Expert Electrician Services in Dallas, Texas

High wind and falling limbs rip the service mast and meter base away from the house — the most visible electrical damage after a North Dallas storm. When the mast bends or the weatherhead cracks, the utility cannot safely reconnect you, and the repair falls on the homeowner's side of the meter. We replace masts, meter bases, and damaged service cable to current code, coordinate the reconnect with Oncor, and brace the new installation against the next storm. After major wind events we prioritize these calls, because nothing else in the house works until the entrance is sound.

A strike does not have to hit your house to hurt it. Lightning induces spikes across the whole neighborhood grid, and the surge when crews restore power hits just as hard. The victims are predictable: AC control boards, smart thermostats, garage door openers, and anything with a circuit board. We install whole-home surge protective devices at the panel — the single most effective defense available. After a strike we test breakers and electronics systematically instead of assuming the panel looks fine. Homes that have taken one hit are more vulnerable to the next, so protection comes first.

Thousands of Dallas-area homes still run Federal Pacific or Zinsco panels installed in the 1960s and 1970s. Independent testing has shown these breakers can fail to trip during overloads — the one job a breaker must perform. Warning signs include breakers that feel loose in their slots, a burning odor at the panel, or scorch marks on the bus bars. We replace these panels with modern 200-amp equipment, bring grounding up to code, and file the permit and inspection. If your panel carries one of those brand names, replacement is a safety matter rather than a cosmetic one.

The 1960s and 1970s ranches across Richardson, Garland, and North Dallas were wired for 100-amp lives: no upgraded central air, no EV chargers, no home offices full of equipment. Add two of those and the main breaker starts tripping on summer evenings. We run a load calculation to measure actual demand, then upgrade service to 200 amps with space for future circuits. The job includes a new meter base, new panel, and proper grounding, with utility coordination handled from permit to final inspection.

Lights that dip every time the condenser kicks on point to a strained service: a loose neutral, an overloaded panel, or a utility connection weakening at the weatherhead. Because all three produce the same symptom, guessing wastes money. We test voltage under load at the panel, check the service entrance connections, and measure each leg independently. The fix might be as small as re-torquing the neutral or as large as a service upgrade — but the testing tells us which before you spend anything.