Half the house dead, or lights that brighten and dim on their own. That is a loose neutral or a lost leg, and it is the fault that burns houses. Unplug electronics and call.
In this order. None of it needs tools.
A loose neutral swings the voltage between 60 and 180 volts from outlet to outlet. TVs, computers, the fridge control board and the heat pump do not survive it. Unplug what you can reach.
Panel door open, hand on the main, straight to OFF. If the panel is warm, buzzing or smells, leave it and step away.
Flipping breakers will not fix a lost leg and it is not the problem. The fault is at the service, the panel lugs or the utility connection.
This one does not wait for morning. We answer 24/7, and this symptom goes to the front of the line.
We would rather tell you it can wait than sell you a night call.
Licensed, bonded and insured electricians. Background-checked crew.
Say what you see. Burning, sparks, shock or no power goes to the front of the line; a technician reaches out within 1 business hour, usually much sooner.
The first job is to stop the danger: circuit off, fault isolated, nothing left live that should not be. You get the exact price before any repair, and you approve it first.
Repaired with the right parts, tested under load, the next connection checked so it does not come back next week.
Emergency calls across both counties south of I-90, from our shop in Covington.
Covington, Kent, Maple Valley, Black Diamond, Auburn, Enumclaw, Renton, Federal Way, Des Moines, Burien, SeaTac, Tukwila, Issaquah, Pacific, Algona
Puyallup, Tacoma, Bonney Lake, Lake Tapps, Sumner, Orting, Buckley, Graham, Spanaway, Lakewood
The neutral that balances the two halves of your service is loose or broken, so one side gets too much voltage and the other too little. It is a wiring emergency, not a bulb problem.
Either. It can be the utility's connection at the pole or the meter, or your own service lugs and panel. We find out tonight, and if it is the utility's side we tell you who to call and what to say.
No. Every minute at the wrong voltage is cooking something, and a loose neutral connection heats up. This is one of the few symptoms we call a true emergency.
Yes. Partial power with bright and dim lights goes to the front of the line. We answer 24/7.
Exact price once we find the fault, before any work starts, and you approve it first.
Exact price before any work starts, approved by you first, any hour.