For Prompt, Professional Columbia, MD Electrician Service - Look No Further Than Haas And Sons!
From cosmetic home improvements to complete repairs and installations, the Haas & Sons team has your back! You can count on us as a licensed, insured & bonded local electrician near Columbia, MD - give us a call at (443) 396-2555. Our residential electrical customers near Columbia rely on us for:
- Electrical Installations
- Electrical Repairs
- Outlet Services
- Fair Costs to Upgrade Electrical Panels in Maryland
- EV charger installation in Maryland
- Electrical Safety Inspections
- Ceiling Fan Installation in Columbia MD
Don’t stay in the dark! Haas and Sons is here to help with all of your lighting needs. From expert recessed lighting to additional lighting and fixtures for your Columbia, MD home, we understand the importance of keeping your life lit properly. Not only does it increase your home’s value by highlighting key areas of your property and adding aesthetic appeal, but quality home lighting also ensures everyone’s safety by illuminating potential tripping hazards. Our goal is always to provide prompt, professional service to all of our customers because we respect you and your time.
When your Columbia, MD home or your home nearby is experiencing an electrical malfunction, big or small, we want Haas and Sons to be the first thing that comes to mind. Our friendly professionals always wear boot covers and lay down plastic coverings if a mess is anticipated. Additionally, our electricians always clean thoroughly after the service! There is no task too simple or too challenging for the Haas and Sons team to take on.
Residential Electrician Services We Offer Near Columbia, MD
Power Loss Investigation and Repair in Columbia, MD
Occasionally we get calls from homeowners who are experiencing weird power losses in one room, maybe two rooms, or partial power loss in their house. They may see flickering lights when an appliance or switch is flicked. This can be the sign of improper or damaged wiring or some other issue that warrants an experienced electrician to come to investigate the issue and discuss options for repair. Our team has decades of experience and we've seen it all when it comes to oddities with power losses or interruptions.
Electric Car Chargers in Columbia
You may be investigating "What do I need to install to charge my Tesla (or another electric vehicle) at home?" - and we can help! To charge your electric vehicle at home, you'll need a level 2 charging station, a dedicated circuit for the charging station with the correct amperage and voltage to accommodate your Level 2 Charging Station, you'll need a 240V electrical outlet, either a NEMA 14-50 or a 6-50, depending on your charging station's requirements, and most likely a permit from your town and/or county - depending upon local requirements. Our team at Haas and Sons can help you gather the correct unit, install the dedicated circuit where its convenient for you to charge your car, and provide information for obtaining your permit. We've been handling a lot of electric car charger installations near Columbia - so we're well-versed in the requirements and safe installation of your charger.
Circuit Panel Upgrade or Heavy Up Additions
A heavy-up circuit is a type of electrical circuit that is designed to handle a higher electrical load than a standard electrical circuit. This is typically achieved by increasing the size of the conductors and equipment used in the circuit, such as the wires, switches, and breakers. Heavy-up circuits are used in home-based businesses or for home hobbyists where there is a need for a large amount of electrical power to support machinery, lighting, or other high-demand equipment. The term "heavy-up" refers to the process of upgrading an existing electrical circuit to handle a higher electrical load.
Circuit panels may need an upgrade because they're outdated, don't have enough circuits, or you've done an addition or added additional features to your home that require more circuits. Installing a pool or hot tub are just 2 examples of upgrades that might require an update to your circuit panel. We also install circuit panels for new construction of Additional Dwelling Units (ADUs) and other residential buildings.
Dedicated circuits
There are other reasons to have a dedicated circuit besides the electric car charger mentioned above. You may be installing a pool or hot tub that requires its own circuit for safety or code requirements. If you've noticed issues like a hot tub plug getting hot, it could be a sign that your current setup isn’t handling the load safely. .You may be running power down to your outbuildings, or adding air conditioning or an electric stove to your home where you had none previously. There are a variety of reasons you may need a dedicated circuit - our team of licensed electricians near you can help you make the need a reality!
Recent Jobs and Reviews in Columbia, MD
Job Locations and Reviews
Replace GFCI in upstairs hallway bathroom and receptacle in 1st floor bathroom with new GFCI and duplex. Install new gfci devices on the kitchen counter top due to safety of within 6 ft of water source. Called out today to troubleshoot a receptacle that was not working in the first floor bathroom. Discovered that the GFCI in the upstairs bathroom was tripped. While doing our safety assessment we discovered that two of the kitchen receptacles were not GFCI protected. We recommended replacing the bathroom devices and adding GFCI protection to the kitchen. Replaced GFCI in upstairs hallway bathroom and receptacle in 1st floor bathroom. Replaced two GFCIs and a receptacle in the kitchen.
-GFCI Replacement - V.I.P Membership Reason for today’s visit with the customer was a loss of power in the garage. Upon arrival I tested the first receptacle in the garage and discovered 0 Volts. This led me to tracing out the wires into the master bathroom. Upon removal of the GFCI the wires popped out of the back. Additionally, the wiring for this GFCI was extremely sloppy with almost 5 inches of romex sheathing in the box. When testing the wires there was still 0 Volts. This led me to go into the other neighboring bathroom that had a tripped GFCI. I reset it but it did not send power to the master GFCI. I would later learn that this neighbor bathroom GFCI is on an entirely different circuit. I continued my adventures looking for GFCI’s. This led me downstairs to the basement bathroom. In there was A GFCI that was tripped. I reset this one as well. In that same basement bathroom was a sump pump on a GFCI underneath a latch. This GFCI was not tripped. The panel is an older CH. Cust
Reason for today’s visit with the customer was to inspect and quote installation of three bath fans. Upon arrival customer was complaining of a constant muggy / mildew smell coming from the bathrooms that started this year. After investigation I discovered the upstairs bathroom fans were 110 CFM and had proper venting going through the roof. The foyer bathroom although older still worked but this bathroom did not have a source of high humidity. After conferring with the owner and discussing we agreed that there was a high probability something deeper going on here than the bathroom fans. At this point we recommend reaching out to an inspector or someone who can do thermal scans of the wall to make sure there isn’t a leak or potential growth going on inside the home. I provided quotes to replace all three bathroom fans while I was here.
* This job will only proceed one the necessary brick has been removed from the panel area to make a workable legal space for the new panel to be installed into* - upgrade all grounding and bonding that goes to the home to modern safety standards - install 2 ground rods in front of the house which will be the whole homes grounding system - run a #2 ground wire to the cold water ground to ground it into the system - add bonding at the hot water heater to jump hot to cold and bond those to the system - install a 200 amp disconnect on the outside of the house per 2023 nec to have a accessible shutoff for public safety workers to use in the event of any electrical incident. - come off the new disconnect with a 200 amp line that will be feeding a new qo panel that will replace the current panel . - install all new breakers into the panel; as well as whole home surge protection and a panel outlet as well - correct all the necessary multi-feeds in the new panel on double pole breakers - make a
Reason for today’s visit with the customer was troubleshooting a non working light in the kitchen. Upon troubleshooting it I discovered the ballast had gone out on it. I recommended replacing it with a new Integrated LED light that is roughly the same size. The panel is an older General Electric panel that is in dire need of replacing. The neutral bar is corroded, the breakers are showing signs of overheating, and the panel in general is beyond its expiration date. Beside it is a FPE Disconnect that the A/C company bypassed and used as a junction box. However, they landed their wires under the FPE Terminals and because they didn’t fit they cut off many of the strands for the ground. I provided a quote to replace the panel. This quote includes permitting, emergency disconnecting means, and surge protection as required by current electric Code. He also complained of the attic fan having gone out. I recommended replacing it with a new QuietCool Attic fan. We would replace the old motor an
We had a major panel replacement an upgrade that took three days. Josh and Tyler were thorough, professional and a pleasure to work with. They made sure everything was done properly and cleaned up after all the work was completed. They stayed very late on the third day to make sure the house had power everywhere. We would definitely use Haas again for electrical work.
Very meticulous and thorough. Fast service.
Dennis was great and so was his team. They were here for two days and worked so hard. They did a great job. I highly recommend these electricians.
Michael was on time and helpful with a small and obnoxious problem of a lithium battery pack dying before its time. Gave us a heads up about anything else that may happen with the smoke detectors
Great service. ghly
Genny was knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and polite and resolve the issue effectively and efficiently. Will definitely call again.
He was excellent, 5 stars. Very thorough, kind and polite and professional. He did excellent work.
Went well. Awaiting estimate for work proposed.
The job was completed with all of the features that we had defined in our project plan installed exactly as we had envisaged with updated funnctionality that exceeded our expectations.
Michael was prompt, friendly, and very knowledgeable.
