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CSLB #354550 · C-10 Electrical · Licensed since 1978 · $25,000 contractor's bond

Field photos

Straight off Shane’s phone.

No staging and no stock. 38 photos from jobs Shane has worked, residential and commercial, across Southern California: panels with the dead-front off, conduit mid-run, meters waiting on the utility and chargers the day they went live. Addresses and job sites are left off on purpose.

Services, meters & panels

Meter-mains, new services, sub-panels and the panels behind them.

Gray multi-unit meter stack in a utility room with three meters set and unit labels written on the covers — ServiceMeter stack for a multi-unit building

A small house with two new meter sockets on the wall, a ladder against the roof and an electrician working at the service mast — ServiceService upgrade underway, new meter sockets set

Electrician in a cap working at a meter and panel on an orange stucco wall of a house, with conduit running up the wall — ServiceWorking a residential service panel

Residential meter-main combination panel with the cover open and breakers installed, the stucco cut back around it showing the lath — PanelsMeter-main replacement, stucco opened around the can

New residential breaker panel with the cover off, cables formed neatly around both sides and landed on two columns of breakers — PanelsNew panel, conductors dressed and landed

Pull-out disconnect on a white wall with liquidtight flexible conduit running down and across to a tall outdoor equipment cabinet — EquipmentDisconnect and liquidtight run to outdoor equipment

Under a sink: a point-of-use water heater mounted on the cabinet wall with a junction box and conduit feeding it, beside the plumbing — EquipmentDedicated circuit for an under-sink water heater

Close-up of a meter bank with a smart meter set in one position and unit and floor labels marked on each cover — ServiceUnit meters labeled by floor and unit

Two gray meter enclosures on a redwood-plank backboard under a wireway, one labeled 304B and one labeled WELL, with flexible conduit below — ServiceTwo meters on a redwood backboard, one for the well

Gray two-position meter socket with blank covers mounted on the siding of a small house, beside a porch — ServiceTwo-position meter socket, new service ready for meters

Residential meter panel on a tan stucco wall with gray conduit running down and along the base of the wall — ServiceMeter and conduit run on a stucco wall

Gray load center with its door open on a plywood backboard, with duplex receptacles and a switch box mounted below — PanelsSub-panel on a plywood backboard with receptacles below

Small panel in an exterior utility closet with orange MC cable and blue low-voltage cable bundled along the side — PanelsPanel in a utility closet, cable runs dressed in

Older gray panelboard with a directory card and two columns of numbered breakers, wires visible around the enclosure — PanelsAn older panelboard, cover on

EV charging

Wall Connectors at home, wall units and pedestals at businesses and apartments.

White Tesla Wall Connector mounted on a wall with its charging cable coiled around it and the green status light on — EV chargerTesla Wall Connector installed, status light on

Orange wall-mounted EV charger on a gray building with its cable holstered, fed by conduit from a disconnect box above — EV chargerWall-mounted EV charger fed in conduit from a disconnect

Two wall-mounted EV chargers and their disconnects on a block wall in a parking area, fed by a single EMT conduit run — EV chargerTwo chargers on a block wall, one EMT run feeding both

Tesla Wall Connector with a coiled cable mounted beside a gray panel cover, with conduit running up the wall — EV chargerWall Connector fed in conduit beside the panel

Wall-mounted commercial EV charging unit on a gray panel wall with a connector holster and long charging cable — EV chargerCommercial wall charger with cable holster

Pedestal EV charging station with yellow bollards and electric vehicle charging signs in front of a car dealership showroom — EV chargerPedestal chargers at a dealership

Dark pedestal EV charger with its cable holstered, protected by yellow bollards on a sidewalk beside a parking stall — EV chargerPedestal charger with bollards at the curb

Commercial & controls

Panelboards, conduit, switchgear, lighting controls and equipment hookups.

Tall commercial panelboard with blue doors open, rows of breakers down the center and branch wiring neatly bundled along both gutters — CommercialCommercial panel upgrade, wiring dressed and landed

Parallel runs of EMT conduit with matched bends crossing a steel roof deck and dropping down a block wall into junction boxes — CommercialParallel EMT runs bent and strapped on a steel deck

Three gray commercial panelboards with doors open and a tall enclosure, fed by parallel EMT conduit running along a block wall — CommercialThree panelboards fed in EMT along a block wall

Lighting control relay panel with a control board on the left and a column of numbered relays wired with color-coded conductors — ControlsLighting control relay panel, every relay labeled

Commercial electrical room with a service switchgear section, two distribution panels and a transformer, tied together with EMT — CommercialService switchgear and distribution panels in an electrical room

Dry-type transformer on the floor with a fused disconnect switch above left and an open panelboard on the right, connected with conduit — CommercialDry-type transformer, fused disconnect and panelboard

Commercial panel with the dead-front removed showing breakers, color-coded conductors and conduits entering from the top, against a block wall — PanelsPanel install with the dead-front off

Gray panelboard with the cover off showing two rows of breakers, fed by conduit from the ceiling, with a small enclosure beside it — PanelsPanelboard opened up, conduit feed from above

Open control enclosure with a mechanical time clock and transformers on top and eight lighting contactors wired below — ControlsLighting contactors and time clock in one enclosure

Industrial control panel on a white backplate with contactors, fuse holders, terminal blocks and motor protectors wired in neat runs — ControlsControl panel with contactors, fuse blocks and relays

Tall control cabinet with terminal blocks, relays and power supplies mounted on DIN rails and wired through slotted wire ducts — ControlsControl cabinet wired on DIN rail

Open motor starter enclosure beside a stainless control panel with green indicator lights, above commercial pool pumps and plumbing — ControlsPool equipment motor starter and control panel

Enclosure with eight contactors and two relays wired in color-coded conductors, mounted above conduits — ControlsContactor panel, wiring dressed in color order

Open fused disconnect switch with three cartridge fuses mounted beside a rooftop HVAC unit — CommercialFused disconnect at a rooftop HVAC unit

Conduit stub-ups coming out of a concrete floor below a pair of gray panels, with flexible conduit looping down the wall — CommercialConduit stub-ups under the panels

Solar & backup power

Inverter interconnections and generator transfer switches.

Gray Kohler automatic transfer switch mounted on a wall between a fire alarm panel and a distribution panel, all fed in EMT — Backup powerGenerator automatic transfer switch beside the distribution

SolarEdge inverter, utility meter, AC disconnect and main panel mounted on a gray stucco wall of a house — SolarSolar inverter, meter and AC disconnect on a house

The services behind the photos

Each service has its own page: what's included, what it costs to get wrong, and the questions people ask.

EV charger installation Panel upgrades & sub-panels Recessed & interior lighting Rewires & remodel electrical Outlets, switches & dimmers Ceiling fans & bath fans Garage: openers, lighting, power Hardwired cameras & doorbells Troubleshooting & code corrections Solar-ready panels & battery backup Commercial & tenant improvements

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CSLB #354550 · C-10 Electrical · Licensed since 1978 · $25,000 contractor's bond