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Greens Electrical
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Serving Richland, SC and surrounding areas

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In business since 2000

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Emergency services offered

"I thought that Greens electrical did an excellent job! I called and asked them to come out and they immediately came out. I told them what was wrong and they went above and beyond to help me. I definitely will be using them again. I highly recommend anyone who needs work done to give them a call."
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Homeland Electric LLC
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Serving Richland, SC and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2025

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"The experience was fantastic. I have used him twice both for my dental office as well as my home. You can choose homeland electric with confidence. Extremely skilled, reliable, reasonably priced for the quality of service. Most importantly, this is an electrician you can trust. I highly recommend Homeland electric!"
Response time9 hrs
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Little's Electric
4.0(
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Serving Richland, SC and surrounding areas

In business since 2001

"Michael Little arrived at the agreed-upon time and started trouble-shooting the electrical problems. He solved both of them, not charging for a mistake made along the way. He charged fairly for his time and made additional suggestions for other electrical concerns we had. We will most likely call him again for electrical problems."
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Electrical questions, answered by experts

Often, you can add extra breakers to an electrical panel. A new breaker can help with new appliance needs, and it’s a common solution when finishing an attic or basement. However, adding extra breakers can’t bring in more amps to your house, so you still need enough amp service to power everything in total. 

Provided you leave the switch in the off position, your broken bulb shouldn’t be drawing any power. However, there’s always the risk that the switch is turned on by accident, potentially causing electrical damage or even a fire. Plus, broken glass in the home is never ideal. For safety, it’s a good idea to remove broken bulbs as soon as possible. If you’re in doubt, a local lighting professional can help you remove the bulb safely and quickly.

You can twist the wires before using a wire nut, but it’s not necessary. Electricians often twist wires before using a wire nut, which can help secure the connection and enhance electrical contact between wires. You can decide whether or not to twist the wires beforehand, or consult a local electrician if you need  professional opinion.

A full home inspection can cost nearly $350 on average, but inspecting the breaker box specifically is likely to be lower, between $100 and $200. Don’t confuse this service with a basic breaker trip check, which doesn’t take long and is usually billed at $40 to $50 per hour.

If the electrician discovers a serious problem and needs to replace a breaker, it can cost between $100 and $200 in additional expenses. Although rare, replacing the electrical panel typically costs between $500 and $2,000.

Electrical fires are unique from other fire types because they have the potential to deliver electric shocks in addition to being on fire. Avoid serious injury from possible electrical emergency situations by avoiding the use of water, foam-based fire extinguishers, wet-chemical fire extinguishers,  flour, or baking powder to put out an electrical fire. 

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