Electrical Repair & Troubleshooting in Lewiston & Clarkston
When your breaker won't reset, half the house goes dark, or you smell something burning behind a wall, you don't want to wait. You want a real electrician on the phone, an honest answer about what's happening, and a fix you can trust. RD Electric has been the LC Valley's repair shop for over 25 years, with stocked service trucks so most repairs are diagnosed and finished in a single visit.
Same-day service. 24/7 emergency response.
Most repair calls we can get to within 24 hours, and many the same day you call. For true emergencies we're available around the clock. Don't wait on something that smells or feels wrong. Call and we'll talk you through what to do until we get there.
NOW IF
These are emergencies. Call 208-413-2413, any hour.
- Burning smell, smoke, or scorch marks at an outlet, switch, or the panel
- Sparking or buzzing from an outlet or the panel
- Outlet, switch, or breaker that's warm or hot to the touch
- Partial power loss to the house, or lights that dim when appliances run
- A breaker that trips again immediately after reset
If you see flames, get out and call 911 first. If it's safe to reach, turn off the main breaker. Then call us.
Common repairs we handle every week
If it has wires, we can probably fix it. If we can't, we'll tell you straight and point you toward who can.
Breakers that trip or won't reset
Including GFCI outlets that won't reset and AFCI breakers that nuisance-trip.
Dead, loose, or warm outlets & switches
The most common call we get, and often the sign of a loose connection that needs fixing before it becomes a fire.
Flickering, dimming & partial power loss
Frequently a loose neutral at the panel or a failing utility connection. We find which.
Panel repairs & breaker replacement
Bad breakers, burnt bus bars, and panels that have reached the end. When it's time for a new one, see panel upgrades.
Old wiring that's no longer safe
Knob-and-tube, aluminum branch circuits, and ungrounded two-prong systems. Repaired, remediated, or replaced.
Fans, fixtures & detectors
Ceiling fans, exhaust fans, light fixtures, and hardwired smoke and CO detectors that chirp, fail, or don't interconnect.
Outdoor & 240V circuits
Landscape and security lighting, hot tub, pool, well pump, and dryer/range circuits.
Hidden faults & generator repair
Locating and repairing buried faults in walls or underground, and troubleshooting standby generators.
Diagnostics done right
A lot of electrical problems aren't what they look like. A flickering light might be a loose neutral at the panel. A breaker that keeps tripping might be doing exactly what it's supposed to do, protecting you from a real problem somewhere else. Our electricians find the actual cause instead of replacing the part that's complaining. That saves you from paying for the same problem twice.
Most repairs are less expensive than homeowners expect. A tripped GFCI, a bad switch, or a loose connection often takes less than an hour to fix. We'll always tell you the smallest, simplest fix that actually solves the problem.
What happens when you call
A person answers
Our office, not a call center. Tell us what's happening and we'll tell you whether it can wait or whether someone's coming now.
Diagnosis on site
A licensed journeyman finds the cause. Before we touch anything, you know what the repair costs: diagnostic, parts, and labor, in writing.
Fixed, usually the same visit
Stocked trucks mean most repairs are done before we leave. If we open a wall and find something we didn't expect, we stop and call you before the cost goes up.
Guaranteed
Every repair is backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee. If something we fixed isn't right, we come back and make it right.
No surprise bills. No scope creep. No high-pressure upsells.
Before we touch anything, you'll know what the repair costs. Written down, agreed to, then we get to work. If the job changes once we're in the wall, you hear about it before the number does. That's how we want to be treated, and it's how we treat our customers.
Electrical repair questions we get every week
My breaker keeps tripping. What should I do?
Unplug what's on that circuit and try resetting it once. If it holds, something you unplugged is the problem. If it trips again right away, leave it off and call us; a breaker that won't hold is protecting you from a fault, and forcing it is how fires start.
Is a warm outlet an emergency?
Treat it like one. Turn off the breaker for that outlet and call. Warmth means a loose or overloaded connection behind the cover, and that's the most common cause of house fires we see.
How fast can you get here?
Most repair calls within 24 hours, many the same day. True emergencies (burning smell, sparking, partial power loss) get 24/7 response.
Do you charge a diagnostic fee?
You'll know the diagnostic, parts, and labor before we start, in writing. Most simple repairs are finished within that first visit and cost less than people expect.
Do you take small jobs?
Yes. A single dead outlet, a switch, a fixture, a fan. Small repairs are most of what our service trucks do.
Can you fix it, or will you just tell me I need a new panel?
We fix what can be fixed. We'll recommend a panel replacement when the panel is the problem: Federal Pacific, Zinsco, burnt bus bars, or no room for the circuits you need. Otherwise it's a breaker or a connection, and that's a repair.
Related residential work
Where we do electrical repairs
RD Electric service trucks run across the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley and the surrounding area every day: