Ideal Electrical Solutions · Prescott, ArizonaLicensed electrician in Prescott
Residential electrical work across the Quad Cities: panels, service upgrades, EV chargers, surge protection, generator hookups, lighting, outlets, and repairs. Panels and service upgrades are the jobs we do most and know best. Permit pulled and inspection passed, every job.
What we doEverything from the meter to the outlet
Panel Upgrades
We replace Federal Pacific, Zinsco, and overcrowded panels with new 100 to 200 amp equipment, permitted and inspected, with a labeled directory and photos for your insurer.
How a panel upgrade goes Specialty200 to 400AService Upgrades
New meter socket, mast, service entrance conductors, and main disconnect, sized for 200 or 400 amps and scheduled around APS.
Details SpecialtyLevel 2EV Chargers
Level 2 charger circuits, 40 to 60 amps, NEMA 14-50 or hardwired, sized to what your panel can actually carry.
Details SpecialtyType 2 SPDSurge Protection
A Type 2 surge protective device mounted at the panel, sized for monsoon lightning and the small utility surges that wear electronics out.
Details SpecialtyTransfer switchTransfer Switches
Manual transfer switches, interlock kits, generator inlets, and automatic transfer switches for standby units, wired to code and inspected.
Details SpecialtyWritten reportSafety Inspections
A licensed electrician's look at the panel, wiring, and devices, with a written report you can hand to a buyer, a seller, or an insurance underwriter.
Details GeneralDiagnose firstRepair and Troubleshooting
Tripping breakers, dead circuits, warm outlets, flickering lights, and aluminum branch wiring, found at the source and fixed properly.
Details GeneralFans to GFCILighting, Fans and Outlets
Ceiling fans on boxes that can hold them, recessed lighting laid out for the room, GFCI and AFCI protection, and dedicated circuits for the appliances that keep tripping the kitchen.
Details GeneralDedicated 240VHot Tub and Mini-Split Circuits
Dedicated 240 volt circuits for hot tubs and mini-split heat pumps, with the GFCI disconnect, the whip, and the conduit run done to code and inspected.
Details
Before After Our specialtyPanels and service upgrades are the work we know best
Nearly half of Prescott's homes went up between 1970 and 1999, and that is where Federal Pacific Stab-Lok and Zinsco panels live. Many Arizona carriers now decline or non-renew a policy once an inspection names one. Every home sale in that vintage produces an inspection report, and every report with an FPE or Zinsco note produces a phone call to us.
We have replaced panels since 2016, and it is still where most of our calls start. It sits inside a full electrical practice, though: the same truck handles the hot tub circuit, the ceiling fan, and the outlet that went dead.
- Written quote from two photos. Text us the panel with the door open and the meter. Permit included in the price.
- Permit and inspection on every job that needs one. City of Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Dewey-Humboldt, or Yavapai County.
- Insurance letter and a filled-out directory before we drive away.
Efficiency Arizona · Home Energy Rebates
A Qualified Contractor for the state's panel and wiring rebates
Income-eligible households replacing an electric appliance with a heat pump, heat pump water heater, or other qualified appliance can have the panel upgrade and wiring covered in part or in full. We are in the program's contractor network, and the rebate comes off the invoice.
How a job goesFour steps, no surprises
Step 1
Text a photo
The panel, the outlet, or the spot where the charger goes, plus your address. We reply with a written quote and whether a permit is involved.
Step 2
Permit handled
When the job needs one, we file with your city or the county and schedule APS if the service is involved.
Step 3
The work
Done to current code on the day we said, with the house put back the way we found it.
Step 4
Inspected and documented
Inspector signs off where required. You get photos, labeled circuits, and any letter your insurer or buyer needs.
On the jobWork we are proud of
Service areaThe Quad Cities, and the ranches between
Based in Prescott. Electrical work across the four towns, plus Williamson Valley and Paulden by appointment. Full service area.
Questions we get on the phoneStraight answers
Is my Federal Pacific or Zinsco panel insurable in Arizona?
Often not. Many Arizona carriers decline a new policy, or will not renew, once an inspection names a Federal Pacific Stab-Lok or Zinsco panel. Replacing it with a modern load center, permitted and inspected, is what they ask for. We provide the photos and the letter they want.
Do you take smaller jobs, like a ceiling fan or a few outlets?
Yes. Panels and service upgrades fill most of the schedule, but lighting, fans, outlets, GFCI and AFCI protection, hot tub circuits, and troubleshooting are regular work for us. Text a photo of what you need and we quote it the same way.
Do I need a permit for electrical work in Prescott?
For most of it, yes. Panels, service upgrades, new circuits, EV chargers, and hot tubs all need one in every Quad Cities jurisdiction; swapping a fixture or an outlet usually does not. We pull the permit when the job needs it and meet the inspector. The City of Prescott issues same-day permits for panel replacements up to 200 amps.
Can I add an EV charger to a 100 amp panel?
Sometimes. We run a load calculation first. A 40 amp charger with load management often fits on a 100 amp service. A 48 or 60 amp charger on a house with electric heat or a hot tub usually means a 200 amp upgrade, and we will say so up front.
How does a generator connect to the house safely?
Through a transfer switch or a listed interlock kit, never a cord into a dryer outlet. That is a backfeed, and it can energize the APS lines a crew may be working on. We install manual switches, interlock kits, generator inlets, and automatic transfer switches, permitted and inspected.
Photo estimateSend a photo. Get a written number.
A photo of the panel, the outlet, or the spot where the charger goes is usually enough, and the meter outside helps. We reply with a written quote within one business day. No pressure, no invented urgency.
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