Emergency Electrician in Brunswick, Maine

Some electrical problems cannot wait until morning. Call at once for a scorched smell at a receptacle or the breaker box, a switch that is hot or throws sparks, lighting that sinks and flares all through the house, or a main that trips again as soon as it is reset. In Brunswick's older housing, where about a third of homes predate 1960, the cause is often a loose connection on aging wiring, a failing fuse box, or an overloaded circuit that was never meant to run a space heater and a dehumidifier at once. Goodnow Electric picks up those calls at any hour. On the phone, it helps to say what you smell or see, which breaker or fuse is involved, and whether any part of the house still has power.

Storms add a different kind of failure. A gust off Casco Bay or a branch heavy with ice can yank the overhead drop until the mast kinks or the weatherhead tears from the gable, most often on the older houses and mobile homes found in parts of town. CMP's ownership covers the wire and the meter; the mast, the meter base and all the wiring indoors are the homeowner's, and CMP waits for them to be fixed and inspected before it restores service. Goodnow Electric secures the homeowner's side, carries out the repair and arranges the reconnection with CMP. On Brunswick Landing, report campus outages through the redevelopment authority's form as well.

A wire lying in the yard or across the street should be treated as energized: keep your distance, bring kids and pets indoors, and phone CMP or 911. Do not touch a panel that is wet, smoking or buzzing, and if you smell burning, leave the house and call the fire department first. Low-lying homes near the Androscoggin and along the bay can take on water in heavy rain; once water touches the panel or receptacles, nothing gets switched back on before an electrician has looked at it. Once everyone is safe, the repair can be planned properly rather than patched.