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Avatar for Palmer Electric Inc
Palmer Electric Inc
4.5(
154
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Electrical Wiring or Panel UpgradeCeiling Fan - InstallCeiling Fan - Repair+14 more

Serving Richland, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1989

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"A team of two electrical technicians successfully executed the terms of the contract. They arrived at my home within the promised time frame; performed in workmanship fashion; and respected my home throughout."
Response time1 day
2 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by89%of homeowners
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Donohue's Lightning Rods
4.3(
70
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Lightning Protection - Install or Repair

Serving Richland, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1971

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Mr. Donohue is very knowledgeable and has excellent experience in the lightning protection area. He responds quickly and has a very professional team of workers. He quoted the job using google earth information. When he visited the site he reduced his price by over 50%. I highly recommend him and I will use his company again."
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Lightning protection
Lightning protection
Lightning protection

+10

Response time1 day
100 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by96%of homeowners
Avatar for Harnas Home Services
Harnas Home Services
5.0(
9
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Appliance (Major Electric Appliance) - Install or ReplaceCeiling Fan - InstallCeiling Fan - Repair+1 more

Serving Richland, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"Great worker who is knowledgeable, honest, organized, professional and reasonably priced. Keeps you in the loop on everything he does. Reliable and a Jack of all trades who does quality work. IE: Electrical, mechanical, flooring, plumbing, doors, and tiling."
Ceiling fan
Deck Rebuild
Patio
Post repair
Shed siding

+10

3 neighbors recently requested a quote
Avatar for W B Lightning Rods
W B Lightning Rods
4.6(
367
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Lightning Protection - Install or Repair

Serving Richland, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2001

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"WB Lightning Rods did an excellent job installing lightening rods on our home. The owner stayed onsite the entire time to supervise the work. He took extra care to plan the rod and cable placement to ensure the proper protection and retain the aesthetics of our home. His crew were knowledgeable, polite, neat and efficient. We could not be more pleased with the results."
lightning protection
 Residential LPS
lightning protection
 Residential LPS
lightning protection

+79

Response time1 day
134 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by98%of homeowners
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Hurricane Home Solutions, Inc.
4.7(
244
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Fixed Generator - Install

Serving Richland, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2019

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Great crew of installers. Kevin did fantastic install on all electric systems. He never stopped for over 7 hours!! Rob and Riley did not stop working till job was done. Nice assistance from Al. on gas and electric line install. Suggestion: someone should review manuals with customer. Team did demonstrate start up of generator."
Champion Power Equipment Logo
8.5kW Side Profile
8.5kW Front Profile
Champion Automatic Transfer Switch
Cummins Logo

+9

Response time11 hrs
Response rate94%
13 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Doyle's Home Carpentry
5.0(
36
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Appliance (Major Electric Appliance) - Install or ReplaceCeiling Fan - Install

Serving Richland, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"Brian came to repair an electrical problem in my house. He was on time, friendly and very professional. I will definitely call him again if I ever need or want more work done on my house. Thank you again, Brian!"
Camp addition
Camp addition
Kitchen backsplash
Kitchen backsplash
New electrical outlets

+67

Response time3 hrs
Response rate90%
1 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Electrical questions, answered by experts

In most cases, line wires are located at the bottom of a panel or device, while load wires are located at the top. Line wires are generally black, while load wires are typically red or black. To tell for sure, you can use a multimeter or volt pen to test the wire. A live or line wire will always carry a charge, while a load wire will only carry a charge when it’s in use.

If the outlet is a GFCI model, this is normal since these outlets have their own breakers that shut off when they encounter a problem—just hitting the reset button should solve the issue. Otherwise, the outlet could have bad wiring, or your circuit breaker could be having issues. If the issue started out of nowhere and is not on a GFCI outelt, it’s best to contact an electrician to diagnose the issue.

Yes, the majority of appliances that run at 240v will work with a 220v outlet, but will often run slower and may have a slight delay in turning on. This could also cause long term damage to the appliance being used, so it’s recommended to always use the correct voltage for your appliance and upgrade to a 240v outlet if needed.

A pigtail is the only safe way to connect an electrical device to more than one circuit wire. Connecting multiple wires to a single screw terminal is extremely dangerous and must never be done. Many electricians will opt for pigtails even when there are multiple screw terminals available so that the device in question won’t halt the flow of downstream current when a problem arises. 

When power is restored to your home, the transfer switch will return to utility power after about 10 seconds. Your generator will then run for a few more minutes to cool down before automatically shutting itself off. In most situations, your home will stay powered by the generator for at least five minutes, even after your power comes back on.

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