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Licensed Electrician in Salt Lake City, Utah
Planning a repair, a rewire or a panel upgrade for your Salt Lake City home? Call Hire Local Electrician, and we'll set a time that suits you.
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Electrical work in Salt Lake City
Small services and leftover knob-and-tube in older Salt Lake City neighborhoods make up much of the electrical work, while the newer suburbs down the valley mostly need room for new loads. Winter inversions trap cold air in the valley for weeks at a time.
The Avenues and the other pre-1920 districts are where the big jobs are. Knob-and-tube survives in attics and walls, insulation was added around it later, and services were sized long before air conditioning, modern kitchens or basement apartments. Pulling the old wire and upgrading the service usually happen together.
Downslope winds off the Wasatch hit the east bench hard enough to drop trees and service lines. Inversion cold keeps heating circuits busy, and the dry air and big seasonal swing loosen terminals over time. Utah licenses electricians and electrical contractors statewide through the Division of Professional Licensing.
With old and new houses side by side, an electrical inspection tells you which kind you have. Older ones usually lead to home rewiring; newer ones to an electrical panel upgrade when you add load.
When to call urgently
- 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
Local conditions
What do electricians get called for in Salt Lake City?
We cover the Avenues, Sugar House, Liberty Wells, the Marmalade District, Rose Park and Yalecrest, along with the rest of the ZIP codes listed below.
Knob-and-tube in the Avenues
Original wire survives in attics and walls, with insulation packed around it decades later. That's a fire risk and something insurers ask about.
Canyon wind on the east bench
When an east-bench windstorm pulls the drop off, Rocky Mountain Power fixes its line but the mast and weatherhead on the house need an electrician.
Small services behind remodels
A 60 or 100 amp service running a new kitchen and air conditioning is a routine finding, and upgrading it comes before most other work.
Basement apartments
Turning a basement into a separate unit adds circuits, egress lighting and often a second kitchen to a service that was already full.
Terminals loosened by dry air
Dry air and the big swing from summer heat to winter cold work connections loose, and a terminal that was fine for years starts arcing.
ZIP codes
Which ZIP codes do you cover here?
Every Salt Lake City ZIP code we cover is listed here. Type your ZIP into the checker to be sure. Don't see your ZIP? Call anyway and we'll check your address.
- 84101
- 84102
- 84103
- 84104
- 84105
- 84106
- 84107
- 84108
- 84109
- 84110
- 84111
- 84112
- 84113
- 84114
- 84115
- 84116
- 84117
- 84118
- 84121
- 84122
- 84123
- 84124
- 84125
- 84126
- 84127
- 84129
- 84130
- 84131
- 84132
- 84133
- 84134
- 84136
- 84138
- 84139
- 84141
- 84143
- 84145
- 84147
- 84148
- 84150
- 84151
- 84152
- 84157
- 84158
- 84165
- 84170
- 84171
- 84180
- 84184
- 84189
- 84190
- 84199
Available in Salt Lake City
Which electrical service do you need?
Is the old wiring in my Salt Lake City house safe?
It depends on its condition more than its age. A licensed electrician checks the splices, the grounding and the panel, tells you which circuits need replacing and which can stay, and you'll have an estimate first.
What does electrical work cost in Salt Lake City?
It depends on what the house needs. In a pre-1950 home the big jobs are a rewire and a service upgrade, priced on how many circuits there are and how much wall and ceiling has to be opened. A single repair costs far less. You'll know the cost before the job starts.
Is there an emergency electrician for Salt Lake City after hours?
Yes. Call any hour, day or night, and tell us what's going on. We'll get a licensed electrician out who takes emergency calls. If anything is sparking, smoking or wet, switch off that breaker first if you can reach it safely.
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Need an electrician in Salt Lake City?
Tell us roughly when the house was built and what it's doing. We'll get a licensed electrician out to look at the wiring and the panel.
We'll get a licensed electrician out to you, and you only pay for work you agreed to.