We repair, upgrade and install electrical systems for homes and businesses in Harrisburg and across Dauphin County: panel and service entrance upgrades, wiring and new circuits, lighting, and Generac home standby generators as an authorized dealer.

Since 1986, Kevin's Electrical Service, LLC has remained committed to serving our Harrisburg neighbors.

Monday to Friday, 7 am to 5 pm

Generac home standby generators for Dauphin County

We are a Generac authorized dealer. Our electricians size, install and service home standby generators and the automatic transfer switch that puts your lights back on when utility power drops. Propane or natural gas units, 7 kW to 150 kW.

Know your home's electrical system

Straight answers to the questions we get most.

  • How many amps is a household circuit?

    Most 120-volt branch circuits in a home are rated 15 or 20 amps. Kitchens, bathrooms and laundry areas use 20-amp circuits. Dryers, ranges, water heaters and heat pumps run on 240-volt circuits with double-pole breakers.

  • What does a GFCI outlet do?

    A GFCI cuts power in a fraction of a second when it senses current leaking to ground, which protects people from shock. Code requires GFCI protection in kitchens, bathrooms, garages, unfinished basements, outdoors and other damp locations. Surge protection is a separate device at the panel.

  • What does an AFCI breaker do?

    It detects arcing inside a circuit, the kind of fault that starts fires inside walls, and trips. Bedrooms and most living areas in newer homes require them.

  • When does a panel need an upgrade?

    When breakers trip often, the panel has no open spaces, the service is 100 amps or less and you are adding a generator, heat pump or hot tub, or the panel is a brand with a known failure history. We replace fuse boxes and upgrade service entrances.

  • Is aluminum wiring a problem?

    Aluminum branch wiring went into many homes built from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. Connections at outlets and switches can loosen and overheat. The fix is a proper repair at each connection or a rewire, and it starts with an inspection.

  • Who do I call when the power goes out?

    Your utility first for an outage on their side of the meter (PPL in Harrisburg). For a tripped main, a burnt meter base or a dead circuit on your side, call us at (717) 243-7904.

  • Do you take emergency calls?

    Yes. For emergency electrical service, call us at (717) 243-7904.

Serving Harrisburg and Dauphin County

We also serve homes and businesses across Dauphin County and the areas around our other service pages:

They have complete installations and repairs. They are licensed and insured. No job is to small for them. They offer new and old construction, service upgrades, standby generators, generator panels and fire and burglar alarms. They also offer multi media, home theater systems, home automation, whole house surge protection and intercom.
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