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The pricing was a little high but the service was outstanding same like you know Michael Hilbert was great!
Date: October 2026
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Knob-and-tube, fuse boxes and 24/7 repairs for Lansdowne's 1943 homes.
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“Dennis did a phenomenal job! Would highly recommend him/this company! They were fast, friendly and very professional all around.”
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The Thomas Edison difference
A Lansdowne electrician from Thomas Edison Electric spends a lot of time with wiring older than the person who calls. The median home in Lansdowne Borough, ZIP 19050, dates to 1943, and 11,122 people call the borough home. It sits in the eastern part of Delaware County, with Clifton Heights, Darby and Upper Darby all under two miles away and Sharon Hill and Springfield a little past that.
Our electricians are direct employees, and each one dispatches from home in a fully stocked TEE van. Nobody subcontracts your job. We are a family-owned, multigenerational, award-winning company with Pennsylvania license PA075449 and full insurance. The line at 610-789-8100 answers 24/7.
Knob-and-tube remnants, fuse boxes and ungrounded outlets in Lansdowne homes are routine for us.
Every electrician we send works for Thomas Edison Electric and dispatches from home in a stocked TEE van.
The quote comes on paper before work starts, and it holds unless you change the job.
Service upgrades in 19050 require PECO at the meter. We set the disconnect and the reconnect.
24/7, 365 days a year. If we show up late, we drop the dispatch fee.
PA075449, insured, 4.8 stars on Google, more than 37,000 jobs completed since 2021, financing available.

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A 1943 house has usually seen three or four rounds of electrical work by now. Some rounds went well. Others left knob-and-tube remnants spliced to modern cable, a fuse box behind a finished wall, or a 60-amp service feeding a kitchen full of appliances. Ungrounded outlets are the norm rather than the exception. So the first thing we do in Lansdowne is look, not guess.
From there the order is simple. Safety first, capacity second, convenience third. We trace any live knob-and-tube run and deal with it. We size a 60-amp service against what you actually run. Then the fun part: custom lighting for a dining room built before recessed cans existed, or a ceiling fan where a bare bulb hung.
The crews doing this work cover Drexel Hill, Clifton Heights, Darby and Upper Darby too, so a Lansdowne call is ordinary for them. They arrive in stocked vans, and the price comes in writing before the work starts.

Fuse box to breaker panel. That is the most common upgrade we quote in Lansdowne, and it usually pairs with a bigger service. A 60-amp service from 1943 struggles with a dryer and an air conditioner running together, so we typically go to 200 amps. Details under circuit breaker repair and upgrades.
Grounding comes second. Two-prong outlets get a ground where the cable allows it, or GFCI protection where it does not. Either way, your electronics stop living on borrowed luck.
Knob-and-tube remnants take patience. We find every live section, retire the ones we can, and run new copper to the circuits you rely on. Insulation packed around old knob-and-tube is a fire risk, so attics get a close look.
Sale inspections keep us busy too. A buyer's inspector flags code violations, and we clear them with a permit and a written price.
Lansdowne Borough issues electrical permits under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code. Like most boroughs in Delaware County, it relies on a third-party inspection agency for plan review and the final inspection. You do not need to learn that process. We pull the permit, book the inspector and stand there while the work passes inspection. The permit cost sits inside your written quote.
PECO Energy Company delivers power to all of ZIP 19050. A panel or service change means PECO disconnects at the meter and reconnects after the inspection passes, and we arrange both visits. Outages on the street are PECO's problem. Trouble that stops at your house is ours, day or night, at 610-789-8100.
Our Pennsylvania and New Jersey experts are ready to resolve your electrical woes.



Bill P.
The pricing was a little high but the service was outstanding same like you know Michael Hilbert was great!
Date: October 2026
Jen N.
Mike Van Uiter and Steve came out to replace our main breaker panel after water came in and damaged it. They made sure everything was done professionally and neatly, labeled and easy to read. Mike also took time to answer other questions we had and make sure we were comfortable with how to do the generator hookup.
Date: October 2026
Blake W.
don came out to my restaurant and fixed our lights and everything that needed to be done and was amazing
Date: October 2026
Sally M.
Artur and Malcolm came out, very nice gentleman. They completed a service and panel for me and the before and after was night and day. I can tell these young men were raised right and were very knowledgeable. Would highly recommend these two handsome gentleman in anyone's home. 5 STARS!!!!
Date: October 2026
Joselyn D.
Cameron was extremely polite and professional. He explained the issue and resolution thoroughly and broke it down so I understood completely. Overall, I am thoroughly satisfied with the service performed and will be using this company again in the future.
Date: October 2026
Lynne H.
Mike Van Uiter was excellent! He was personable, thorough, knowledgeable, proactive, respectful of my property, and he cleaned up every area involved. He explained everything to me and was very patient and helpful. I’m beyond pleased. I’ll be requesting him for any future projects.
Date: October 2026
Joshua H.
Dennis did a phenomenal job! Would highly recommend him/this company! They were fast, friendly and very professional all around.
Date: October 2026
David T.
Klaus, Mike and Jim were amazing in getting power back to my barn. Our previous underground line failed and Thomas Edison was able to get a new line installed and powered all within 2 days of my call. Mike and Klaus worked late into the night to make sure we got power back on. Thanks for a great job!!!
Date: October 2026
Lansdowne Electrical FAQs
Not automatically. Intact knob-and-tube in open air worked for decades. The risk grows when someone buries it under insulation, splices it to modern cable without a box, or loads it with a space heater. We inspect it, tell you what is live, and quote replacement for the runs that matter.
Watch the symptoms. Fuses that blow when two appliances run, lights that dim when the AC starts, or a panel with no spare slots all point to a service that is too small. A 1943 home on 60 amps usually qualifies. We measure the load and put the answer in writing.
Yes. Thomas Edison Electric answers 24/7, 365 days a year, and our electricians dispatch from their own homes across Delaware County. A van stocked with breakers, wire and outlets means the fix usually happens on that visit. Call 610-789-8100 whenever it goes wrong.
PECO first. If the whole street is dark, the lines are theirs to restore. If your neighbors have power and you do not, or half your house went dead, the fault is likely on your side of the meter. That side is ours, any hour, with a written quote before repairs.

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