Emergency Electrician in Bridgton, Maine

In a town this wooded, trees start most emergency calls. A falling limb that catches the service drop can tear the mast from a house or camp, wrench the meter socket off the wall, or leave wires draped across a driveway. Stay well back from any downed line, bring children and pets indoors, and phone Central Maine Power and 911; assume every wire is energized, and keep chainsaws out of the tangle until the utility says the line is dead. Ownership divides at the house: Central Maine Power is responsible for the line as far as the weatherhead, plus the meter, while the mast, the socket, the entrance cable and all wiring past them fall to the homeowner's electrician, and they must be repaired before power is restored.

Winter adds its own damage. Ice loads service drops, and snow sliding off a steep camp roof can bend a mast or crush a meter socket. During long outages, a portable generator connected without an interlock or transfer switch can backfeed the utility lines and endanger the crews working on them. Goodnow Electric takes emergency calls around the clock, secures the damaged service, replaces the mast and socket, gets the repair permitted and inspected under the state system, and lines up reconnection with Central Maine Power so the house is not left waiting.

Seasonal homes bring a spring version of the emergency call. A camp opened in May after a winter shut up may have mouse-chewed wiring, a corroded panel, or a breaker that trips the moment the water heater comes on, and a burning smell or a warm outlet should end the weekend's plans until the circuit is checked. Other warnings apply year-round: sparking outlets, lights that dim hard when a motor starts, a panel with no power when the houses next door have it, or a main breaker that refuses to reset. Shut off what you safely can, then call for help. Mice and moisture do their worst in the months nobody is there, so a check before the water and heat come back on is worth the time.