Electrician in Reseda

Infinity Electrical is based in the Reseda area, so this is the neighborhood we drive through on the way to everywhere else. Most of it was built in a rush after the war, when the big ranches were subdivided for returning veterans, and most of these one-story houses date from the late 1940s through the 1960s. A few streets southwest of Sherman Way and Reseda Boulevard are older still, from the 1920s and 30s.

That makes Reseda a neighborhood of original electrical services meeting new loads: air conditioning, an electric range, a car that plugs in. Almost half the households rent, so we also work for owners of the apartment buildings on the main boulevards and for the storefronts around Reseda Boulevard and Sherman Way. The estimate is on site, and the price is in writing before anyone picks up a tool.

What we do in Reseda

Everything we do in Reseda, with what each job usually involves here. The photos are from our own jobs.

Panel upgrades in Reseda

Replacing the original 100-amp panel in a post-war Reseda ranch house, with the meter spot, the permit and the shutdown arranged from a few minutes away.

More on panel upgradesCall (844) 430-7681

EV charger installation in Reseda

A Level 2 charger in the garage or on a driveway wall, after a load calculation that tells you plainly whether the post-war panel can take it.

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Electrical repair & troubleshooting in Reseda

Breakers that trip when the air conditioning starts, dead outlets in houses remodeled since 1994, and flickering on circuits that have been extended too many times.

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Rewiring in Reseda

Replacing ungrounded two-wire circuits in the tract houses and the older homes southwest of Sherman Way, one room at a time or all at once.

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Lighting & ceiling fans in Reseda

Recessed lighting for kitchen and living-room remodels, exterior and security lighting, and LED retrofits for the storefronts around Reseda Boulevard and Sherman Way.

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Outlets, GFCI & new circuits in Reseda

Dedicated circuits for window and mini-split air conditioners in apartments, GFCI protection in kitchens, baths and outdoors, and 240-volt circuits for dryers and ranges.

More on outlets, GFCI & new circuitsCall (844) 430-7681

Commercial electrical in Reseda

Tenant improvements, lighting, meter banks, dedicated circuits and service upgrades for shops, offices, warehouses and multi-unit buildings.

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Also: subpanels, dedicated circuits, 240-volt outlets for dryers and ranges, exterior and security lighting, hard-wired smoke alarms, and small repairs of every kind.

What's common in Reseda homes

Reseda is flat and mostly built between the late 1940s and the 1960s, and the electrical issues follow from that. Summers are hot, so air conditioning is usually the load that finds the limit of an original panel.

• Post-war ranch houses with original services. A 60- or 100-amp service with a handful of circuits and no spare spaces was normal when these tracts went up. Central air, a 240-volt dryer and an EV charger weren't part of the plan, so the panel is usually the first thing we look at.
• The older streets. Houses from the 1920s and 30s survive southwest of Sherman Way and Reseda Boulevard, with small services and wiring that has been extended many times by different hands.
• Apartments and storefronts. The apartment buildings on the main boulevards bring meter banks, laundry rooms and dedicated circuits for window air conditioners. The storefronts in the Sherman Way and Reseda Boulevard district, mostly from the 1940s and 50s, bring lighting and tenant-improvement work.

Permits and power in Reseda

Reseda's single ZIP code (91335) is City of Los Angeles from edge to edge, and so is every neighborhood that touches it, so the rules don't change when a job is on the Northridge or Tarzana side of a street. Reseda is also flat and isn't among the communities the Fire Department lists in the city's Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, so the brush-clearance rules that shape outdoor work in the hills to the south don't apply here.

Permits come from the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). A new circuit, an EV charger, a sub-panel or a panel replacement is permitted work, and LADBS will not send an inspector until the permit is issued. We pull it under our license and meet the inspector at the end.

Power comes from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), not Southern California Edison. For repairs, lighting, new outlets and a charger that fits on the existing panel, LADWP is not involved. For a panel or service upgrade it is: the job starts with LADWP's free meter spot, where an Electric Service Representative visits within five to fifteen business days, confirms where the new equipment may go and leaves a sketch at the job (single-family services up to 320 amps can be requested online). When only the meter needs setting, LADWP says that generally happens within ten working days. If the existing LADWP service can carry the new load there are generally no LADWP charges; work in the street, on a transformer or on the lines can add cost and time, and we find that out before you commit.

The permits and utilities guide explains the whole picture for the three counties we serve.

Around Reseda

Northridge, Lake Balboa, Tarzana, Encino, Woodland Hills and Winnetka all touch Reseda, and Canoga Park is one neighborhood further west. All of them are City of Los Angeles neighborhoods with LADBS permits and LADWP power, so nothing changes when a job crosses a boundary.

• Northridge
• Lake Balboa
• Tarzana
• Encino
• Woodland Hills
• Winnetka
• Canoga Park

See the full list of areas we cover across Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties.