Our incredible customer service and highly trained electricians are some of the ways this family owned company is leading the pack among residential service electricians in the Capital Region. If you choose Mel Carr you can expect up front pricing, experienced and trained electricians and our guarantee that you'll be completely satisfied with our workmanship and quality of service.
Landscape lighting can be one of the easiest and quickest ways to improve the appearance of your home. At Mel Carr Electric, our experienced electrical contractors are knowledgeable on many different styles and products of landscape lighting. They can offer you suggestions to light your home's exterior and customize an outdoor lighting solution to suit your personal needs.
Ceiling Fan Installation
Ceiling fans are a great and economical way to cool yourself in warm weather and to help circulate the air in your home throughout the year. The expert Albany electricians at Mel Carr Electric can install ceiling fans in most spaces.
Recessed Lighting
One of the most beautiful ways to accentuate a well-designed room is by adding recessed lighting. These unobtrusive lights are the best way to add a lot of light to your home without having to look at a light fixture on the ceiling. Recessed lights can flood light into a room, or spot light a piece of art, or light up a seating area within a room.
Security Lighting
Mel Carr Electric has been providing high quality lighting installation services in Albany and the surrounding areas since 1976. Our licensed electricians have the knowledge and experience to help you figure out which lighting solutions will work best in the interior or exterior of your home. We offer a variety of popular lighting installations from chandeliers and recessed lighting to landscape and security lighting.
Exhaust Fan Installation
An exhaust fan can be a huge benefit in a bathroom, helping to remove the moisture left in the air from showering or bathing which can lead to the production of potentially dangerous mold in your bathroom. Bathroom fans can serve a comforting purpose, by removing bathroom odors from the room. Bathroom exhaust fans also can be installed with an enclosed heater or with heat lamps inside to warm a wet body after stepping out of the shower.
In the days before computers, there was little need for surge protection. Light bulbs and outlets typically do not react poorly to electrical surges and spikes. However, electronic equipment does not react well to these voltage spikes.
Generator Installation
Temporary backup generators are cost-effective and incredibly useful power-generating devices that are becoming commonplace in many residential situations. If you are in need of professional generator installation services for your Albany home, count on Mel Carr Electric for prompt and efficient service! We've been proudly serving Albany and surrounding areas since 1976!
Electrical Repairs
Replacing your electrical service is the best choice you can make to update your electrical system where it enters your home. This includes installation of a new Square D QO brand circuit breaker panel box and circuit breakers – the best in the business. We will replace your existing service wiring on the outside of the home, install a new meter enclosure for your electric meter, and make sure that your grounding system is up-to-date and functioning properly.
Electric Vehicle Charger Installation
We even install electric vehicle chargers for exclusively electric vehicle brands, including luxury brands with high performance and touring vehicle models alike!
Smoke alarms are absolutely critical for the safety of you and your family. It's important to ensure that your home has smoke alarms installed inside every bedroom, as well as outside of each sleeping area on each level of your home. For example, if you have a four bedroom, two-story home, you'll need four for each bedroom plus one for each story for a minimum of six. If you have a basement, you'll need an additional smoke detector there as well. On levels without bedrooms, smoke detectors can be placed in the living room, in a hallway, and/or near the stairway to the upper level.
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Our electricians in Albany, NY are trained and aware of the current code requirements for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and would be happy to advise you on how one of these safety devices can help protect your family.
Whether you have a window-style air conditioner or a modern free-standing air conditioner, Mel Carr Electric can help you with the electrical needs associated with those devices. On most non-central air systems, the manufacturer suggests operating the air conditioner on a dedicated circuit fed directly from the panelbox. Our technicians can help add circuits to your existing home, or diagnose the existing circuitry in your home and let you know where the best place would be to plug in your new device.
Transfer Switches
Then, we install and test the generator, ensuring proper wattage, voltage, and frequency. Then, our experienced technicians can install transfer switches and other necessary equipment for a smooth transition. We want to make sure your home can easily switch to generator power.
Underground Wiring
Telephone Wiring
Yes, we can install phone wiring. The phone company will typically bring the phone line into the home, but do not like to install that wire in the wall where it belongs! We can install your phone wiring to nearly any location and you won't have to see it. Call us today to install a phone jack in a location that would be convenient for you!
Pool Wiring
We install above-ground and in-ground pool wiring, and are experts in the wiring of wet-niche, fiber-optic and LED lighting. Call us today for a quote to install the wiring for your new pool!