Temple City Electrical Company handles residential and commercial electrical work across Temple City and the surrounding communities of Los Angeles County. Whether the job is a tripped breaker in a single-family home, a panel upgrade for a commercial property, or a new EV charger circuit in a garage, we cover the full range of electrical work that homeowners, landlords, and business operators need. We are open every day from 6:30 AM to 8:00 PM, including weekends, so there is always a time to call that fits the schedule.
Flickering lights fixed. Dead outlets revived. Power back on.
This page covers what we do, how we work, and what to expect when you call.
Keeping a home safe starts with the wiring behind the walls, and most of the calls we get start with something that has stopped working or started behaving strangely. A light that flickers without explanation. An outlet in the bathroom or kitchen that went dead. A breaker that trips again within minutes of being reset. A circuit that serves one room but nothing else on it works.
These are the everyday electrical faults that show up in homes and commercial spaces across Temple City. Some of them have straightforward causes. Others take a proper diagnostic to trace. We do not skip that step. Troubleshooting starts with identifying what is actually wrong, not with replacing parts until something works.
There are warning signs that move a repair call to the front of the line: a burning smell near an outlet or panel, an outlet that sparks when something is plugged in, a cover plate that feels warm to the touch. Those symptoms point to conditions that should not wait. We handle short-notice calls, and prompt response, even for last-minute electrical calls, is part of how we work. One call and we are on it.
For residential and commercial electrical work alike, the panel is where the conversation about capacity starts. Older homes in Temple City and across Los Angeles County were built with panels that were adequate at the time but are not suited to what modern households draw. Federal Pacific and Zinsco panels are the two names that come up most often. Both have documented histories of breakers that fail to trip when they should, which means a fault on the circuit does not get interrupted the way the panel is supposed to handle it. Replacing them is not about age alone. It is about how they perform under load.
Fuse boxes present a different issue. They work on the same principle as a breaker panel, but fuses are not resettable, and older fuse-based systems were not designed for the amperage that current appliances and circuits require.
A 200-amp service upgrade is the standard move when a home is adding capacity: an EV charger, a major appliance circuit, a home addition, or a remodel that adds kitchen or bathroom loads. Before any panel work is scheduled, we look at the load the service entrance needs to carry, what the new panel has to accommodate, and whether AFCI or GFCI breaker upgrades are required for the circuits involved. Wiring work checked against code before sign-off is how every panel job closes out.
The wiring around here has its own patterns. Temple City's housing stock includes a substantial number of homes built in the mid-twentieth century, and some of that original wiring is still in place. Knob-and-tube wiring, which runs conductors through ceramic knobs and tubes without a ground path, and aluminum wiring, which was used widely in the late 1960s and 1970s as a substitute for copper, are both present in homes across this area.
Neither type is automatically a crisis, but both require specific handling. Aluminum wiring at device connections is a known point of concern because of how the metal expands and contracts with heat. Knob-and-tube systems were not designed for grounded circuits or for the loads a modern household puts on them. Replacing either one is not a surface swap. It involves opening walls, running new conductors, updating the panel connections, and bringing the grounding and bonding up to current standards throughout the home.
Whole-home rewiring can be approached as a phased project or as a full-scope job, depending on what an inspection turns up and what the homeowner needs to accomplish. Electrical work here gets handled by people who answer to this community. We'll get the job wired and finished.
From a single GFCI outlet to a whole-home rewire, the first step is the same: a clear picture of what the job involves before anything is scheduled. GFCI outlets are required by code in bathrooms, kitchens, garages, and outdoor locations, and they are among the most common installation and replacement calls we handle. When a GFCI outlet trips and will not reset, the cause is not always the outlet itself. Troubleshooting that circuit is part of the job.
Dimmer switch installation, standard light switch replacement, and outlet upgrades throughout a home are straightforward work that makes a real difference in how a space functions. Where code requires AFCI protection on bedroom and living area circuits, that gets addressed as part of any switch or outlet work in those locations.
Recessed lighting, indoor fixture installation, outdoor and landscape lighting, and security lighting are all part of what we handle. Ceiling fan installation includes both new installations where no fan existed before and replacements of existing fans, including cases where the existing wiring and box need to be assessed before the new fan goes up.
Where a lighting layout draws enough load to warrant it, we run dedicated circuits rather than adding to an existing branch that is already carrying close to capacity. The work area left as it was found is a standard we hold to on every lighting and fan job. Call us and the rest is handled.
For residential and commercial electrical work alike, the demand for dedicated circuits has grown steadily. Level 2 EV charger installation is one of the most common new-circuit calls we get in Temple City. A Level 2 charger runs on a 240-volt dedicated circuit, and before that circuit is run, we check the panel's available capacity and confirm the service entrance can carry the added load without upgrades. If the panel needs work first, that gets scoped and priced on the same call.
The same process applies to dryer outlets, range circuits, and other 240-volt appliance circuits. Dedicated circuits for high-draw appliances are not optional under code, and the load calculation that precedes any new circuit is part of the job, not an add-on.
Whole-home surge protection installs at the panel and covers the entire electrical system, including appliances, electronics, and anything else connected to the home's circuits. It is a single installation that protects against voltage spikes from outside the home and from large motor loads cycling on and off inside it.
Generator hookup work covers transfer switch installation and the wiring that connects a standby or portable generator to the home's electrical system safely. A proper hookup ensures the generator cannot back-feed the utility line, which is both a code requirement and a safety matter. We scope the transfer switch, the inlet connection, and the circuits the generator will serve before any work is scheduled.
Residential wiring. Commercial wiring. One number for both.
Property managers have their own priorities when the power goes out. A dead circuit in a rental unit or a tripped breaker in a commercial space is not an inconvenience to schedule around. We handle electrical work for rental properties, office spaces, and retail locations across Temple City and the surrounding area, and we are set up to respond to the kinds of calls that property managers deal with on short notice.
Commercial panel upgrades, commercial wiring, and commercial lighting installation are part of the work we do on the non-residential side. We also handle new construction wiring, kitchen and bathroom remodel circuits, and electrical for home additions, where the scope of the job is determined by what the plans call for and what the existing service can support.
Pick up the phone and we'll handle the wiring.
An electrical inspection covers the full picture of a home's electrical condition: panel age and type, wiring age and material, GFCI and AFCI protection across the required locations, grounding and bonding, and smoke and carbon monoxide detector wiring. The inspection is not a pass-or-fail exercise. It is a report on what is present, what meets current standards, and what may need attention.
There are three situations where an inspection makes the most sense. Before buying an older home, an inspection gives a buyer a clear picture of what the electrical system involves and what it may cost to bring up to standard. After a remodel, an inspection confirms that the work that was done is consistent with what the rest of the system can support. And when an older home starts showing warning signs, an inspection identifies where the concern is before it becomes a repair call.
Wiring work checked against code before sign-off applies to inspections the same way it applies to every other job we do.
We serve Temple City as our primary area and handle electrical work throughout the surrounding communities in Los Angeles County. Nearby cities we cover regularly include Arcadia, San Gabriel, Rosemead, El Monte, Alhambra, Monrovia, and Pasadena. If your property is in this part of the county and you are not sure whether we cover your address, call and ask. We will tell you directly.
From a single GFCI outlet to a whole-home rewire, the first step is the same: a conversation about what the job involves and what it will cost before anything is booked. When you call, you get a price based on the scope of the work, and that price is confirmed before the job is scheduled. If the scope changes once the work is underway and something unexpected turns up, that gets communicated before the additional work proceeds.
We are available every day from 6:30 AM to 8:00 PM, including Saturdays and Sundays. Weekend availability means a repair call or a new installation does not have to wait until Monday. Ask what the current schedule looks like when you call, and we will tell you what is open.
There is no separate process for getting a quote. The call that describes the job is the call that gets you a price. Ask what the quote covers and you get a straight answer.
We serve Temple City as our primary area and cover the surrounding communities throughout Los Angeles County, including Arcadia, San Gabriel, Rosemead, El Monte, Monrovia, Alhambra, and Pasadena.
If your address is in the San Gabriel Valley or nearby, call (626) 929-3282 and we will confirm coverage before anything is scheduled.
We are open every day from 6:30 AM to 8:00 PM, and we offer prompt response, even for last-minute electrical calls. When you call, you reach someone who can scope the job on the phone and tell you what is available on the schedule. The goal is to get you a price and a time before the call ends.
We take care of the work area throughout the job and leave it as it was found when we finish. That means covering surfaces where needed, cleaning up debris from any wall or ceiling work, and not leaving the space in worse condition than we found it. The work area left as it was found is a standard we hold to on every job.
Before any work starts, we explain what we found and what the job involves. If something unexpected comes up once the work is underway, we stop and communicate that before proceeding with anything additional. You are not left guessing about what is happening or what it will cost.
Call (626) 929-3282 and describe what you are seeing.
We will work through what happened and determine whether a follow-up visit is needed. A job done correctly should not produce new symptoms, and if it does, that is a conversation we want to have.
The fault or installation is addressed, the wiring is verified against code before sign-off, and the work area is left as it was found. For any job that involves new wiring or a panel change, we confirm that the circuit performs correctly before the visit closes out. You get a clear explanation of what was done and why before we leave.
We handle the full range of electrical work for homes and commercial properties across Temple City and Los Angeles County, from troubleshooting a dead outlet to rewiring an older home to running a dedicated circuit for an EV charger. We are open every day from 6:30 AM to 8:00 PM.
Pick the date. We do the wiring. We clean up after.
Call (626) 929-3282 to get a quote and find out what is available on the schedule.
(626) 929-3282