24 hour emergency service · Greater Montreal
Emergency electrician in Montreal. 24 hours a day.
No power, a breaker that will not reset, a burning smell you cannot place. Call and a licensed master electrician answers, in English or in French. We tell you what to do right away, then come fix the fault to code.
Not a call center, not a dispatcher reading a script. The master electrician answers.
- Since 2007
- RBQ 8351-6120-43
- CMEQ
- 24/7
The 24 hour line
What emergency service covers
An emergency call is the same trade held to the same standard, at whatever hour the fault picks. If your problem can wait for daylight, our electrical repairs page covers the planned work.
Troubleshooting
No power in the home, one dead circuit, a fault nobody can place. We trace it to the source and restore power safely.
Breakers and panels
A breaker that trips or will not reset, burnt connections, a failing panel box. Repaired or replaced to code.
Outlets and wiring
Outlets that are warm, discolored or sparking, damaged wiring, old aluminum connections. Made safe first, then fixed.
Service entrances
A mast or meter base pulled loose by wind, ice or a branch. We repair the entrance so the line can be reconnected.
Grounding faults
Ground protection circuits that trip, grounding that has failed. Traced and restored.
Electric heating
Baseboards, convectors or an electric furnace dead in the cold. In January in Montreal, heat is not optional.
Honest triage
What counts as an electrical emergency
Not every electrical problem is an emergency, and we will not pretend otherwise to sell a night visit. But the real ones rarely announce themselves politely. According to Quebec's ministry of public security, 22 percent of Montreal fires are attributed to electrical malfunction.
The warning signs fire services repeat are the ones we hear on the phone every week: breakers that keep tripping, lights that flicker across the house, sizzling sounds, a burning smell, outlets that are discolored or warm to the touch. Any of those, at any hour, is a call worth making.
A breaker that trips once a month and then holds is different. That is a warning, not an emergency, and often a sign the panel itself is due for attention. That work is planned in daylight: see panel upgrades.
One more thing worth knowing before the next storm. The mast and meter base on your wall belong to you, not to Hydro-Québec. If wind or ice tears the service entrance loose, Hydro-Québec reconnects the line, but repairing the entrance is the homeowner's side, and it is master electrician work.
Call the line now
- A burning smell, sparks or sizzling from an outlet, a switch or the panel
- A breaker that will not reset, or trips again right away
- Power out in your home only, or in part of it
- An outlet or panel cover that is hot to the touch
Check Hydro-Québec first
If the whole street is dark, that is a network outage. Hydro-Québec repairs it at no cost to you. Check the Hydro-Québec outage map before paying anyone.
It can wait until morning
- One dead outlet while everything else works
- A fixture that flickers with one specific bulb
- A project, an upgrade, a quote
Call in daylight, or request a callback.
Three steps, any hour
How an emergency call works
You call
The line is answered day and night, in English and in French. Describe what you see and what you smell. We tell you what to do before we arrive.
We diagnose
On site, the fault is found and explained in plain language. You get a firm price before any work starts, at 3 p.m. or 3 a.m.
Fixed to code
Repaired, tested, made safe. Licensed, insured, code-compliant work, every time.
The same three steps as every Lighthouse visit, at every hour.
Straight answers
Before you call at 3 a.m.
Is the emergency line really answered at night?
Yes. (514) 909-3773 is the same number day and night, answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in English and in French. An electrician answers.
What should I do while I wait for the electrician?
If you smell burning or see sparks, switch off the main breaker if you can reach it safely, and keep everyone away from the area. Do not touch anything that is hot or discolored. Tell us what you saw when you call and we will walk you through the rest.
My whole street is dark. Should I still call you?
No. If your neighbours are dark too, it 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, or only part of it, that is when you call us.
How much does an emergency call cost?
We do not quote prices before seeing the problem, at any hour. The process is the same as a daytime visit: we diagnose, explain the fault, and give you a firm price before any work starts. You decide before anything is opened or replaced.
Real clients · verbatim
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Day or night, in English or in French, a licensed master electrician answers.