Smoke, sparks, a burning smell or a warm wall plate isn't a wait-until-Monday problem. Shut that circuit off at the breaker and call a licensed electrician.
If there's smoke, flame or a warm wall, everyone gets out and you call 911 first. If it's only a smell or a dead circuit, turn that breaker off and leave it off until an electrician finds the cause. If the whole street is dark, or a wire is down outside, that one belongs to the utility, so call PSE&G at 1-800-436-7734 and keep at least 30 feet from the wire.
- Call 973-900-3543 and talk to Steven directly
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Make it safe, call him, find the cause, then fix it.
Make it safe
Turn off the breaker for the circuit that smells or sparks and leave it off, and if there's smoke or flame get out and call 911 first.
Call Steven
Tell him what you saw, heard or smelled and which part of the house lost power, and a photo of the panel helps.
Find the cause
He traces it back to the outlet, the connection, the breaker or the panel, because a reset that hides the cause just brings it back.
Fix it properly
The damaged part gets replaced and the circuit tested before it goes back on, and anything that needs a permit gets one.
Knowledgeable, and determined to solve the problem.
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Emergency questions
Every question here is one people actually ask online, and each answer links to the page it was asked or answered on.
What should I do right now if I smell burning from an outlet?
Turn off the breaker for that circuit and leave it off. If you see smoke, sparks or flame, or the wall feels warm, get everyone out and call 911 from outside. Once it's safe, have a licensed electrician find the cause before the power goes back on.
Source: berkeys.comMy power is out. Do I call PSE&G or an electrician?
Check the panel first. If a breaker in your own panel has tripped, or only part of the house is out, the problem is inside the house and that's an electrician's call. If your neighbors are dark too, the outage is the utility's, so report it to your utility, which for PSE&G customers is 1-800-436-7734.
Source: nj.pseg.comWhat do I do about a downed power line outside my house?
Treat every downed wire as live, stay at least 30 feet away and keep everyone else away, then call the utility (PSE&G at 1-800-436-7734) or 911. Downed wires are the utility's job, not an electrician's.
Source: nj.pseg.com