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Licensed Philadelphia electrician serving Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and Philadelphia County in Pennsylvania. I install and repair residential, commercial and industrial wiring and lighting. Troubleshooting and repair of problems that stump other people is my favorite. I am willing to help people figure out why things don`t work. I understand motor controls, transformers and machine wiring. I do not teach basics to novices or do free design work.
Experience in the area
Experience in the area I have 38 years experience in residential, commercial and industrial electrical construction and repair, 480 volts and below. Organizations Electrical Association of Philadelphia, Independent Electrical Contractors Association, International Association of Electrical Inspectors
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38 years experience in residential, commercial and industrial electrical construction and repair
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I know it. Dead cold.
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Electricity kills.
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Recent Answers from Robert Wilber
2012-05-17 Ufer ground surface area:
Your environment sounds not unlike the one that Mr. Ufer had to deal with in Flagstaff, Arizona during World War 2 and which motivated his development of the grounding method now named for him. The desert
2012-05-12 1 Bedroom has no power.:
You disconnected the feed to that room Replace the receptacle you removed, making sure to put all the wires back on the new device the way they were on the old one. That should solve your dead bedroom
2012-05-11 Wiring hid lights with 3-phase breaker:
Robert Wilber Licensed Philadelphia Electrician Philadelphia License # 3516 - 16765 * LIFE SAFETY WARNING! [disclaimer] Electricity is dangerous! You can be injured or killed! Improper installations
2012-04-29 Faulty circuit in powder room:
Electricity is fire in a box, like a genie in a bottle. One can never assume anything. A loose connection, as a theory, is a good place to start. Remember that a connection is ANY PLACE there is a connection
2012-04-22 electric oven hookup:
Absolutely NOT. ....however, in this case, and ONLY in cases like this, you are allowed to install the appliance like it would have been installed in the original installation, by bonding the neutral
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