J Michael Mantych Electrical Contractor
There are several things one may and should try before giving J Michael Mantych or any licensed electrician a call. With J Michael Mantych it is important to offer you a service so that you may be able to resolve your electrical problem safely on your own. If you do not find your situation listed below, leave us a description of your problem on the contact page and J Michael Mantych will get back to you ASAP or if your need is immediate give J Michael Mantych a call for a free consultation at 919-625-1413.


Situation 1: Outside, bath, kitchen or garage receptacles have no power. This is one of our most frequent service call request. Depending upon when your home was wired one or more of these problems may be caused by a tripped GFCI device. This device may either be a breaker or a receptacle. The breaker would be located in an electrical panel and the location of the receptacle will vary depending on what  load it serves. For an example, if the bathroom receptacles have no power you may check the bathroom closest to the panel or the master bath for a GFCI receptacle. Outside or garage receptacles, check in the garage for the GFCI receptacle. With either device if you find it tripped, press the reset button and see if power is restored. If the device trips again make sure all equipment  is unplugged from the affected circuit and press the reset button again. If it still trips, give J Michael Mantych a call to verify the integrity of the device and check the circuit.


Situation 2: Lights and/or receptacles have no power. Check the panel for a tripped breaker. When a breaker trips, the handle of the breaker moves to the center position. Sometimes it may be necessary to lightly run your finger down the edge of the breaker handles applying little or no pressure to identify the tripped breaker. If you discover that a breaker has indeed tripped, turn off lights and unplug all equipment in the affected area and then turn the breaker to the off position. This resets the breaker. Then turn the breaker on. If it  trips again, turn it off and give J Michael Mantych  a call at 919-625-1413. If it holds, turn on lights and plug-in equipment one at a time. If the breaker trips when you turn on a specific light or plug in a certain piece of equipment you have identified your problem. Turn the light off or unplug the defective equipment and reset your breaker. If it is a light, give J Michael Mantych a call at 919-625-1413. If it is a piece of equipment, replace it or get it repaired before using it again.


Situation 3: I have replaced the bulb in my fixture and it still will not light. Verify the bulb is a good bulb, even if you have just purchased it. Install the bulb in a fixture or lamp you know is working to make sure it works.  You would not believe how many times J Michael Mantych. has been called out just to tell the customer their bulb or fuse was bad.


Situation 4: Our smoke detector is making a chirping sound ever so often. Replace your batteries, the smoke detector is telling you their power is running low. Replace your batteries no less than once a year. Many people use the change to Daylight Savings Time as a good bench mark to do so. Manufacturers have determined that the lifespan of a smoke detector is 10 years. They suggest any smoke detectors 10 years or older should be replaced.

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