Electrical Safety · Michigan
Signs You Need an Electrician: A Homeowner’s Guide
Learn which electrical warning signs need urgent attention, when repairs may be enough, and what to ask before approving a larger upgrade.
·7 min read
About J.L. Ruth Electric
J.L. Ruth Electric is a second-generation, family-owned electrical contractor in Mechanicsburg. Joe Ruth began working in the trade in 1967 and started the company in 1979; his son Jeff has worked in the business since 1980. Today the company runs a fleet of about ten trucks.
For homeowners the team wires new homes and additions, updates wiring in older houses, upgrades panels and installs new 100 to 400 amp services. They also hang light fixtures and ceiling, roof and exhaust fans, wire pools, spas and hot tubs, run phone and cable lines, and do trenching and bucket truck work. Whole-house standby generators are a specialty, from sales and installation to service.
The office is at 22 East Locust Street in Mechanicsburg and serves Cumberland County towns such as Carlisle, Dillsburg, Lewisberry, Newville and Marysville. Call (717) 697-1814 on weekdays for a free estimate; the company promises to return calls and emails within 24 hours.
- Family-owned, second generation
- Whole-house generator sales, installs and service
- Master electrician on staff
- Calls and emails returned within 24 hours
- Free estimates
Services
- Bathroom & Exhaust Fan InstallationExhaust and roof fan installation
- Ceiling Fan InstallationPaddle and ceiling fan installs
- Data CablingPhone and cable wiring
- Electrical RemodelingWiring for remodels and additions
- Electrical Service UpgradesNew 100 to 400 amp services
- GeneratorsGenerator sales, service and warranties
- Home Standby Generator InstallationWhole-house generators with factory-trained installers
- Hot Tub & Spa WiringSpa and Jacuzzi wiring
- LightingLight fixture installation
- New Construction ElectricalWiring for new homes
- Panel UpgradesPanel and service upgrades
- Pool WiringPool electrical hookups
- Repairs & TroubleshootingResidential service calls
- Underground Electrical TrenchingDigging and running buried conduit and cable to garages, sheds, lights or other outbuildings.
We publish positive and negative reviews. Companies can reply, but can't remove them.
- No reviews on our site yet. Be the first to review this company.
Similar companies in Pennsylvania
- Rank 1
ErieSince 1986
0.0 (0)Insured Electrical Remodeling Electrical Service Upgrades Generators Home Standby Generator Installation - Rank 3
PittsburghSince 1986
0.0 (0)Insured Electrical Service Upgrades EV Chargers Generators Home Standby Generator Installation - Rank 4
PhiladelphiaSince 1962
0.0 (0)Insured Ceiling Fan Installation Circuit Breaker Service Data Cabling Dedicated Circuits