Lit Electric Halifax electrician, from the panel to the pot lights
Lit Electric is run by Neil Sanford, a journeyman electrician. We do residential electrical work across HRM: panel upgrades, EV chargers, heat pump circuits, renos and repairs.
Permit and inspection, handled
In Nova Scotia, only a certified electrician can take out a wiring permit. We pull it, book the inspection and make sure you get a copy of the report.
Serving Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, Clayton Park, Spryfield, Sackville, Cole Harbour and Fall River.
Hours: to confirm
What we do
Mostly houses: the upgrades that come with heat pumps and electric cars, the wiring for renos and basements, and the repairs nobody plans for. Small commercial jobs too.
Tell us about your job-
Panel upgrades
Still on a 60 or 100 amp panel, or an old fuse box? We upgrade to 100 or 200 amp service and coordinate the disconnect and reconnect with NS Power.
Permit and inspection included
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EV chargers
Level 2 chargers in garages and driveways. We do a load calculation first, so you know whether your panel can take it or whether a load management device will do the job for less.
Hardwired units or a 240-volt plug
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Heat pumps and 240-volt circuits
Dedicated circuits for heat pumps, hot tubs, ranges, dryers and baseboard heat. If your heat pump installer needs an electrician, we work alongside them.
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Renovations and basements
Rough-in and finish wiring for kitchens, bathrooms, basements, additions and secondary suites. We fit around your contractor's schedule, or work with you directly.
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Lighting
Pot lights, under-cabinet LEDs, fixtures, dimmers, and outdoor and landscape lighting. Pot lights can usually go into a finished ceiling without opening it up.
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Older wiring and safety
Knob and tube, aluminum branch wiring, two-prong outlets and missing GFCI protection. These are the things insurers and home inspectors flag. We'll tell you what actually needs replacing and what doesn't.
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Generator hookups
Interlock kits and transfer switches, so a portable generator can safely run your furnace, fridge and well pump during an outage.
No back-feeding through the dryer plug
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Repairs and troubleshooting
A breaker that keeps tripping, dead outlets, flickering lights, a switch that's warm to the touch. We track down the cause and fix it.
Wired for 100 amps. Asked to run a heat pump and an EV.
A lot of Halifax houses were wired long before heat pumps, induction ranges and electric cars. Each of those wants its own 240-volt circuit, and on a 100 amp panel that adds up fast.
Before we quote a new panel, we do a load calculation. Sometimes a load management device lets a charger share the capacity you already have, for a lot less than a service upgrade.
A Level 2 EV charger usually needs a dedicated 40 to 60 amp circuit on its own.
4 years as an apprentice. 7,200 hours on the tools. Then the journeyman exam.
That's what it takes to become a certified construction electrician in Nova Scotia. Neil Sanford has been through all of it.
- Journeyman electrician
- Certified in the construction electrician trade, which Nova Scotia requires for electrical work.
- Insured to confirm
- Liability coverage on every job, residential and commercial.
- Written quotes to confirm
- You get the price in writing before any work starts.
Lit Electric is Neil Sanford's company
Neil is a journeyman electrician based in Halifax. He started Lit Electric to do residential work the way he'd want it done in his own house: permitted, inspected, explained in plain English, and cleaned up after.
You deal with Neil from the first call to the final inspection. If something isn't worth fixing, he'll tell you that too.
Placeholder: a few lines from Neil about his background, where he apprenticed and how long he's been in the trade.
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Neil upgraded our old 100 amp panel to 200 so we could add a heat pump and an EV charger. He walked us through the load calculation, handled the permit and had the power back on the same afternoon.
Our kitchen breaker kept tripping. Neil found a loose connection in one of the outlets within twenty minutes and showed us exactly what had happened.
Our insurance company wanted the knob and tube gone. Neil gave us a clear quote, finished when he said he would, and kept the wall patching to a minimum.
Twelve pot lights in the living room and kitchen, and no big holes in the ceiling. Clean, on time, and the bill matched the quote.
He put in a generator interlock for us before winter. Simple to use, and he walked us through switching over twice so we'd remember.
Storm season is coming. Is your generator hooked up safely?
An extension cord through the window or a back-fed dryer plug is how people get hurt. An interlock kit or transfer switch lets your generator run the furnace and fridge the right way. Book it before the first big outage.
Get a quote
Tell us what's going on and we'll get back to you. A photo of your panel or the problem helps us quote faster.
- Phone (call or text)
- 902-XXX-XXXX
- email to confirm
- Hours
- to confirm
- Service area
- Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford and the rest of HRM
- Owner
- Neil Sanford, journeyman electrician