Electrician in Delray Beach, FL

Delray Beach packs a lot of history into a small downtown. Around Atlantic Avenue and Pineapple Grove, and in historic neighborhoods like Del Ida Park and the Marina Historic District, you find frame cottages and early masonry homes that have been added to and rewired in pieces over the years. Around Lake Ida and in Seagate there are plenty of midcentury homes. Tropic Isle sits on canals off the Intracoastal. West of the city, Kings Point and the other large 55+ communities are full of condos and villas.

Older houses here tend to have several generations of wiring in one building: an original circuit running next to one added during an earlier remodel and another added last year. That is where problems hide. Typical calls:

• an old fuse box, or a panel brand like Federal Pacific or Zinsco that an insurer wants replaced
• two prong outlets with no ground, or three prong outlets installed on ungrounded circuits
• lights that flicker or outlets that feel warm to the touch
• a panel with no room left for the circuits a renovation needs

When a historic home is being renovated, we look at the whole system before we add to it. A panel upgrade is often the right first step, followed by new circuits for the kitchen and baths and recessed lighting planned around the ceilings of an older house.

East of Federal Highway, and especially on Tropic Isle and near the beach, salt air is hard on exterior electrical equipment. Meter cans rust, outdoor receptacles stop working, and fixtures that were never meant for the coast fall apart in a few seasons. For outdoor lighting along the water we choose fixtures and fittings built for wet, coastal locations, and we protect outdoor outlets with weather resistant GFCI devices.

In Kings Point and other communities west of town, most calls are repairs and lighting: an outlet or fixture that died, a breaker that keeps tripping, a kitchen or bath that needs better light. Associations often have rules about contractor work in units, so check yours before we book.

Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30. If a storm puts water into your garage, outlets or panel, do not reset breakers to see what happens. Leave those circuits off and have them inspected. Report downed lines to FPL and keep everyone away from them.

We are a family business: Ryan Bye, who brings 26 years in the trade, and his father, Richard. Licensed and insured, all work guaranteed, 15% off for seniors and military. Call our Palm Beach line at 561-468-REEF or send us a request. Emergencies are answered 24/7.