Electrical Troubleshooting in Continental Divide, NM

Problems we diagnose in Continental Divide

Intermittent problems in Continental Divide often come from loose neutral connections, back-stabbed outlets, failing breakers, or damaged service conductors. Flickering through the whole house, especially lights that get brighter as well as dimmer, can point to a loose neutral and should be checked right away.

• Flickering or dimming lights
• Breakers that keep tripping
• Dead outlets and half-dead circuits
• GFCI and AFCI devices that will not hold
• Buzzing panels, switches, and fixtures
• Mystery high electric bills
• Shocks or tingles from appliances and faucets
• Problems that only show up in heat, wind, or rain

Do not ignore these

• Lights get brighter in one room when something turns on in another
• A breaker is warm or smells hot
• You feel a tingle from a metal appliance or fixture
• The same breaker trips with nothing new plugged in
• Several rooms flicker together

Local knowledge for Continental Divide, McKinley County

Northwest New Mexico's plateau country brings freezing winter nights, spring wind, and summer lightning. Around Continental Divide, that means voltage drop on long feeders, weathered outdoor equipment, and electrical systems that have been added onto over the years.

Most properties in McKinley County get their electricity from the City of Gallup, Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, or the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. If your project touches the meter or main service, we handle the scheduling with the utility.

Call us for electrical troubleshooting anywhere in Continental Divide, or in nearby Fort Wingate, Church Rock, Rehoboth, and Jamestown.