How To Get A Good Electrician

We are looking for a great contractor that does plumbing and electrical work very well and that have great references.. we are trying to fix our kitchen and bathrooms?? Please help does anyone have any suggestions? thanks

try your local Better Business Bureau. They make sure that all of their license and insurance is up to date and they also monitor the complaints… www.bbb.org

Grove electrician banked £3000 cheque stolen from guest's room Watford Observer, UK - 12 Jan 2009 An electrician who stole a cheque from a guest at prestigious Watford hotel The Grove after getting into debt has been ordered to do 150 hours unpaid work. …

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Chaos is increasingly engulfing Washington days before what is likely to be the biggest gathering in its history.
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I would have to say yes because it is describing a person.

Topsham electrician is awarded MBE Exmouth Herald, UK - 8 Jan 2009 THE Northcott Theatre's senior electrician has received an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Maurice Marshal MBE, of Follet Road, was awarded the …

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A drunk electrician started a fire at a world-famous Moscow art museum after he fell asleep while smoking a cigarette, said media reports Tuesday. The blaze at Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery started in an engineering building next to the main gallery Saturday and damaged technical equipment but not any of the museum’s valuable art works. A police source said Sunday that a 49-year-old workman had …
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i trenched the whole way out to the drop-pole already and need to buy the cable to put in the conduit, but am running into huge costs of the cable (500 mcm is what voltage calculators tell me). Is there another way via step-up/down transformers to reduce the cable size thats cost effective? Also where do u buy this stuff? tks
kk plz dont answer if u are going to give a 'pay someone to do it' answer - the drop pole is where the power company drops their line from the transformer.
the meter is on the drop pole
pappy- why do u think that i am not 'legal' or going to 'do it the right way'? amazing how trained ppl are to not try to do anything themselves.
Thank you Lindner, that is the setup that i was hoping that was out there available and best fits my needs ( i live on a steep slope where overhead would have to run up my back yard, not cheap or pretty. not to mention that PG&E in california gives only 100ft of drop from their pole free then its $20 per foot for overhead.. )

Dude, you're hatin' it. There really is no simple, cheap solution to your problem. I agree with the guy saying to bring out the power company's planner and see what he says. Sometimes they can be hard to deal with, but that's their job. Also, setting a pole or two and running your high voltage overhead to get your xformer closer isn't a bad idea, but since you've already trenched the whole distance I'm going to assume that that isn't the route you wish to take.

I calculated your voltage drop @ 125A and came up 300kcmil copper. Also when you calculate for voltage drop you should use the load being served…so if you figure you'll never actually draw more than 90A you can use that in your calculations. Just remember if you draw more than that you'll start droppin' voltage.

Another option-and this is very unorthadox for a residential service- is to have the power company run 480 to your residence and then use a step down xformer. A 25kva is gonna run you about $1500 US but you'll be able to use 4/0 aluminum conductors from where your meter is now.

Electrical supply house deal in transformers and such or check with some of the industrial supply companies like Grainger.com.

I wish you luck, bro.

Charity daredevil pensioner dies at 83 Northern Echo, UK - 10 Jan 2009 Retired electrician George Hodgson, from Wolsingham, County Durham, defied prostate cancer to take to the skies three times in his 80s to raise nearly …

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Jarrod Welchel, an electrician for A-Lectric of Columbia, replaces a parking lot light yesterday along Blue Ridge Road. Welchel had pleasant working conditions as the temperature reached a high of 67 degrees, according to gauges at Sanborn Field at the University of Missouri.
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Can you list an official state site that has the requirements? That would be most helpful. I have about 4 years experience, but in different aspects of the trade (installation, panel building, maintenance). All industrial, none residential.

I live in California, but most states are similar. You probably need 4-6 years of experience (technical college can count for some of it), 3-4 reference to vouch for you, and you need to pass a couple of tests which actually have more to do with running a business honestly than with electrical knowledge. Look in the phone book for your state department of Consumer affairs and call them to get the specific requirements.