Fast and Reliable Electrical Troubleshooting Services in Franklin, TN

Electrical troubleshooting methods can definitely pinpoint why one or more breakers keep flipping. Your electrician may find a ground fault, a short circuit, or a simple case of electrical panel overload.

After 2020, most homes built in Franklin, TN, had ground-fault circuit interrupters (GFCI) installed by law. GFCIs flip if moisture gets in the outlet or switch. You're most likely to see GFCI outlets in bathrooms, laundry rooms, kitchens, and anywhere else you have water sources in your home. If the interrupter clicks, just press the reset button to restore power to the switch or outlet. If that doesn't work, there could be a ground fault requiring a visit from a licensed electrician.

Electrical troubleshooting by your local electrician can help you figure out why lights in your home flicker. This issue is most commonly caused by overloaded circuits that allow power surges, loose connector wires, or problems with the main neutral connection.

A buzzing or humming noise that's coming from an electrical panel, wall outlet, or light switch means you have an electrical problem. This can be caused by loose connections, faulty switches, or overloaded circuits. Mr. Electric can send a local electrician to do electrical troubleshooting and safeguard your Franklin, TN, home.

If you smell burning plastic coming from a wall outlet, see scorch marks, or notice an electrical burning odor emanating from your electrical panel, it's a sign to flip off power to your home and call for emergency electrical services. Your local electrician promptly shows up for electrical troubleshooting, finds the problem, and fixes it to prevent an electrical fire.

If a circuit breaker flips a lot for a particular outlet, you've probably overloaded it. Common reasons include excessive use of extension cords, power strips, or multiple small appliances that collectively overload an outlet in your Franklin, TN, home. If such an issue is revealed by electrical troubleshooting, ask your electrician to wire an extra outlet or two with a designated circuit switch.

If you're interested in doing some basic diagnostics, either for your education or so you can give more information when you call for an electrician, buy a multimeter. If used properly, it can safely tell you if a fuse is blown, you have a ground fault, or there's a live wire. Make sure not to touch wires with your bare hands, and call a licensed electrician to perform actual electrical repairs.

Your first step is to call Mr. Electric of Franklin. We'll make sure a local electrician is scheduled to visit your home as quickly as possible. If you report what could be a serious safety issue, we might ask you to wait outside for the electrician to arrive and/or turn off the power to your home using the main circuit breaker. 

Your electrician will start troubleshooting your issue as soon as they get there. They will probably ask for some additional information from you and then get to work on finding the reason behind your electricity woes. Once they find the issue, which could take a few minutes or a few hours, they will provide you with all of the information, plus a firm quote and a solid time estimate to fix the issue.

Your electrician can start work as soon as you approve the work order. In some cases, a simple outlet or switch rewiring can quickly take care of the problem. In others, you may have to hang in there for a couple of hours while your electrical panel is tuned up or upgraded.   

We all want the same thing: to make your home a safe place. Your electrician won't proclaim the task finished until they are convinced your problem has been resolved so that everyone can rest easier.

For nonserious issues, you might be able to do a little electrical troubleshooting yourself. (Whether or not you can then fix the problem is another matter entirely!)   

• A sudden power shut off (this can be your whole house or just one room): Check the electrical panel and see if a circuit breaker has flipped. If a breaker flips back immediately after reset, leave it alone and call Mr. Electric.   
• A light or fan fixture not working (this can be one, the other, or both): Look for a GFCI button near the wall switch and push it. Check the breaker box for a flipped switch. Check the batteries in your fan remote, if needed, and, of course, check the bulb if the light doesn't work.   
• An electrical outlet doesn't work: Press the GFCI reset button if there is one. Check the circuit breaker box in case a switch is flipped. Try to plug something else that you know works into the same outlet. Try another outlet in the same room and/or an outlet in another room.   

Even if you can DIY your necessary electrical troubleshooting, you may not be qualified to repair electrical issues. That's when you should pick up the phone and call Mr. Electric for some help.