Electrical Troubleshooting

from Trips, Unexplained Power Loss to Electrical Malfunctions

Let us Resolve Issues within your Electrical Systems or Circuits

Electrical troubleshooting is a systematic process of identifying, diagnosing, and resolving issues within electrical systems or circuits to ensure they operate correctly and safely. Do you have power at the source or breaker? Is there power at the piece of equipment you're trying to use or is there an issue somewhere in-between? This is where an electrician's knowledge and experience get things running properly again.

There can be many things electrically that can go wrong in a house. Common issues that can be addressed are electrical trips, unexplained power loss, and electrical malfunctions. More specific examples are plugs or lighting not working anymore, breakers and GFCI won't reset and the hot water tank only producing warm water instead of hot. We can fix things that aren't working properly.

Typical Electrical Issues

  • Trips: Theres a couple different examples of "trips" which can be a tripped breaker or a tripped GFCI. When you have a breaker in the middle tripped position, make sure you turn the breaker completely off then back on to reset it. If that doesn't resolve the issue it's time to get BW Electric in to investigate further what causing this electrical issue. If any outlets aren't working and you don't see any breakers tripped you may have a gfci outlet tripped that is feeding the problem outlet in question. Check to make sure you don't have any gfci outlets that need to be reset. If you have any gfci outlets that are unable to be reset get BW Electric in to troubleshoot further.
    Examples include:
    • Breakers
    • GFCI Outlets
  • Unexplained Power Loss: The odd occasion you may experience an plug or light that just doesn't work anymore that was previously. Aside from checking to make sure the bulb isn't burnt out what more can you as a homeowner check yourself. The same can happen with a plug, it worked yesterday and it just doesn't work now. If it's not the breaker there could be loose wires somewhere in the circuit. This is when you get an electrician with the experence to come in and troubleshoot.
    Examples include:
    • Lights don't turn on
    • Plugs don't work
  • Malfunctions: This could be classified when something may still work partially or is functioning improperly. Does your hot water only feel luke warm instead of scalding hot. Residential Water heaters may have anywhere between one to three elements. If the water isn't hot most likely one of the elements is burnt out. You've replaced an old light fixture with a new LED fixture but when you use the dimmer switch it starts flashing or flickering. You must make sure that both the LED and the switch are both compatible and able to be dimmed.
    Examples include:
    • Dimmer switches not working properly with LED lights
    • Water heater not producing hot water