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In the modern home, we rely heavily on electricity. It powers our devices, appliances, and systems, making life easier and more comfortable.

But what happens when a power surge hits?

A power surge can significantly damage your home’s electrical systems and devices, resulting in costly repairs or replacements. That’s where whole house surge protection comes in. This system safeguards your home from the damaging effects of power surges. It’s an essential part of any comprehensive home safety strategy.

Consider calling Dollens Electric to install an appropriate electrical surge protector that guards your Appliances, Electronics, and the entire home.

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Peter Seimas

Excellent Service

karen johnson

Great service -- all of the above

Response from the owner: Thank you for your review! We are thrilled to hear that you had a great experience with our service. Your satisfaction is our top priority! If you have any further questions or need assistance in the future, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.

Ken McConnell

Response from the owner: Thank you for your positive rating! We appreciate your support and are glad you had a good experience with us at Dollens Electric. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to reach out. We look forward to serving you again!

Paul Y

Very thorough and informative whole house fan, chandelier and kitchen hood thru roof job. Josh explained in details and provided suggestions to protect my old circuits also.

Katie Taylor

Wanted to replace very old track lighting in living room with can lights. Submitted an estimate request on a Sunday night, Jason came out first thing Monday morning to check out the project and provided a timely and reasonable estimate later that day and followed up with a phone call. Work was completed today, one week later! Josh, Elijah, and Ricky were respectful of our home, took great care to keep things clean and were very pleasant. I don't know why we put this project off for so long! We finally have decent lighting in our living room! Will definitely use Dollens Electric for any future home projects/maintenance!

Response from the owner: Thanks for the review Katie! It was a pleasure to work with you as well!

Renee Lewis

Response from the owner: Thank you for your kind rating, Renee! We are thrilled to hear about your positive experience with Dollens Electric. If you ever need assistance with anything electrical in the future, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Dick mendoza

Punctual and thorough service with helpful future maintenance ideas.?

Response from the owner: Thank you for your feedback, We are always here to provide helpful maintenance ideas for the future. Your satisfaction is our priority!

Don M.

I highly recommend Dollen Electric. I called two other electricians and left a message to call back. They never did. However, Dolan Electric immediately...

Trustworthy very much describes Dollens Electric. Jason and his team including Josh and Elijah are reliable, honest, and efficient. I have used Dollens for major and small jobs and they stand by their work and rightfully so. Don't be fooled by cheap quotes that lure you in with the thought of getting major work done for a cheap cheap price. You get what you pay for and with Dollens, you get a great job for a fair price. Dollens is my go-to electrician.

Response from the owner: Thank you for your kind words! We are delighted to hear about your positive experience with our team at Dollens Electric. We take pride in being reliable, honest, and efficient in every job, big or small. Your satisfaction is our top priority, and we appreciate your trust in us. We look forward to serving you again in the future.

Justin K.

Trustworthy very much describes Dollens Electric. Jason and his team including Josh and Elijah are reliable, honest, and efficient. I have used Dollens for...

Matushree Jayadevi Charity USA

Response from the owner: Thank you so much for the 5-star rating! We are glad to hear that you had a positive experience with our services. If you have any electrical needs in the future, feel free to reach out to us.

Val

Very professional and friendly.

Aximu Aierken

This guys are great! I got some problems with my electric and called them, they just led me do something with it, figured out my problem just a minute, I didn’t spend anything, thanks

Response from the owner: Dear Aximu Aierken, Thank you for your kind words! We're glad to hear that you had a great experience with us. Our team at Dollens Electric is always ready to help with any electrical problems. If you ever need assistance in the future, don't hesitate to give us a call. Thanks again!

Bruce Fox

Response from the owner: Thank you so much for your positive rating! We appreciate your support and we're glad that you had a great experience with Dollens Electric. If you have any electrical needs in the future, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're always here to help!

Hyun-Sook Park

Knowledgeable, effective, and efficient !!Excellent communication and professional!Highly recommend!Jason seemed to know the possible cause for the problem when I told him that the parts of the house were losing power gradually, and he was right!! He came out on the same day and fixed the problem (burnt crimp in junction box in the garage) within an hour!! Excellent!

Response from the owner: Thank you for your kind words! We are glad to hear that you had a positive experience with our services. Our team at Dollens Electric strives to provide knowledgeable, effective, and efficient service. We are glad that Jason was able to identify and fix the problem promptly. If you have any further electrical needs, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Lauren Couff

Prompt, and they explained everything in detail

Response from the owner: Thank you for your kind words! We take pride in our prompt service and strive to ensure that our customers fully understand the work being done. We appreciate your feedback and hope you will reach out with any future electrical needs.

Richie M.

Thank You , Jason & Joshua for your professional electrical service for replacing my outdated challenger electrical panel ! Just wanna let everyone know ,...

Rob V.

I have been using Dollens for all my electric work (both repair and installation) in my house for over five years. They work well and quickly, offer...

Farah Desai

I have used Dollens for a few projects. The staff is excellent. Always on time and accommodating. The work is perfect. I would trust Dollens Electric for any electrical project.

Response from the owner: Thank you for your kind words, Farah! We are delighted to hear that you have had a positive experience with Dollens Electric. Our team takes great pride in providing excellent service and being punctual and accommodating. We appreciate your trust in us for your electrical projects.

Linda Merrifield

Great experiece with Dollens knowledgeable professionals !
They went above board to make sure every thing was done to perfection !

Joel Rinsky

Professional, fair pricing, and stayed late to get complete the job. Excellent workmanship and could not recommend more.

Matt Ginsberg

These guys are great. Had power fail at one of our outbuildings; they offered to come fix it on Xmas eve but I said after Christmas was fine. They came out on time, got it fixed, all good. Highly recommended!

Scott Williamson

Excellent service & very competitive pricing. Would definitely use Dollens again & recommend them to others.

Michele Carnahan

Excellent service with courteous and knowledgeable men

Vivek

They have helped us a couple of times now. Will continue to use them going forward.

Elvira Braun

Ben Yu

I apologize for leaving a 1 star review earlier. I wanted to leave a review for another electrician service with similar name.

Response from the owner: I apologize for your poor experience. But I believe you maybe confusing us with another company. We have not provided an estimate or service to Ben Yu.

Charles Coachman

The guys who came out listened to what I wanted to get done and got right on it. I’m very pleased with their work. More business to come!

Craig Warp

Very pleasant and professional, but very expensive for 20 minutes of work.

Stacey Olgado

Chris B.

Dollens Electric is exceptional. They give an accurate read on what needsto be done. They are a safety-first companythat shows up energetic & work...

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Marquita Wright

Amazing experience with Jason! Prompt, quick, and knowledgeable. He helped me resolve an electrical issue within minutes! If I ever need help in the future, he’ll be the first person I call!

Alfredo Boron

Great experience, Jason was professional, courtesy and knowledgeable and was able to address our issue. He also advised us on how to better safeguard our home. Thank you

James Lee Lucier

Very easy to work with. Good suggestions were offered. Work is always first-rate.

May Villanueva Woodward

Josh & Elijah did excellent work in replacing our electric panel. They were polite, professional & answered any questions I had. The work area was cleaned after they left. They even cleaned out my rain gutter & spout - above & beyond service!!

M W.

Josh & Elijah replaced our electrical panel. They were both professional & answered any questions I had. Their work area was cleaned after they were done....

Trajan Market

Arrived on time and very capable with the installation and fixes

Response from the owner: Thank You Trajan Market. Working with you guys was great. We look forward to the next project.

Stacie Puma

Dollen's Electric are our one-stop shop for anything electrical! Great family business! Give them yours!

Response from the owner: Stacie, Thank You. We appreciate your support and great review. You're awesome.

Levy Zamora Jr.

We recently bought a vehicle and I contacted Jason and he came right away. The next day his son Josh, cousin Elijah, and their friend came by to install our 240 volt outlet with precision and quality. I would go to them again.

Response from the owner: Thank you. We are so glad you are happy with our work. We really appreciate the review.

Joel Zizmor

Highly efficient service. Provided the best solution to charge our new Tesla avoiding purchase of a costly charger. Installed a 50amp line and outlet. Highly recommended.

Response from the owner: Thanks Joel! You guys enjoy that new car!

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Chris Griffith

We had a great experience with Dollens Electric—they helped us replace old wiring, install new outlets, and install bathroom fans in our home (including adding the vents through the roof). They were very personable and easy to talk to, and it was easy to see that they put a lot of care into their work. We're looking forward to working with them again soon!

Cynthia Berglund

Leslie Aytch

The work was completed as contracted. They were very professional nice.

James Lowry

They are simply the best. Polite, on time, communicative, and always ready to help with even mundane concerns. I’ll never use another electrician. Jason and his team are the gold standard.

Response from the owner: Thank you so much James. It is always a pleasure.

L Jand

Dollens Electric has helped me on several occasions. I highly recommend them.

Response from the owner: It was good to see you again! You are very nice and easy to work for. I hope you get to see those grandkids soon!

Joel Z.

Installed a whole house fan that is quiet and effective. Greatly reduces A/C cost. Workers are fast and efficient and cleaned up 100%. Quality products.

Matthew McCormick

This is the second time we've used Dollens, first being when they upgraded the wiring to the entire house. This time they installed an isolated circuit in our garage and some can lighting. Even though it was a smaller job, they treated it just as importantly as the bigger job.They answered all our questions, let us know and talk through our options and didn't do any additional work without letting us know and approve the price difference for our requests, rather than telling us at the end of the job.A+ work!

Response from the owner: Thanks Mathew. You and your wife were great to work for. I still want to steal your dog!

Lynne Baldwin

We had a ceiling fixture out. Jason came on out and diagnosed the problem and got it repaired very promptly. Courteous and friendly.

Response from the owner: Thanks Lynne! It was a pleasure to met you!

UthayDeepak Ka

Response from the owner: Deepak! Thanks for the review. I got to say you held your cool. It is mid December and we had to replace a major costly piece of your electrical system right before Christmas! Because you were so level headed you made it a pleasure to work for you. Thanks and Happy Hollidays!

Sriram Rao

Response from the owner: It was a pleasure working for you, Thanks for the review! Josh and Elijah mentioned how smart and energetic your son is almost every time they came back to the shop!

Khanh Nguyen

Professional, on time service. High quality work. Definitely will use again.

Response from the owner: Thank you Khanh, I am glad we have such great customers to work with.

LYNN HASTINGS

Excellent. Whenever I again need electrical assistance Dollens is the one I'll call.

Response from the owner: Thank you Lynn.

Dennise Carter

Response from the owner: Thank you Denise. It is always a pleasure to work with you.

Maggie Brady

Update 9/2020 - Upgraded some thermostat wiring for me with a difficult routing. Professional and quick.Update - Jason and Josh again came through for me. In the midst of a heat wave, they were able to come to the other end of the county and fix an electrical problem at my mother's house. Got the outlets for the portable AC and lift chair back working and made the wiring safer to boot.Original - Could not ask for better. Jason installed a new 40 amp circuit and an EVo charger for our car. (No more slow 110 charging. Yeah!) While working in our breaker panel he noted a dangerous situation left by a previous contractor who upgraded our air conditioning.(Side note kind of disappointing the inspector didn't notice that the other contractor put in a bigger breaker on a wire that was too small. Luckily the wire insulation had just started to bubble and it didn't catch fire.)Within a week they were able to fit us in to replace the faulty circuit as well as rewire our garage lighting to eliminate some creative but scary runs of extension cords and re-purposed outlets. Now I have bright lights and when I look up, I don't see wires draped everywhere.We connected with Jason of Dollens Electric through our equally excellent general contractor Dan Mackey. (Who by the way had nothing to do with the faulty circuit or the creative garage lighting.)Lastly a thank you to Jason's son Josh who got to do the crawling under the house.

Response from the owner: We could not ask for better customers. We are looking forward to their next project!!!Thanks Maggie and Jim!!!

Dana Asaro

Response from the owner: Thank you Dana, we appreciate you and your feed back.

Cyndie Tomlinson

I've had a few projects done by Dollens..would highly recommend them...very trustworthy & professional

Response from the owner: Thanks Cyndie! Call us anytime, you're a great customer! I hope you and your Neighbor Dave's Work we completed last you two a long time! Good Job with the lights BTW.

Lindsay Deauville

Jason always does a great job, thanks

Response from the owner: Thank you Lindsay. It’s always great to see you.

Matt Dobilas

I had Dollens come out to bid on installing a standby generator and they were friendly, on time, and professional. They walked me through options, explained what they were looking out and why and asked lots of follow up questions to make sure i was getting a bid for everything i wanted and needed.

Public Brady

These guys are the best. Very knowledgeable when troubleshooting old problems from less capable electricians who were here for prior owners. Installed a new outlet in my hardwood floor that looks beautiful along with solving our "where to put the lamp" problem. Lastly wired up a cat6 network allowing us to move our router/hub into a closet off my desk.Call/use them; you won't be sorry.

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Lee Wong

On time, explains the work so you will understand what was done and why.

Jim L.

This company is great. They were always on time and great at communicating both time estimates and costs. They are very thorough, knew current codes inside...

Understanding Power Surges and Their Impact on Your Home

A power surge is a sudden spike in electrical current. It can occur for various reasons, such as lightning strikes, power grid issues, or large appliances cycling on and off.

These surges can be harmful to your home’s electrical systems and devices. They can cause immediate damage, leading to device failure, or gradually degrade the performance of your electronics over time. This can result in costly repairs or replacements, making surge protection a wise investment for any homeowner. Most Utility Providers will not cover damaged appliances or computers if a surge happens. If, by chance, they do cover the surge from something like faulty equipment, the amount refunded will be pennies on the dollar compared to new prices. However, many surge protectors come with a warranty for your appliances.

The Basics of Whole House Surge Protection

Whole-house surge protection is designed to shield your home from power surges. It is installed directly into your home’s electrical panel. It diverts excess voltage back into the ground, protecting your home’s electrical circuits and devices.

Critical features of whole-house surge protectors include:

UL 1449 certification: This ensures the device meets safety standards.
Joule rating: This indicates the amount of energy the device can absorb.
Response time: This is the speed at which the device can respond to a surge.
Indicator lights: These show the status of the protector.

How Whole House Surge Protectors Differ from Power Strips

Whole house surge protectors and power strips with surge protection serve similar purposes but operate on different scales. A power strip with surge protection is designed to protect the devices plugged into it from minor surges. It’s a localized solution, ideal for safeguarding specific electronics like your computer or TV.
On the other hand, a whole-house surge protector is installed at your home’s electrical panel. It protects all the electrical circuits in your home from minor and significant surges. This includes large appliances like your refrigerator and HVAC system, which can’t be plugged into a power strip.

Types of Electrical Surges: Internal vs. External

Electrical surges can be categorized into two types: internal and external. Internal surges are the most common and occur within your home. They’re typically caused by large appliances cycling on and off, which can disrupt the steady flow of electricity.
External surges, on the other hand, originate outside your home. They can be caused by lightning strikes, power grid issues, or even problems with your utility company’s equipment. While less frequent, external surges can be far more powerful and damaging, making whole-house surge protection a crucial safeguard for your home..

Common Causes of Power Surges and How to Prevent Them

Power surges can be caused by various factors inside and outside your home. Internally, large appliances like refrigerators, air conditioners, and washing machines can cause surges when they cycle on and off. Externally, lightning strikes, power grid issues, and utility equipment malfunctions can lead to powerful surges.

Preventing power surges involves a combination of strategies:

Installing whole house surge protection to guard against external surges in your main electrical panel

You are installing a surge protector in each sub-panel to avoid internal surges created in your home. This will help prevent surges from spreading across branch circuits in your home.

Using surge-protected power strips for sensitive electronics.
Regularly maintain and inspect your home’s electrical system.
Considering the use of power conditioners for high-end electronics.

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The Benefits of Installing Whole House Surge Protection

Whole house surge protection offers numerous benefits. First and foremost, it protects your home’s electrical system and all connected devices from damaging power surges. This includes everything from your refrigerator and HVAC system to your television and computer.
In addition to protecting your valuable electronics, whole-house surge protection can extend their lifespan. By preventing power surges from causing wear and tear on your devices, you can keep them running smoothly for longer. This can save you money in the long run by reducing the need for repairs or replacements.

Choosing the Right Surge Protector for Your Home

Choosing a suitable surge protector for whole house involves several factors. You’ll need to consider the size of your home, the number of electrical devices you have, and the type of electrical system in your home. It’s also important to look at the surge protector’s joule rating, response time, and UL 1449 certification.

Here are some key factors to consider:

Joule Rating: This measures the energy a surge protector can absorb. A higher joule rating means more protection.
Response Time: A lower response time means the protector can react faster to a surge.
UL 1449 Certification: This indicates the surge protector meets specific safety standards.

Remember, it’s always best to consult a professional electrician when choosing a surge protector. They can provide expert advice based on your specific needs and circumstances.

Installation: DIY vs. Professional Electrician

Installing a whole house surge protector can be a complex task. While some homeowners may feel comfortable doing it themselves, hiring a professional electrician is often best. They have the necessary skills and knowledge to ensure the installation is done correctly and safely. The ability to provide an installation receipt for your whole house surge protector by a licensed electrician will help with damage claims.

Attempting to install a surge protector without the proper training can lead to severe risks. These include electrical shocks, fires, and damage to your home’s electrical system. A professional electrician can also provide valuable advice on the best location for the surge protector and how to maintain it.

Maintenance and Lifespan of Surge Protectors

Whole-house surge protectors are designed to last for many years. However, several factors can influence their lifespan. These include the frequency and intensity of power surges and the quality of the surge protector itself.
Regular maintenance is crucial to ensure your surge protector remains effective. This includes checking the indicator lights to ensure the device is working correctly. If the lights indicate a problem or the surge protector is over ten years old, it may be time to replace it. Always consult with a professional electrician if you need clarification.

Addressing Myths and Misconceptions About Surge Protection

There are many myths and misconceptions about surge protection. Some people believe that power strips offer sufficient protection, but this is untrue, especially if your receptacle has no ground wire connected to it. Whole-house surge protection provides a much higher level of security, protecting all your appliances and electronics from damaging power surges. It’s an essential part of a comprehensive home safety strategy.

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