Somerville, MA Electrical Services
You deserve electrical service that actually solves your problems the first time.
Whether you live in a triple-decker in Union Square or a condo near Davis, your home needs wiring that works safely every day. When outlets stop working or breakers keep tripping, you need electricians who know what they’re doing and show up when they say they will.
GEM Plumbing & Heating Services, LLC has provided Somerville electrical services since 1949. Our licensed electricians handle repairs, installations, and upgrades throughout the city. Call us or book online for electrical work in Somerville.
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Somerville Electrical Safety Starts With the Right Electrician
Small problems with your wiring can turn into big headaches fast.
See scorch marks around an outlet? That’s a fire waiting to happen. Notice your breaker trips every time you use the hair dryer? Your circuit can’t handle what you’re asking it to do. Smell burning plastic near your panel? You need help today, not next week.
GEM’s licensed Somerville electricians get to the bottom of what’s actually wrong instead of slapping on a quick fix. We’ll show you the problem, explain what caused it, and repair it so it stays fixed.
Expert Electricians Dedicated to Somerville Homeowners
Somerville homes are all different, and your electrician needs to know how to work with yours.
GEM has served Massachusetts homeowners since 1949. Our Somerville customers call us when their old triple-decker needs a panel upgrade without tearing into the plaster walls. We handle everything from replacing knob-and-tube wiring in historic homes to installing smart systems in new construction near Assembly Row.
Scheduling Electrical Service Is Simple
Getting reliable electrical help shouldn’t feel like detective work.
Call us or fill out our online form. We show up when we say we will, figure out what’s wrong, and give you a firm price before we touch anything. No surprises, no pressure.
One phone call or online form gets you on the schedule. We ask the right questions, give you a realistic timeframe, and show up when we say we will.
Our electricians explain problems in plain English, not technical jargon. You’ll understand what’s wrong, what fixing it takes, and what it costs.
Once you give us the okay, we finish the work without cutting corners. Your electrical system will be safe, up to code, and reliable.
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Service plan starting at
$49.99 /mo
Protect Your Electrical System With GEM’s Home Comfort Club
Members skip the line when booking appointments, pay less for service, and get yearly electrical checkups that prevent most emergency calls.
Preserve your home’s value, extend your equipment’s life span, and ease your worries with our membership plans.
Trust us to always send our best local, trained, and screened technicians to your home, no matter the hour.
With us, you can spend less money to take better care of your home.
Keep all parts of your home operating at peak efficiency with regular maintenance tune-ups.
Call (833) 222-2953 to schedule services.
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Somerville Electrical Services
Complete electrical solutions for whatever your Somerville home needs.
Whether you own a century-old Victorian or a brand-new condo, your place deserves electrical work that matches what it actually needs and follows current safety codes.
Emergency Electrical
Real electrical emergencies need immediate professional help.
Total power loss in part of your home. Smoke coming from an outlet. A panel that’s hot to the touch. These situations need immediate response. We keep electricians available 24/7 specifically for these situations. They arrive quickly, secure the danger, and restore safe operation.
Electrical Repair
When electrical stuff breaks, you notice it right away.
Dead outlets that used to work fine. Breakers that trip for no obvious reason. Light switches that feel hot. These symptoms point to real failures that get worse over time. Our electricians test circuits systematically, find exactly what failed, and fix it properly. No guessing, no temporary patches.
Electrical Installation
New electrical work requires proper installation from licensed professionals.
Adding circuits, upgrading service panels, installing fixtures. Quality electrical work demands professional knowledge and meticulous execution. We install circuits, panels, fixtures, and equipment to current codes. Work passes inspection and performs reliably for years.
Electrical Maintenance
Most electrical emergencies start as small issues nobody noticed.
Screws work loose. Insulation wears down. Connections corrode. An annual check finds these developing problems and fixes them before they cause failures. Our maintenance includes panel checks, circuit testing, connection tightening, and safety verification. We find problems before they find you.
Generators
Northeast winters knock out power regularly. Generators keep your home running.
When storms take down Somerville’s power lines, a properly installed generator switches on automatically. Your lights, heat, refrigerator, and sump pump keep working. We size, install, and maintain whole-home generators that deliver reliable backup power when the grid fails.
- Generator Repair: When your generator won’t start or runs poorly, our technicians find out why and get it working again so you’re ready for the next outage.
- Generator Replacement: Generators wear out eventually. If yours struggles to start or can’t handle your home’s electrical load anymore, replacement gives you better reliability and lower operating costs.
- Generator Maintenance: Annual generator service includes oil changes, filter replacement, battery testing, transfer switch checks, and load testing. Maintained generators start when you need them.
- Generator Installation: Our generator work includes load calculation, proper sizing, automatic transfer switch installation, and complete permitting. The system starts within seconds of detecting power loss.
EV Charger Installation
Home EV charging beats waiting at public stations.
Level 2 home chargers add about 30 miles of range per hour. That means you wake up to a fully charged car instead of planning trips around charging station availability. We install dedicated 240V circuits, mount chargers where you need them, and make sure your panel can handle the extra load.
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Additional Electrical Services
Outlets
Today’s homes need more outlets than builders put in decades ago.
Ungrounded two-prong outlets can’t safely accept modern plugs. Kitchens and bathrooms need GFCI protection. Outdoor outlets need weatherproof covers. Home offices need enough receptacles. We add outlets where you need them, upgrade existing ones to current standards, and make sure you have proper circuit capacity and protection.
Smart Home
Connected home technology needs the right electrical setup to work properly.
Smart thermostats save on heating and cooling. Automated lights improve convenience and security. Video doorbells make your home safer. But these devices need good power and network connectivity to work right. We install the electrical setup smart homes need and get devices talking to each other reliably.
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Working detectors give your family the warning time you need to get out.
Fires spread fast. Smoke detectors give you critical minutes to evacuate. Carbon monoxide kills silently. CO detectors warn you about danger you can’t see or smell. We install interconnected hardwired detectors with battery backup throughout your home, positioned according to code for maximum protection.
Indoor & Outdoor Lighting
Good lighting makes everything work better.
The right lighting makes tasks easier, creates the mood you want in different spaces, and makes your home look better. Poor lighting does the opposite. It strains your eyes, wastes electricity, and makes spaces feel unwelcoming. Our electricians design lighting based on how you actually use each room, balancing task lighting, ambient lighting, and accent lighting.
- Outdoor Lighting: Path lighting, security floods, landscape uplighting, and entry fixtures. We install weatherproof systems that make your home safer, more secure, and better looking.
- Indoor Lighting: We install recessed cans, track lighting, pendant fixtures, under-cabinet LEDs, and smart dimmers. Every installation thinks about both looks and practical lighting needs.
Electrical Panels
Your home’s electrical panel sends power where it needs to go and protects your circuits.
Undersized panels cause constant breaker trips. Outdated panels don’t have safety features. Panels from certain manufacturers (like Federal Pacific and Zinsco) have known fire hazards. We upgrade panels to proper capacity, replace dangerous equipment, and add circuits to handle modern electrical loads safely.
Heat Cabling Systems
Electric heat cables stop ice dams and frozen pipes.
Ice dams damage roofs and cause water leaks inside. Frozen pipes burst and flood homes. Heat cables solve both problems by keeping the right temperature in vulnerable spots. We install roof edge cables and pipe heat tape with controls that keep energy costs down while preventing ice damage.
Rewiring & Wiring Installation
Old wiring wasn’t built for how we use electricity today.
Cloth-covered wiring from the 1940s is a fire risk. Aluminum wiring from the 1960s and 70s fails at connections. Even copper wiring from 30 years ago might be too small for today’s loads. We rewire homes section by section or all at once, keeping disruption minimal while bringing your electrical system up to current code.
Whole-Home Surge Protection
Power surges destroy electronics in milliseconds.
Lightning strikes, transformer failures, and grid switching create voltage spikes that damage computers, TVs, appliances, and HVAC controls. Point-of-use surge strips offer limited protection. Surges can enter through any wire. We install whole-home surge protection at your main panel, stopping surges before they reach sensitive equipment throughout your house.
Call (833) 222-2953 to schedule services.
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Other Home Services You May Need
Your home’s systems work together. When HVAC connects to electrical problems or plumbing issues arise alongside climate control needs, GEM handles it all. One team, one call, every service your home needs.
Schedule Somerville Electrical Services With GEM
Ready to solve your electrical problems in Somerville? We’ve kept homes safe and powered since 1949. Our electricians bring real expertise, honest talk, and quality work to every job. Contact us today.
Somerville Electrical FAQs
Why are my lights flickering?
Flickering usually means loose connections, overloaded circuits, or failing bulbs. In Somerville’s older homes, backstab connections in outlets and switches often work loose over time. An electrician can find the specific cause and fix it for good.
What causes circuit breakers to trip?
Breakers protect your wiring by cutting power when circuits carry too much current. If they keep tripping, it means you’ve got overloaded circuits, short circuits, or ground faults. Many Somerville homes with original 60-amp or 100-amp panels trip breakers a lot because the panel can’t supply enough power for modern appliances.
What causes an outlet to spark?
Small sparks when plugging things in happen normally as the connection completes. Large sparks, constant sparking, or black marks around outlets mean you’ve got loose connections or damaged receptacles that need replacement right away.
How long do electrical systems last in Somerville?
Wire insulation gets brittle eventually. Connections work loose. Panels wear out. Original electrical systems in Somerville’s older homes often need upgrades after 50 to 70 years, sometimes sooner if they were undersized from the start.
Can LED lights save Somerville homeowners money?
LEDs use about 75% less power than incandescent bulbs and last 25 times longer. With Massachusetts electricity rates, switching to LEDs typically pays for itself within a year through lower energy bills