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Zacharie Ponce
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Serving Mentone, CA and surrounding areas

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Electrician with over 10 years of residential and commercial experience. I provide professional installations with a focus on safety and budget friendliness. My craftsmanship is specialized in:\n-New construction \n-Remodeling\n-Custom LED fixtures \n-Panel upgrades\n-EV chargers\n-Troubleshooting\nWorking out of LA county and willing to travel to Ventura and Orange counties.

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Mpower electric
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Hello my name is Miguel, I have 10 years of electrical experience and have been in commercial and industrial job sites through out of Los Angeles and Orange County. I’ve worked on panel upgrades, installing light fixtures, house rewire and EV chargers, etc. My craftsmanship for electrical work is definitely outstanding. I also, \nobtain my code regulations for installation purposes.

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Higher Power Electric
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Serving Mentone, CA and surrounding areas

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In business since 2025

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We invite you to experience a tradition of customer satisfaction that will exceed your greatest expectations. Our professionalism and quality workmanship will accurately reflect your taste and lifestyle. From conception to completion, we work with you until the job is done. We are ethical, honest, and easy to communicate with. \n\nCall us today you'll be pleased you did. Thank you

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Fowles Electric, Inc.
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Serving Mentone, CA and surrounding areas

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We are committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business

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On-Call Home Repair
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Hi, my name is Matthew, and I started On-Call Home Repair back in 2023 with the idea of creating a hub for home repairs, maintenance, and construction. I want to provide all of our customers with excellent service and craftsmanship at a reasonable price. We focus on small to medium sized projects and repairs. If we do not specialize in it, we will refer you to one of our dedicated contractors and trade professionals.

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Generator Install questions, answered by experts

To determine the right size generator for your house, you should calculate the total wattage of the appliances and devices you want to power during an outage. List all essential items, note their start-up wattages, and add them together.

Here are some typical wattage requirements for common appliances:

  • Refrigerator: 600 watts

  • Large dehumidifier: 700 watts

  • Large window air conditioner: 1,400 watts

  • Water heater: 3,000 to 4,500 watts

  • Electric furnace: 5,000 to 25,000 watts

A 7,500-watt generator might be sufficient for essentials like a refrigerator, freezer, well pump, and lighting circuits. However, for high-demand items like a water heater or furnace, a whole-home generator is a better choice. A portable generator may be enough if you only need to power a few critical items.

While home square footage can offer a rough estimate, it is not always a reliable indicator. For reference, here are some typical generator sizes based on square footage:

  • 1,000 sq ft: 6–9 kW

  • 1,500 sq ft: 7–10 kW

  • 2,000 sq ft: 10–14 kW

  • 2,500 sq ft: 12–16 kW

  • 3,000 sq ft: 16–20 kW+

For the most accurate sizing, consult a professional who can calculate your home's peak and average power consumption and recommend the optimal generator.

If you have a transfer switch properly installed, the generator and main electrical power cannot feed the system at the same time. However, you should still shut off the power at your main circuit breaker panel before activating the generator. If you do that, you’ll simply need to shut off the generator and reset your circuit breaker once the local power comes back on.

You may need a permit for a portable generator if you’ll be installing a transfer switch for your primary residence or similar work. Otherwise, a permit for other uses may not be necessary. Check your local building codes or ask a local generator installer for more information about your local regulations.

As a safety measure, you should always turn off the main breaker while operating your generator’s backup breaker. In addition, you should also switch off all appliance breakers so you don't have a power surge when the main breaker turns back on. And finally, turning off the main breaker prevents back-feeding, which endangers utility workers with the risk of electrocution. Back-feeding could also destroy the electrical circuits of your neighbors if they use the same power network.

An undersized whole-house generator has the potential to overheat and shut down when you try to run a central AC system. This scenario can not only damage the whole-house generator, but can also trip your home’s breakers or cause electrical damage. To avoid this situation, hire a local generator installer to correctly size your whole-house generator.

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