A breaker that keeps tripping is trying to tell you something
Panel upgrades, EV chargers, and rewiring from a licensed San Diego contractor who explains the cause before touching a wire.
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What we do
Panel upgrades
A tired panel replaced with one sized for the house you actually have now, permitted and inspected.
Rewiring & troubleshooting
Tracing a tripping breaker, a dead outlet, or old aluminum wiring back to the actual cause, not just the symptom.
EV charger installation
A dedicated circuit sized to your panel and your car, installed and permitted so it's ready for daily charging.
Code corrections
Bringing older wiring, panels, or aluminum runs up to current code, often ahead of a sale, permit, or inspection.
Outlets, switches & lighting
New outlets, dimmer switches, and fixture installs wired properly and tested before we leave.
Whole-home surge protection
A surge protector installed at the panel to guard everything on the circuit, not just what's plugged into one strip.
Working homes from Point Loma to Bay Park
Based in San Diego, CA.
- San Diego
- Licensed California contractor #1047128
- Permits pulled and inspections handled
- Serving San Diego neighborhoods directly
- Diagnosis explained before work starts
CA License
#1047128An electrician who explains the panel before he opens it
Checo Electric is a licensed contractor working panels, circuits, and fixtures across San Diego. License #1047128 covers the work; the approach is what keeps people calling back. Before anything gets opened, we look at what the house is actually asking the wiring to do — what's on the panel, what's aluminum, what's overdue for a dedicated circuit. Then we explain it in plain terms and quote the fix. A panel upgrade or an EV charger installed to code isn't just paperwork, it's the difference between a system that holds up and one that trips again next year.
Cause before repair
We trace the actual cause of a tripping breaker or dead circuit before opening or replacing anything.
Permits, not shortcuts
Panel and code work is permitted and left ready for inspection, not left for you to explain later.
The quote before the work
You get a price after diagnosis and before any wire is touched.
Why does my breaker keep tripping?
It's usually an overloaded circuit, a loose connection, or a panel that's outgrown the house. We trace the circuit back to find which one it is before recommending a fix, rather than just resetting it and hoping.
Do I need a permit for a panel upgrade or EV charger?
Panel upgrades and most EV charger installations require a permit and inspection. We handle the permit and schedule the inspection as part of the job, so the work is documented and code-compliant when it's finished.
How do you handle scheduling?
Call and describe what's happening — a tripping breaker, a planned upgrade, a charger install — and we'll talk through timing based on what the job needs. Urgent electrical issues get prioritized in the conversation.
How a job runs, start to finish
Say what's going on
A call or a text — photos help if they're easy to take.
Agree on the work first
Scope and price settled before anything starts. If something changes mid-job, it gets agreed the same way.
The work gets done
On the day you set, in the way you agreed.
Walk it before it's done
Point at anything that isn't right while the tools are still out — that's what the walkthrough is for.
Before you hire anyone
Four flags worth knowing — whoever you call
Ask these of anyone bidding your job — us included. A good answer costs nothing; a bad one saves you the whole mistake.
A price before anyone's seen the job
Real quotes come after eyes on the work. A number over the phone is a number that changes.
Nothing in writing
Scope, price, and who buys materials — settled before work starts, on paper or in a text thread.
Pressure to start today
Good operators are booked. Same-hour availability with a discount attached is its own answer.
No paper trail on payment
However you pay, there should be a record of what was agreed and what was done.
Call before that breaker trips again
San Diego
Address
3120 Camino Aleta · San Diego, CA 92154
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