Masters Electric & Communications LLC

Dec 2016

To wire a new bathroom: install a dedicated 20 amp circuit from electrical panel roughly 60 ft from bathroom for a GFCI receptacle, bring another dedicated 15 amp lighting circuit from panel for vanity and genereal room light and 100 cfm low profile exhaust fan and bring a dedicated 240 volt circuit from panel for 1,000 watt in wall electric heater.

$2k

Seattle, WA

Jul 2016

Home owner wanted to eliminate the knob & tube wiring in the home and we strongly recommended upgrading to a new 200 amp service before rewiring the home in order to accommodate the new NEC code that requires all new 120 volt branch circuits be protected by AFCI and GFCI circuit breakers.

$3k

Seattle, WA

Mar 2016

This home's original breaker panel size was 125 amps with a number of electrical code violations as well as being undersized for the demands of a modern home. The strike was raised above the minimum NEC code requirement using an offset rigid mast and the main panel was enlarged to 200 amps

$4k

Seattle, WA

Mar 2016

a family in View Ridge with a new baby girl lost power when a tree fell on the power lines feeding their home and they needed power restored quickly. The mast had been torn off the house, the power lines compromised and the conduit in pieces. We installed new conduit and new power lines and secured the new mast to the exterior of the home in 1 day and city of Seattle inspected the work the next morning and by that afternoon power was restored and the family was once again safe and warm.

$900

Seattle, WA

Sep 2014

A condominium in north Seattle has an electric car, a Nissan Leaf and needed the electric charging station installed on the opposite side of the parking garage. The HOA provided the charging station. Masters Electric & Communications, provided over 100 ft of conduit & over 300 ft of wire. Note that through careful attention to detail we were able to install the charger in the middle of the parking bay which reduced to overall cost of installation AND increased the flexibility of the charging station by allowing the car to be charged whether it is parked nose in or backed into the stall!

$1k

Seattle, WA

Aug 2014

Luckily a home had to be reroofed, which required that a very poorly executed and hazardous 200 amp electrical service conduit and feeder install needed to be removed for the roofers to remove the old roof and install a new one. As you view the photos notice the difference between the old conduit, sun warped, unsupported and broken exposing the feeder wire to the elements and the new upgraded conduit & feeder installation. Although the NEC electrical code book, a.k.a. the electrician's bible, and let's face it a voluminous fun romp through electrical installation do's and don'ts, does not require it, Masters Electric & Communications provided 2 inexpensive additions to our installation to keep the homeowners & tradesmen safe and the roof service conduit & breaker panel feeder wires functioning effectively well into the future - triple the number of supports were added to support the conduit for a few extra dollars and a $20 expansion coupling was added to absorb the expansion & contraction of the conduit to prevent conduit warping and breaking.

$4k

Clyde Hill, WA

Jun 2014

Install 4 new electrical branch circuits from the main floor breaker panel to basement crew room for fridge, coffee maker and microwave and main floor computer servers and phone system interface and fire alarm. To install new communications lines, phone & internet 18 locations on 3 floors and install CAT6 rated, punch down panel, jacks & phone lines.

$15k

Lynnwood, WA

Mar 2014

Install a 125 amp temporary power pole using power from nearby transformer. This project required clear communication with the general contractor whose temporary office trailer needed power, the electric utility that had to approve the temporary additional load to the transformer and the electrical inspector.

$4k

Mukilteo, WA

Jan 2014

We were hired to investigate an underwater swimming pool light (spl) that was not working. During the trouble shoot 5 potentially life threatening issues were found and rectified. (1) the 35 yr old GFCI circuit breaker that protected the pool light circuit was sticking and therefore unreliable and replaced, (2&3) a splice of the spl bond was discovered inside the conduit (see photo) AND the spliced wire was undersized thereby reducing the effectiveness of the circuit breaker to trip in the event of a ground fault and prevent a life threatening shock, (4) a splice of the 120 volt 20 amp circuit for the spl was also discovered inside the conduit which is also not allowed and not to NEC code because a splice inside conduit that eventually fills with water is much more likely to fail, (5) the 2 metal junction boxes for the spl were not bonded, i.e. they were not tied to the breaker panel ground fault, so that in the event they became "hot" with voltage a very serious or lethal shock could have occurred. All of the above wiring issues were repaired and brought up to current safety standards because the electricians know what issues to look for and how to resolve them.

$500

Seattle, WA