Electrical · Knoxville, TN
Ceiling fans, dimmers and breakers, wired by a 35-year electrician
John Blakemore has been an electrician for 35 years, from tradesman to senior construction project manager, with a Master Electrical credential from the State of Virginia in 1994. Fans, recessed lights, outlets and breaker work around Knoxville are routine for him.
Chapter 01
Why does a fixture that worked last year start to flicker?
Most small electrical trouble in a house starts at a connection, not at the fixture. A switch or outlet with a loose wire behind it can run warm for months before anyone notices, and the first sign is usually a faceplate that has gone brown or a light that cuts out when someone leans on the wall. John Blakemore looks there first, because a new bulb or a new fixture never cures a bad connection.
The second common fault is a dimmer that does not suit the load. An older dimmer on a string of LED lamps can buzz, flicker or refuse to go low, and the lamps get blamed. A can light is the third: a recessed trim that does not seat, or a fixture that was never matched to the lamp, leaves a hot spot in the ceiling and a light that never looks right.
Three Edison-lamp pendants hung over a kitchen island, the fixtures a client picked for an LED upgrade in Knoxville
How a swap goes, from a dead circuit to a labeled panel
The circuit comes off first, at the panel, and then it gets tested at the device so nobody is trusting a switch position. Only then does the old fixture, switch or outlet come out. The new one goes in with the wire dressed back neatly, the device sits flat in the box, and the circuit gets powered up and checked under load before John packs the tools.
The last step is the one most people skip: he checks the panel label. If a breaker says "kitchen" and it runs the dining room, that is how the next person ends up working on a live circuit, so the label gets fixed while he is standing there.
The same method carries across the list he works from: lighting fixtures, ceiling and exhaust fans, track and recessed lighting, smoke detectors, appliance circuits, TV, computer and home theater wiring, fuses and breakers, and landscape lighting. On fixtures his line is simple: pick out what you like and leave the rest to him.
Chapter 03
The one-year guarantee and the LED K rating
Every job carries a 1-year guarantee on all labor, and the contract is only paid in full when the finished work is to your complete satisfaction. That is the same rule whether the job is a single dimmer swap or a whole-room lighting change.
For LED work he also gives advice before you buy. The K rating on a lamp is its color temperature, and it decides whether a kitchen looks warm and lived in or like a parking garage. John walks through it with you so the new lamps match the rooms around them.
1-year guarantee on all labor. Free estimates. Call or text 865-978-0489.
CLOSED TICKET: LED LIGHTING UPGRADE
Fluorescent troffers out, a stained panel in
Found
Old fluorescent troffers lighting the rooms.
Done
Troffers replaced with LED. Two new fixtures in the kitchen, and an Edison-lamp pendant over the island that the client chose.
Filled
The old 2 ft by 4 ft opening now holds a panel stained to match the crown molding.
Advised
K ratings for the LED lamps, before anything was bought.
“Mr. Blakemore is very professional, attentive to the project at hand, perfectionist and takes great pride in his work.”
