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Troubleshooting and repairs · Greater Montreal

Electrical repairs in Montreal. Diagnosed and fixed.

Something in your home stopped working and you want to know why before anyone starts. We find the fault, explain it in plain words, give a firm price, and fix it to code. Day or night.

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From fault to fixed

What a repair visit covers

A repair call covers whatever stands between you and a system that works: outlets, wiring, panels, grounding, the circuits that feed your spa or pool. If it carries current and it misbehaves, it is on the list. Repairs are one part of the practice; everything we do starts from the same rule: diagnosed honestly, fixed to code.

Troubleshooting

The fault is somewhere between the panel and the problem. We trace it and fix it at the source.

Outlets, plugs and switches

Dead outlets, worn switches, hot or discolored receptacles replaced and made safe.

Rewiring

Worn, damaged or undersized wiring replaced with wiring that meets the current code.

Breaker panels and fuses

Breakers that trip, fuses that blow, panel boxes repaired, changed or installed.

Grounding

Ground protection circuits tested, repaired and brought up to code.

Spa and pool circuits

Spas, pools and their pumps wired, grounded and repaired.

Service entrances

Service entrance repairs, and power enlargement when your home needs more capacity.

Fire alarm systems

Fire alarm systems serviced and kept working.

Warning signs

The warning signs, one at a time

In Montreal, electricity was the energy source in 40.6% of residential fires, and 22% were attributed to an electrical malfunction (source: SPQ). Wiring gives warnings before it fails. Here is what each one usually means, how seriously to take it, and what we do about it.

No power in the house or one room

Everything is off, or one room is. First question: is it just you? Look at the street. If your neighbours are dark too, that is a network outage, not a wiring problem.

What we do. We trace where the power stops, isolate the fault and restore it safely. If the whole street is dark, check the Hydro-Québec outage map first: that repair is theirs, at no cost to you.

Usually means

A tripped main breaker, a failed connection, or a fault that opened the circuit somewhere between your service entrance and the room.

Danger level

Low on its own. Power that drops repeatedly, or in only part of the home, points at a failing connection. Do not leave it.

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The breaker keeps tripping

A breaker that will not hold is protecting you from something. Breakers and fuses that blow repeatedly are one of the classic warning signs of a wiring problem, not a nuisance to work around.

What we do. We find which of the three causes it is and fix the cause, not the symptom. If the panel itself is at the end of its life, we say so plainly. You can read about panel upgrades before deciding anything.

Usually means

An overloaded circuit, a short circuit or a ground fault. Sometimes the breaker itself is worn out.

Danger level

Moderate. The breaker is doing its job. Forcing it, or fitting a bigger one, removes the protection without removing the fault.

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Flickering or dimming lights

Lights that dim or flicker when something else switches on are an early sign of a loose or failing connection. It is easy to live with, which is exactly why it gets ignored until it becomes something worse.

What we do. We open the circuit, find the connection that is failing and remake it properly. In older Montreal homes the trail sometimes leads to aluminum wiring, which is its own subject.

Usually means

A loose or aging connection, often revealed when a large appliance starts. Whole-house flickering can point at the service entrance.

Danger level

An early warning. Heat builds where a connection loosens, long before anything visibly fails.

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Burning smell or sizzling sounds

A burning smell with no obvious source, or sizzling and buzzing from an outlet, a switch or the panel. Of all the signs on this page, this is the one that does not get a wait-and-see.

What we do. First, make it safe. Then find the component that is overheating and replace it. If it is the middle of the night, that is exactly what the 24 hour emergency line is for.

Usually means

A component overheating: a splice, an outlet, an appliance cord or the panel itself.

Danger level

High. Cut the power at the panel and call now. This one does not wait.

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Outlets that are dead, hot or sparking

A dead outlet is an inconvenience. A discolored, hot or sparking one is a warning: those are three of the classic signs of a wiring issue, and they mean heat is already being made where it should not be.

What we do. We replace the damaged device, inspect the wiring behind it, and install tamper resistant receptacles, the childproof model the Canadian Electrical Code now requires, where they belong.

Usually means

A worn contact or a loose connection behind the plate. Discoloration and heat mean it has been building for a while.

Danger level

High. An outlet that is hot, discolored or sparking has already started to fail. Stop using it and unplug what is on it.

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Spa and pool circuits

A pool breaker that trips, a pump that will not start, a spa that heats slowly or not at all. These circuits live outdoors, near water, and they age faster than anything inside the house.

What we do. We test the ground protection circuits, repair pump, heater and lighting wiring, and bring the whole installation to code.

Usually means

Grounding that needs attention, a worn pump, or wiring that has lived outdoors too long.

Danger level

Water and electricity leave no margin. Grounding and bonding on these circuits must be exactly right.

Outdoor electrical panel and pool pump wiring installed by Lighthouse Electrique
A Lighthouse job: pool equipment wiring, Montreal

Three steps, one visit

How a repair call works

Step 1

You call

An electrician answers, day or night, in English or in French. Describe the problem in your words.

Step 2

We diagnose

On site, the fault is found and explained. You get a firm price before any work starts.

Step 3

Fixed to code

Repaired, tested and left compliant with the current code. Licensed, insured, code-compliant work.

Straight answers

Electrical repair questions

The whole block is dark. Do I need an electrician?

Probably not. If your neighbours have no power either, that is a Hydro-Québec outage and they repair it at no cost to you. Check their outage map first. If only your home is out, call us at (514) 909-3773 .

Is a breaker that keeps tripping dangerous?

The breaker itself is doing its job: it cuts the power because something on that circuit is wrong. The danger is in forcing it, resetting it over and over, or replacing it with a bigger breaker. Find the cause instead.

How do you price a repair?

We diagnose first, then give you a firm price before any work starts. No surprise invoices. If we find something unexpected once the work is open, we stop and talk to you before continuing.

How often should home wiring be checked?

A check by an electrician every four years is the standard recommendation. Sooner if you notice the warning signs on this page: flickering lights, a burning smell, outlets that are hot or discolored.

Real clients · verbatim

Vincent Soumoy
March 2018
Great job! I needed someone to upgrade some cable for a boiler. Lighthouse Electrique was fast to quote and also agree to work at the same time as the plumber. Correct prices, clean work. I recommend them!

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