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Ground Up Lighting
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Serving Porterville, CA and surrounding areas

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Small jobs welcome

Electrical and lighting services with the best quality work for your home. We treat each project as if it was done in our own home. Customer satisfaction is our thrive. Thank you in advance for giving us the opportunity to help you.

ELECTRICAL & AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS
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Serving Porterville, CA and surrounding areas

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In business since 2005

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

Electrical & Automation Solutions is a leader in providing our customers with the highest quality service in an honest, efficient, and professional way. Our pledge is to create successful relationships with our customers, employees and community by building trust, treating every project with the utmost integrity and exceeding expectations. We look forward to working with you!

Response time12 hrs
Response rate93%
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Cal Contractor Services, Inc.
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Electric Vehicle Charging Station Installation - For Business - Materials Not ProvidedElectric Vehicle Charging Station Installation - For Business - Materials Provided by ConsumerElectric Vehicle Charging Station Installation - Materials Not Provided+2 more

Serving Porterville, CA and surrounding areas

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In business since 2023

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"Had issues with wi-fi reporting the system status. Contacyed Cal Contractor Services and they responded immediately. Provided up to the hour staus on project progress and the availability of necessary rewplce emtn parts. Once parts were availalable a technician arrived in a very timely manner and made adjustments/repairs. Technicians as well as office contact person were extremely professional, courteous and helpful. Would not hesitate to recommend and or call for their technical assistance. I highly recommend this organization."
Response time8 hrs
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Electrical questions, answered by experts

No, it doesn’t matter which of the two wires goes on each of the two switch terminals. Just be sure to put the ground wire in the correct terminal. The ground wire is either green, bare copper, or green with a yellow stripe. The other wires are hot wires and are typically black. They can be used interchangeably.

Type S or T fuses don’t require any special removal or installation tools. However, replacing a cartridge-style fuse is easier and safer when using a fuse-puller tool. All of these tools should be available anywhere you can buy fuses.

When wiring a switch, the power typically comes into the receptacle first. The neutral wire goes straight to the outlet, while the hot wire is split. You'll need a wire nut to splice the hot wire back to one of the receptacles, but you will also tie another wire into that same wire nut and run to the switch. That way, you can control the flow of electricity to that particular receptacle by turning the switch on and off.

You can identify Federal Pacific Stab-Lok® breakers by the label on the front of the panel that says “Federal Pacific” or “FPE” and the breaker itself should say “Stab-Lok®” either on the face of the panel or a label inside the panel door. The Stab-Lok® breakers are also usually red on the breaker switch.

You’ll need to locate and hire an electrician near you if there’s an electrical project you don’t feel comfortable tackling yourself. Generally, look for a contractor that specializes in the type of appliance or component that you need help with. For wiring, outlets and similar projects, a general electrician is your best bet. For larger remodels, a general contractor will often take care of electrical projects via subcontractors.

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