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Sparks, smoke or a hot smell in a Connecticut home? Call any hour, and we'll get a licensed electrician out to make it safe.
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Emergency electrical help in Connecticut
If something electrical in your Connecticut home is sparking, smoking or smells hot, get everyone away from it. If there is smoke or flame, get out and call the fire department first. If you can reach the panel safely, switch off that breaker or the main, and stay clear of anything wet. Then call Hire Local Electrician, any hour.
Old wiring is behind a lot of Connecticut's emergency calls. Homes from the 1800s and early 1900s in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport still turn up fuse panels, knob-and-tube and cloth-covered wire. Every winter nor'easters and ice storms drop limbs onto service drops in the wooded suburbs, and tropical storms reach the shoreline often enough to matter.
Winter is the busy season, from the first ice storm in December through March. Late summer brings a second run from tropical storms and window units on old wiring.
Call now if
- A burning smell near outlets, switches or the panel
- Visible sparking, arcing or scorch marks
- A shock from an appliance, switch, faucet or fixture
- Water reaching outlets, the panel or wiring
- A breaker that will not stay reset, or a panel that is hot to the touch
- Total power loss when neighboring homes still have power
Local pattern
What causes electrical emergencies in Connecticut?
Mostly the weather, the age of the housing and the grid, and the season decides which one you're likely to run into.
Ice-loaded limbs pulling the service drop down and tearing the weatherhead or meter base off the wall.
Pre-war wiring overheating behind an outlet that runs a window air conditioner or a space heater.
Fuse panels and 60 amp services that blow fuses, run warm or make the lights dip when the dryer starts.
Basements flooding in heavy rain and shoreline storms, reaching the panel and the sump pump circuit.
Salt air and storm surge along Long Island Sound corroding meter sockets and outdoor boxes.
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What do I do
until help arrives?
If you can reach it safely, switch off the breaker feeding the affected area. That removes the immediate hazard in most situations.
Don't touch anything that's wet and electrical, and keep everyone away from water that may be in contact with power.
Smoke or a burning smell from a wall, ceiling or panel is a fire risk. Get out and call the fire department first, then call us.
Unplug appliances on the affected circuit so nothing restarts unexpectedly once power is restored.
Note what happened and when, and tell us on the call. It helps the electrician go straight to the likely fault.
By city
Where in Connecticut are you calling from?
Each city marked 24/7 has a dedicated emergency page. For the others, open the city page to check your ZIP code. Don't see your ZIP? Call anyway and we'll check your address.
- Hartford emergency electrician24/706101
- Electrician in New Haven06501
- Electrician in Stamford06901
- Electrician in Waterbury06701
- Electrician in Bridgeport06601
- Electrician in Norwalk06850
- Electrician in West Hartford06107
- Electrician in Danbury06810
- Electrician in East Hartford06108
- Electrician in Manchester06040
- Electrician in New Britain06050
- Electrician in Westport06880
- Electrician in Fairfield06824
Can an electrician come out at night or on a weekend in Connecticut?
Yes. Our line is answered 24 hours a day, every day. Tell us what's happening and where, and we'll get a licensed electrician out who takes after-hours calls in Connecticut.
How fast can an electrician get to me?
It depends on where you are, the hour and how busy the night is, so you'll get an arrival window on the call rather than a promise here. If anything is sparking, smoking or wet, switch off that breaker and keep everyone clear until help arrives.
Who licenses electricians in Connecticut?
Connecticut licenses electricians statewide through the Electrical Work Examining Board at the Department of Consumer Protection, so call and we'll get a licensed electrician out.
Does emergency work cost more?
Usually, yes. Nights, weekends and holidays carry a higher rate than a weekday visit. You'll know the price before the repair starts, and you only pay for work you agreed to.
Do emergency repairs need a permit?
Making a hazard safe, such as isolating a damaged circuit, doesn't wait for paperwork. Permanent repairs that follow, such as a new panel or a rewired section, usually need a permit and an inspection under local rules in Connecticut, and the permit is normally pulled as part of the job.
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Electrical emergency in Connecticut?
Switch off the breaker if you can reach it safely, then call. We'll get a licensed electrician out in Connecticut to make the house safe and find the fault.
We'll get a licensed electrician out to you, and you only pay for work you agreed to.