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Acoustic Electric is a full-service electrical contractor serving residential, commercial, and industrial clients in Princeton and Collin County — troubleshooting, installations, remodels, and emergency power. Here’s the kind of problem-solving that gets us fired up.

Tesla Wall Connector on a garage wall

Tesla Wall Connector “Overheating” Warning

Four years old, out of warranty, and showing an overheating message. A full check of the circuit found the terminal screws inside it several turns too loose — the fix was properly torqued screws, not a new charger.

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Existing RV power pedestal with a 50-amp receptacle and a GFCI outlet

The $3,000 Job I Talked Myself Out Of

An RV hookup that looked like trenching, conduit and a new pedestal — about $3,000. Walking the property first turned it into a repair under $300.

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White conductors landing on breaker terminals inside a residential panel

What I Found Inside One Panel

Four problems hiding behind one panel cover — double-tapped neutrals, unmarked white hots, sharp cover screws and a broken handle tie. The house was running fine.

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Chewed, stripped wiring found inside a parking lot light pole

Lights OUT! Tracking down a furry saboteur

A commercial parking lot kept tripping its breaker after an LED upgrade that should have made the system work less hard. The evidence led to a squirrel — and a permanent fix with pole caps.

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Kitchen ceiling light working again after 3-way switch repair

Kitchen Light Mystery Solved

A kitchen light that worked “sometimes” was undermining a home sale. The culprit: a loose wire on a 3-way switch the owner never knew he had.

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Recent work

A dead outdoor outlet: finding and fixing the root cause

A non-working outdoor receptacle traced back to a tripped GFCI by the AC units — not the one you would normally expect. That receptacle was exposed to moisture because its weatherproof cover was broken. We replaced the GFCI, and the covers on two outlets. The point is not just pushing the reset button and collecting your money, but finding and fixing the root cause.

Before: an outdoor GFCI receptacle in a grey in-use box on a stucco wall, its weatherproof lid missing

Before

After: a new white GFCI receptacle under a new in-use weatherproof cover, lid lifted, on a stucco wall

After

Recent work

New lighting at Dickey’s Barbecue, Denton

A commercial job: we installed new lighting, and the switches for it.

Dining room at Dickey's Barbecue in Denton: wagon-wheel chandeliers and ceiling lights under an open ceiling

Dining room

Back hallway at Dickey's Barbecue in Denton, lit by recessed ceiling lights

Back hallway

Switches on a stainless steel column in the kitchen at Dickey's Barbecue in Denton

Kitchen

The work

Installations we handle every week

EV charging at a newly installed home garage charger

Level 2 EV charging

Whole-home standby generator installation

Standby generators

Commercial electrical room, 3-phase distribution

Commercial 3-phase

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