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Avatar for Garafano Electric, Inc.
Garafano Electric, Inc.
4.8(
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Electrical Wiring or Panel UpgradeElectric Vehicle Charging Station Installation - Materials Provided by ConsumerElectrical Switches, Outlets & Fixtures - Install or Repair+14 more

Serving Montecito, CA and surrounding areas

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In business since 1968

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"Garafano Electric has being taking care of all the electrical needs and upgrades in our 90 plus year old house for a few years now. They always do A+ work. We're currently in the middle of some home renovations and they've been willing and able to work with our erratic schedule. Honest, dependable, and great at what they do. Can't recommend them high enough!"
Response time1 day
Response rate100%
5 neighbors recently requested a quote
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J & I ELECTRIC
4.9(
15
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Electrical Switches, Outlets & Fixtures - Install or RepairElectrical Wiring or Panel UpgradeCeiling Fan - Install+9 more

Serving Montecito, CA and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2020

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Warranties offered

"J&I was hired to mitigate the aluminum wiring in my home by installing Alumiconn connectors in all electrical boxes. This work proceeded without a hitch as J&I had previous experience with Alumiconn connectors. J&I also always arrived at the work site on time, cleaned the work area after completing the work and provided detailed invoices showing labor and materials."
Under cabinet lighting
Kitchen lighting
Kitchen floating shelf lighting
Track lighting
Dining can lights with a pendant light

+10

Response time8 hrs
31 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by85%of homeowners
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ACT Installs
4.9(
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Telephone Jacks and Wiring - InstallTelephone Jacks and Wiring - Install - For BusinessTelephone System - Install or Upgrade+1 more

Serving Montecito, CA and surrounding areas

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In business since 2008

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Credit card accepted

"Andy was quick and professional - and amazingly responsive, able to come on the same day we called to help us out. We had an unusual location where we wanted to mount a TV, and he was able to do a better job than we had envisioned. His price was very reasonable. I'd hire him again in a heartbeat."
Clean Wire-Free Living Room
Sonos Amps
Neatly Finished Wiring
Response time1 day
25 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by94%of homeowners
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Plan It Electric
5.0(
4
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Electrical Switches, Outlets & Fixtures - Install or RepairElectric Vehicle Charging Station Installation - Materials Not ProvidedElectrical Wiring or Panel Upgrade+8 more

Serving Montecito, CA and surrounding areas

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In business since 2024

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"Tyler did a great job for a good price. He had to cut some drywall to fish a line, and you can barely see where he cut. It was cool to see his mind running while he looked at all the options and chose the best with the least damage. I will hire him again any time I need electrical work done."
Response time4 days
37 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Electrical questions, answered by experts

The major difference between a GFCI breaker and an AFCI breaker is that a GFCI breaker protects against fatal shocks while an AFCI breaker prevent electrical fires. A GFCI breaker senses when the electrical current to ground is overloaded and trips to prevent major accidents or injuries. AFCI breakers trip when it detects dangerous electrical arcing.

Single-pole light switches are the most common light switches on the market. Their simple features make them easy to install and use. For more powerful applications that require 30 or 40 amps, you may need to use a double-pole switch. Some homeowners may want multi-way switches like three-way or four-way switches to control a light fixture from opposing ends of the room.

An outlet can trip because the circuit it’s on is overloaded, meaning the devices plugged into it are drawing more power than the circuit can safely carry. Another culprit could be because a power surge from a storm or accident caused a problem with your local electrical grid or there’s a short or a fault causing power to run through the circuit in a dangerous or unplanned way.

Window ACs use 500 to 1,400 watts per hour of electricity, while mini-splits use 500 to 700 watts per hour. However, if you need to cool multiple zones in your house, your mini-split can use as much as 2,000 watts per hour. How often you run your system will impact how much electricity you use (and how much you pay per month).

Yes, one wire is always hot on the 3-way switch, meaning it carries the electricity from the power source to the switch. If you have a 3-wire cable in your home, you have two hot wires, or line wires, coming from the power source. Typically, you’d connect the hot black wire from the power source to the traveler wire and the hot red wire from the power source to the first 3-way switch. For the second 3-way switch, you’d then connect the hot black traveler wire to the switch.

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