San Mateo Electrical Rewire

Yesterday I drove out over the San Mateo Bridge to go take some pictures of a home being rewired by our Electricians here at Maine Electric Inc. I knew I had arrived to the right place when I saw our "warehouse on wheels" parked out front. I was taken upstairs to where the rewiring was being done. The home had old style outlets for only two prongs. Also, there was a shortage of outlets to use to plug in their electrical appliances. I found Al measuring out each wall to find the space in between.

 Once he calculated where the center of the wall was he sent up the information the guys in the attic. I went up into the attic and took a look for myself.

The attic was very warm and full of insulation, luckily we were in the bay area and it was early in morning and the heat was not too intense. I found Tim working his way through the attic with the measurements he had received from Al. He was drilling the holes down in between the walls.

Once the holes were drilled, the wires for the new outlets could be sent down into the new outlet boxes. Climbing down from out of the attic I went to see where the wires would end up. I found as the holes above were being made, the boxes down below were being done simultaneously. Each new outlet box had to be cut into wall and each was strategically placed.

Rewiring a house is a big job but nothing the guys at Maine Electric Inc. can't handle! It was great to see the guys working together as a team to complete this project! For more information on the services provided by Maine Electric Inc. Check out our business page! 

Tag along!

Last Friday, I had my first opportunity to following along Mark from Maine Electric on one of his first calls of the day. I watched as he prepared his Maine Electric van with all the tools and supplies he needed for a long day of electrical work. Once the van was ready, I followed him from our dispatch office in Livermore, CA for a short drive over to Pleasanton. This was a warranty call meaning that Maine Electric had done some work earlier and was called to come assist with any occurrences that may have arose free of charge.

Originally, the team had been called to help solve the problem of the new air-conditioner unit that was was higher voltage than the breaker could handle. The team solved that problem!

The reason the team was back was to check on a few items that had occurred: the pool light, pool side outlet, and motion light had all seemed to lose power. So, I went with Mark and watched him work.

I watched as Mark searched high and low as he made sure that every wire was correctly lined up in its proper position. Checking the wires to see their voltage and making sure each wire was doing the job it was supposed to do. 

Finally Mark had found the problem and it was time to get to work on fixing it!

During the process, Mark had looked at the outlet by the pool and noticed a lot of rusty build up. The outlet was in a cool and damp area by a patch of roses that saw much water. The outlet was used to power the pump of a fountain. Although the outlet was in working order and not the source of the trouble, Mark replaced the outlet and added a bubble cover to as a complementary service to prevent trouble in the future.

The bubble covers are used for electrical outlets for spas, pools, or any other item that is outside everyday and is exposed to wet or rainy conditions. The cover allows for items to be plugged in and protected from the elements. After this Mark cleaned up shop and put everything that he had worked on back together and everything was good as new.

Overall, it was a fun experience watching my first electrician at work for Maine Electric. I look forward to many more different jobs that experienced certified electricians take on every day!

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Welcome to my blog for Maine Electric!

Hello everyone and welcome to the new blog! I have been given the opportunity to follow around the electricians at Main Electric Inc. and give you the inside view of what goes on each and every day! My goal is to gather information and gain an understanding of why it is so important to consider a professional and licensed electrician in order to work on your home or office.

I will be posting pictures, videos, and answering any questions that you may have! So, feel free to follow me on this journey on what it means to be an electrician!