How Much Does an Electrician Cost? Flash Electrician FAQs
How much an electrician costs depends on the job and on whether the cause is already known. These are straight answers on emergencies, pricing, who comes to your door and where we work. Every price is a starting price for a basic job, so your own cost may differ.
Request a quote
Tell us where and what. Our call center answers 24/7.
If you send the form, we aim to call you back within a few minutes.
Is it an emergency, and how fast can someone help?
What should I do if something is burning or sparking?
Stay away from it and call emergency services if you see smoke, sparks or fire. Once everyone is safe, call us about the repair.
My breaker keeps tripping. Should I keep resetting it?
No. A tripping breaker is reacting to something on the circuit, and resetting it again and again does not find the cause. The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) lists frequently tripped circuit breakers or blown fuses among the warning signs of an overloaded circuit. Tell the call center what was running when it tripped. If the fault sits in the panel itself, electrical panel repair covers it.
Can an electrician come today?
Same-day slots open up often, though they depend on which electricians are free. Call, and the call center looks for the earliest one. We do not promise same-day on every call.
What should I do if part of my home loses power?
Call us. If it may be a wider outage, the utility is the one to ask whether the fault is on its side. Do not keep resetting the breaker while you wait, and keep away from anything wet or damaged. After-hours emergency labor starts from $150 an hour.
Will the electrician arrive at a set time?
We do not promise an arrival time. The call center gives you a time slot when you book, and the timeline adjusts to the slot you choose. If you have not heard anything, call: the call center answers any hour.
Do you answer at night and on weekends?
You can reach our call center at any hour, any day, and we serve you whenever the need comes up. After-hours emergency labor is priced from $150 an hour, a low-end rate rather than the cost of a whole repair.
How soon will someone call me back after I send the form?
Our target is a few minutes. It is a target, not a guarantee, and calling reaches a live agent right away if you cannot wait.
How much does an electrician cost at Flash, job by job?
Small jobs are in the table. Bigger ones, such as panels, EV chargers and rewiring, are answered below it.
| Small job | Starting at | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Outlet installation | $150 per outlet | A new standard 120V outlet with a short, easy wiring run |
| Outlet repair | $80 per outlet | A simple repair or replacement of an existing standard outlet |
| Switch repair | $80 per switch | Straightforward replacement of an existing standard switch |
| Lighting installation | $135 per fixture | At an existing wired location; the fixture itself may cost extra |
| Lighting repair | $100 per visit | A simple fixture fault |
| Smoke detector installation | $90 per detector | Existing suitable wiring; new wiring costs more |
| Wiring installation | About $6 per linear foot | A basic wiring run; small jobs have a minimum visit charge |
| Wiring repair | About $10 per linear foot | A basic wiring run; small jobs have a minimum visit charge |
How much does an electrician charge per hour?
Most of our jobs are priced per item, per foot or per job rather than per hour: $80 per outlet repaired, $135 per light fixture, about $6 per foot of wiring. An hourly rate applies to business work, from $100 per hour, and to after-hours emergencies, from $150 per hour, a low-end rate. A home service call starts at $100 per visit and includes about the first hour, with parts extra.
Can you give me a price over the phone?
Roughly, yes. When you book, the call center names a slot and a ballpark price. The final price is set by the electrician once the job has been seen, before any work begins.
Others quote for free, so why charge for a diagnostic visit?
A no-charge estimate suits a job that is already defined. When the cause of a fault is unknown, an electrician has to find it, and that visit may be charged. The amount varies and is usually below $50.
Which jobs come with a free quote?
| If the job is… | Then it starts with… |
|---|---|
| Breaker replacement (from $100), panel upgrade, panel installation, EV charger installation or rewiring | A free quote before you decide |
| A fault with an unknown cause, such as a breaker that trips or dead outlets | A diagnostic visit to find it; it may be charged, usually below $50 |
| One known small repair, such as a single outlet or switch | A price confirmed at your door, from the starting prices |
What do an EV charger and rewiring cost?
An EV charger starts at $750 for labor only, or about $1,200 with the charger and materials. Rewiring starts at $5 per square foot, about $5,000 for 1,000 square feet before any restoration. Both come with a free quote.
How much does a new panel cost?
A simple 100-amp panel upgrade starts at $800 per job, and a standard 200-amp upgrade starts around $1,300. A new basic 100-amp main panel starts at $1,200 per job, and substantial service work costs more. See electrical panel installation for what the job involves.
Who comes to my door, and are they licensed?
Are Flash electricians licensed and insured?
Yes. The company and the electricians it sends are both licensed and insured.
Are you a local company or a call center?
Both steps exist. The call center answers and books you. A licensed electrician then comes to your address and does the work.
What if the problem comes back after the repair?
Report it promptly, with the equipment and the conditions when it happened. We record what was repaired, so a later visit has a starting point and the new report can be checked against the earlier work.
What happens if I decline the price?
Nothing starts until you say yes. You can approve it now or book the work for a later visit.
Which jobs do you take on?
What does an electrician do, and which jobs do you take on?
An electrician finds why a circuit, outlet, light or appliance connection fails, then repairs or installs it. In our jobs that meant a damaged buried feeder behind a tripping gate and a bypassed protective device on an outdoor outlet. We take on repairs and installations for homes and businesses: outlets and switches, breakers, panels, lighting, wiring, EV chargers and smoke detectors.
Do you replace smoke detectors?
Yes. Smoke detector installation starts at $90 per detector with existing suitable wiring. New wiring costs more. See smoke detector installation.
Do you do commercial work?
Yes. For businesses, labor starts at $100 per hour, and some bookings have a minimum number of hours.
Will an electrician come to my city?
Which states and cities do you serve?
California and New Jersey, plus Miramar. Our Torrance and Thousand Oaks pages are the two backed by a Google Business Profile, and the service areas pages list the others.
What if my city is not listed?
Give the call center your address. They confirm whether we cover it.
What did real jobs teach us about these questions?
Why did a heater circuit trip at random?
Two rooms shared a hidden neutral fault. Our electrician corrected the branch arrangement, and the affected protection tested correctly. Before closing the job we checked that normal operation did not depend on repeated manual resetting.
Why did an LED group flash when power returned?
The control restored an unsuitable startup level. Our electrician set the approved power-restoration behavior, and the lights came back at the intended brightness. The final control settings were kept with the lighting setup record, so any later replacement can be matched to them.
Why did an outdoor outlet fail its test?
Its protective device had been bypassed. Our electrician restored the correct protection, and the test function worked. Avoid repeated resets when the cause has not been assessed, and keep protective devices on their published test schedule.
“An outlet having power does not prove its safety features work. We check polarity, grounding and protection as appropriate before calling it ready for use.”