Looking for a reliable Electrician in Greater Seattle

[Kamran Rahman]

This week, my condo seems to have stopped serving electricity to a couple of the bedrooms. Other parts of the unit are still receiving power. I am thinking I will need an electrician to come take a look, so I’d like to see if BP forum users recommend any particular electrician in the greater Seattle area, as well as any general feedback on how I should approach the situation. 

It is a 3 bedroom condo that I have househacked. 

[Michael Haas]

Hi @Kamran Rahman - typically when you lose power to all or a portion of an electrical circuit it'll be one of the following:

1. Circuit breaker has flipped (basic I know, but you didn't explicitly say you checked the breaker so its worth double checking)

2. Broken Run - you have power at the box, at the breaker, and at least some of the outlets or lights on the circuit. Its possible that a wire was cut, a daisy-chained outlet was jiggled loose, or something of that nature. The wires connecting to the dead outlets do not have power.

3. Misswire/bad connection/ broken outlet - The wires connecting to the dead outlets are live, but the outlet is dead. Check that the outlet is wired correctly and making good contact with the line and/or replace the outlet.

If this sounds like to much bother or you don't care then call Eco Electric in Sodo. They're great but, like all good electricians, not cheap.