Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Electrical Hazards, Inc. holds City of Philadelphia electrical contractor license #37352, issued by the Department of Licenses and Inspections. You can ask to see it on any job.

Our team includes an ICC Certified Commercial Electrical Inspector. We review each job against the National Electrical Code before the city or township inspector arrives.

Our focus is homes in Philadelphia and the Main Line. If you have a small commercial job, call and describe it, and we will tell you honestly whether it fits.

Electrical work needs permits, inspections and code knowledge. Unlicensed work can fail inspection, cause fires and create problems with insurance or a future sale.

Yes. After we see the job, you get a written quote with the scope and price. Nothing starts until you approve it.

Yes, and it helps. A photo of your panel label, the problem outlet or the outside cable lets us come prepared and often speeds up the quote.

Yes. When a job needs the utility to disconnect and reconnect your service, we schedule it with PECO and tell you the date ahead of time.

Clear a path to the panel and the work areas, and keep pets in another room. If there is a smell of burning, leave the circuit off.

Look at the main breaker at the top of the panel or the label inside the door. It usually shows a number like 100 or 200, which is the amp rating. Learn more →

No, but many fuse boxes are old, undersized and easy to overfuse with the wrong size fuse. Insurers and buyers often ask about them, and replacing one is a common first upgrade. Learn more →

It is everything between the utility lines and your panel: the weatherhead, the service cable, the meter socket and the main connections. Learn more →

A three-prong outlet is only as good as the ground path behind it. If the ground wire leads to a cut pipe or a loose clamp, the third prong protects nothing. Learn more →

Age alone doesn't decide it. Condition does. Knob-and-tube, cloth-covered cable, scorched outlets and frequent trips are the signs that wiring needs attention. Learn more →

Yes. We check the circuit's load first, then add outlets on an existing circuit or run a new one if the room needs it. Learn more →

Yes. The U.S. Department of Energy says residential LEDs use at least 75% less energy than incandescent lighting and last up to 25 times longer. Learn more →

Yes. We plan the layout around the framing and cut clean openings, then leave the ceiling ready for touch-up. Learn more →

We do. In Philadelphia it goes through Licenses and Inspections. In the suburbs, your township handles it, and we file it there.

Usually someone needs to let the inspector in. We schedule it with you and meet the inspector on site.

We fix the noted items and schedule the re-check. Reviewing our own work against the code first keeps that rare.

Send us the electrical section. We sort the items by urgency and give you one price to fix the full list. Learn more →

A load calculation tells us. Some homes have room on the current panel. Others need an upgrade or a load management device first. Learn more →

Not always. If your system has no C-wire, or the thermostat keeps shutting off, we add the wiring it needs. Learn more →

Often, especially in homes with 100 amp service. We check your load before the HVAC crew arrives so the circuit is ready. Learn more →

Yes. We check that each device suits your wiring, add neutrals or transformers where needed, and install it. Learn more →