed electrical contractor means insurance won’t cover a home fire; if such an incident occurred, you could lose all of your possessions.
Qualified and licensed electricians have years of experience. They’re required to take continuing education classes to keep updated on the ever-changing codes and safety protocols. They have the knowledge of what needs to be updated, and can help educate homeowners.
We focus on quality, code-compliant installations that exceed customer expectations. All of our prices are given in flat-rate options, so there are no surprises in price before the work begins or after it’s complete. If available, we’ll inform you and provide you with different options, products, or methods in order to help you meet your budget.
New products and code changes occur all the time. Our electricians take continuing education classes, learn new products, and study the most updated codes in order to benefit our customers with the safest installations.