Editorial policy

What we are trying to do

The guidance on this site exists to help you understand an electrical problem well enough to make a good decision about it: whether it is urgent, what the work is likely to involve, and what questions to ask. It is written for that purpose rather than to rank for search terms.

General guidance, not advice for your situation

Everything published here is general information. It is not a substitute for assessment by a licensed electrician who can see your installation. Electrical systems vary enormously by age, region, construction, and by whatever previous owners did. No article can account for that.

Where something is a genuine safety matter, we say so directly rather than hedging. Where a situation can usually wait, we say that too.

What we will not publish

• Prices. Electricians in our network are independent and set their own rates. Publishing figures on their behalf would be misleading, so we explain what drives cost instead.
• Step-by-step instructions for hazardous work. We explain what work involves so you know what to expect. We do not publish guides that encourage unqualified people to work on live systems.
• Invented local detail. We do not fabricate statistics, neighbourhood claims, or local facts to make location pages appear more specific than our data supports.
• Fake reviews or ratings. We do not publish testimonials, star ratings, or review counts that are not genuine, and we do not mark up ratings in structured data that do not exist.
• Coverage we do not have. We publish our coverage gaps rather than claiming nationwide service.

Codes and requirements change

Electrical codes are updated on a cycle, adopted at different times by different jurisdictions, and frequently amended locally. Requirements described here reflect widely adopted practice at the time of writing and may not match your jurisdiction.

A related point that causes confusion: codes apply at the time work is performed. A home wired to the standards of its era is not non-compliant simply because requirements have since changed. Where we mention current requirements, we are describing what would apply to new work, not asserting that older installations are in violation.

Corrections

If you find something inaccurate on this site, tell us. We would rather correct it than leave it. Substantive corrections are made to the page itself rather than quietly removed.

Commercial relationships

Hire Local Electrician may receive a referral fee from participating electricians. That relationship does not influence the guidance published here. We do not accept payment for editorial placement, and we do not recommend particular products or brands in exchange for compensation.