The Electrician Bothell WA Uses Against Circuit Problems
I am Larry Dimock, The Circuit Detective, a master electrician. Bothell was the last workplace I commuted to (Nims Electric) as an electrician employee. Since then (1982) I've been on my own as a licensed electrical contractor. Since 1997 I have been refusing any jobs except those involving a home circuit problem. Maybe that's what you have.
To get a better idea of the troubleshooting work I do, look at this Eastside page. To get the story on who I am, here is my bio info. I am one of the eight good electricians noticed by KOMO's Consumer Man.
Not an Arm and a Leg
Don't be concerned about your pocketbook. I don't stick you with more extensive work than what is needed to fix your dead outlets or tripping breaker, etc. My trip fee to come to Bothell is $60 for 98011, $80 for 98021, or $90 for 98012. Then the average troubleshooting job takes me 40 minutes to diagnose and repair. At $1.00 per minute, that puts your total at $140 or less, on average.
Am I Available?
Because I have been attending to my elderly parents lately, I cannot schedule a time to come to your home, but you can tell me your problem, leave me your contact number, and I will call you if I see an opening. You can contact me at 800-270-8660 Mon.-Sat. 8am-9pm.
Are You Handy Around the House?
Some local people may want to join those around the country who use my Troubleshooting Tips website to help solve their circuit problem themselves. I give lots of information and suggestions.
Hard Cases in Bothell WA
"I Don't Do Attics." Actually I do. Even on hot summer days. But regardless of the weather, an attic is not my first thought for where to look for the cause of a circuit outage. After all, that's not usually where the problem is. Most often it is a connection down below, in an outlet or switch box... Just north of downtown one summer, Susan called me in to solve an outage of some lights and outlets. I did my normal tests, but between one electrical box and the next one there was a "break" in the circuit. This gets many people thinking of rodents chewing on wires, but that's rarer than an attic junction box developing a poor connection. I bit the bullet and went up. There it was! A box with a toasted wire connector. It was safely contained in the box (that's why we have these boxes), but it was making life down below rather inconvenient. Another repair was completed by your favorite first-aid electrician, Bothell!
Brickyard Road Neighborhood. A Larry (like me) called because turning on one switch was now tripping his circuit breaker. He had then replaced the switch, but this made no difference. What I found was that there was a short up in one of the recessed lights controlled by this switch. I have seen this happen other places. The problem area in the recessed "can" is where a small heat-sensitive "cutoff" is mounted. Although the insulation of the cutoff itself can be hurt by lightning (and set up a short), this case was one where its wires (from the factory I guess) were stripped of insulation right near the metal of the can. Why the wire decided to touch the metal just then is anyone's guess. Another case of a "protective" device subjecting us to its own problems. Oh well. That's why you have a good repair electrician, Bothell.
THE CIRCUIT DETECTIVE