Outlets, Switches & Surge Protection
GFCI and AFCI outlets, switches, dimmers, and whole-home surge protection.
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Outlets & Surge Protection
The Small Stuff Is Usually a Symptom
A dead outlet, a switch that has to be held just right, an outlet that's warm to the touch — these read as minor, and sometimes they are. But a warm or discolored outlet, a burning smell, or a receptacle that's lost its grip on a plug are all things worth having looked at, because they're the visible end of a connection that's failing inside the wall.
We install and replace outlets and switches, add GFCI protection in kitchens, bathrooms, garages, and outdoors where code requires it, install AFCI protection, put in dimmers and smart switches, install and replace smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and add outlets where the house doesn't have enough of them — which, in a house built before people owned this many devices, is most of them.
What's Included
Whole-Home Surge Protection
Texas storms are hard on electronics, and the surge strip behind your TV protects exactly what's plugged into it. Whole-home surge protection installs at the panel and takes the hit before it reaches anything — HVAC, appliances, the things that aren't on a power strip because you can't put them on one.
It's a same-day install in most cases, and it's one of the least expensive things you can do for a house full of electronics. Labor is warrantied for a year.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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Call (817) 279-7777That's worth a call. A warm, discolored, or buzzing outlet usually means a loose or failing connection, and loose connections generate heat. It's one of the more common causes of electrical fires in homes.
Generally kitchens, bathrooms, laundry areas, garages, unfinished basements, and outdoors — anywhere water and electricity are near each other. Requirements have expanded over the years, so older homes are frequently short of current code.
A surge protector installed at your electrical panel that stops a surge before it reaches anything in the house. Unlike a power strip, it protects what isn't plugged into one — HVAC, appliances, and built-in electronics. It's typically a same-day install.
Yes. Older homes generally weren't wired for how many things people plug in now. Adding outlets is routine work, and we permit it where required.
Check two things first: a tripped breaker at the panel, and a tripped GFCI — one GFCI outlet (often in a garage, bathroom, or kitchen) can protect a whole string of ordinary-looking outlets, so press "reset" on any you can find. If it's still dead, the likely causes are loose wiring or a failed device, and that's a service call.
Frequent tripping usually means moisture getting where it shouldn't, a faulty appliance plugged into the circuit, or a GFCI that's worn out. It's doing its job — cutting power when it detects current leaking — so the fix is finding what's leaking, not bypassing the protection.
Buzzing or humming from an outlet, switch, or fixture usually means loose wiring or an overloaded circuit — and a loose connection that's buzzing is arcing, which makes heat. Stop using that outlet or switch and have it looked at. It's one of the small symptoms genuinely worth taking seriously.
Get it fixed right the first time.
Licensed electricians, a one-year labor warranty, and financing available through Acorn.