Your home's wiring should be safe, reliable and ready for how you live now. Many Hamilton homes were wired for a fraction of today's load. Heat pumps, EV chargers, finished basements and kitchen appliances now run on services and circuits that were never designed for them. We find out what your home can actually carry, explain it in plain language, and give you a written quote before any work starts. As a residential electrician in Hamilton for over 30 years, we know the city's housing stock street by street.

Panel Upgrades and Service Upgrades

Older homes often still run on 60 or 100 amp service. We replace fuse boxes with modern breaker panels and upgrade service from 60A to 100A or from 100A to 200A. Signs you may need an upgrade include breakers that trip often, lights that dim when an appliance starts, a panel with no free spaces, or an insurer asking about your fuse box. Learn more about our electrical panel upgrades.

Knob and Tube and Aluminum Wiring

Pre-1950 homes in areas like Durand and Corktown can still have knob and tube wiring hidden behind later renovations. Many 1960s and 1970s homes in East Hamilton and Stoney Creek were wired in aluminum, where connections loosen over decades. Some insurers will not cover these homes until the wiring is dealt with.

• Knob and tube removal and replacement with modern copper wiring
• Aluminum wire replacement, room by room or for the whole house
• Copper pigtailing of aluminum wiring, a lower-cost repair where it is suitable
• Remedial work to make existing wiring safe until a full rewire is planned

Read more about knob and tube removal and aluminum wiring repair.

Home Rewiring by a Residential Electrician

We rewire full homes and individual areas with as little disruption as possible. You will be told what needs replacing, what can stay, and how the work will be staged around your household.

Lighting, Inside and Out

• Pot lights and track lighting
• Under-cabinet valance lighting
• Light fixtures, ceiling fans and dimmer switches
• Exterior, garden and security lighting

EV Charger Installation

We install Level 2 home EV chargers sized for your vehicle and your panel. We run a load calculation first, so you only pay for a service upgrade if your home really needs one. See our EV charger installation page for the full process.

Hot Tubs, Pools and Outdoor Wiring

Hot tubs and pools need dedicated circuits and the correct ground fault protection. We wire hot tubs, spas, pool pumps and filters, outdoor outlets and garden lighting to the Ontario Electrical Safety Code.

Generator Installation

Keep the essentials running during an outage. We install standby generators and the transfer equipment needed to connect them safely to your home.

Renovations, Basements, Additions and New Homes

Our residential electrician team handles the electrical for kitchen and bathroom renovations, basements and rec rooms, additions and new home wiring. We work with you or your general contractor from rough-in through to the final ESA inspection.

Electrical Inspections and Certificates

Need proof your wiring is safe? Our residential electrician inspects homes and provides documentation for rental licensing, insurance and home sales, and we correct any code violations we find.

Everyday Residential Electrician Work

• Extra outlets, plugs and switches, and replacement of worn devices
• Hard-wired smoke detectors
• Thermostats
• Bathroom exhaust fan installation and replacement
• Wiring for major appliances, water heaters and pumps
• Troubleshooting circuits that trip or go dead
• Electrical consulting

Apartments and Condominiums

We provide electrical service for multi-unit buildings, including service upgrades, repairs and code corrections. Property managers can read about our commercial electrical services.

24-Hour Emergency Repair

Lost power to part of the house, a burning smell, or an outlet that sparked? Call 905-921-5487 any time. If you see smoke or flames, leave the house and call 911 first. More detail is on our 24/7 emergency electrician page.

How a Residential Electrician Job Runs

1. Call and scope. You describe the problem or the project. Simple jobs get a price range on the phone. Hidden faults get a site visit first.
2. Site assessment. We take readings at the panel and affected circuits, and run a load calculation when your service is near its limit.
3. Written quote. You get an itemised quote in Canadian dollars before work starts, including any ESA notification fee.
4. ESA notification. We file it with the Electrical Safety Authority where the work requires it.
5. The work, then the certificate. Where notification applied, the job closes with an ESA certificate. Keep it for your insurer or a future buyer.

Our Guarantee

All work carries a satisfaction guarantee, with a lifetime warranty on select parts and components. We tell you which parts are covered when we quote, so there are no surprises later.

Reviews of Our Residential Electrician Team

Read more on our reviews page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a permit for electrical work in my home?

Most electrical work in Ontario needs a notification filed with the Electrical Safety Authority. When you hire Apollo Electric, we file it for you and the job closes with an ESA certificate.

Can my panel handle an EV charger or heat pump?

It depends on your service size and what your home already draws. We run a load calculation before installing and tell you whether an upgrade is actually needed.

Is knob and tube wiring illegal in Ontario?

No, but many insurers will not cover a home with active knob and tube wiring. We can inspect it, make it safe, or replace it fully.

Do you offer free estimates?

Contact us with the details of your project. Straightforward jobs can often get a price range on the phone, and larger jobs get a written quote after a site visit.

The Hamilton Homes We Work On

Thirty years in one city means thirty years inside its housing stock, and Hamilton's is unusually mixed. A residential electrician here has to know what sits behind the walls before the first panel cover comes off.

Knowing which of those a street belongs to before knocking on the door is the reason a quote from us tends to match the invoice.

Who Actually Does the Work

Apollo Electric is owned and operated by Master Electrician Zvonko Lipovac. He attends the work himself alongside a licensed and bonded team. That is the practical difference between hiring a residential electrician whose licence is held by someone you never meet, and hiring the person who will be standing at your panel. When you call, the person who holds the licence is the person who answers the phone.

Your Utility, Your Panel, and Who Fixes What

Hamilton, Dundas, Ancaster and Stoney Creek are served by Alectra Utilities. Burlington is served by Burlington Hydro. The utility owns the equipment up to the connection point at your house. Everything on your side of it is yours, and that is where a residential electrician works. On an outage call, knowing which side of the connection point a fault sits on is half the job. If the problem is on the utility's side, we will tell you who to call rather than bill you for a visit.

Credentials Every Residential Electrician Should Have

What We Do Not Do

We stick to electrical work. We do not do gas, plumbing, HVAC mechanical work, standalone low voltage data cabling, or solar. When a job needs one of those trades, you get a straight referral rather than a general contractor markup on someone else's work.

When to Call a Residential Electrician

• Breakers trip often, or fuses keep blowing
• Outlets or switch plates feel warm, look scorched, or spark when you plug something in
• Lights dim or flicker when a large appliance starts
• You are buying an older home, or your insurer is asking about the wiring
• You are planning a renovation, a basement suite, a hot tub, a heat pump or an EV charger
• You need an inspection or certificate for a rental licence, an insurer or a sale

If anything smells like burning, switch off that circuit if it is safe to reach and call a residential electrician right away. If you see smoke or flames, leave the house and call 911 first.

More Questions About Our Residential Electrician Services

How do I know a residential electrician is licensed?

Ask for the ECRA/ESA contractor licence number and look it up yourself on the ESA contractor locator. Apollo Electric's licence number is 7009372.

Will the residential electrician who quotes the job do the work?

Yes. Master Electrician Zvonko Lipovac attends the work himself alongside a licensed and bonded team.

Can a residential electrician work around my family's schedule?

Yes. Non-emergency appointments run from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm, with evening and weekend service available. Larger jobs are staged so you keep power where you need it.

Do you work with general contractors on renovations?

Yes. Our residential electrician team works with homeowners and general contractors from rough-in through to the final ESA inspection.

Areas We Serve

Apollo Electric serves Hamilton, Dundas, Ancaster, Waterdown, Stoney Creek, Grimsby, Burlington, Oakville and Milton, plus Cambridge, Kitchener-Waterloo and the Greater Toronto Area. If you are just outside that list, call anyway. It is often still workable, and we will tell you honestly if it is not.