Mead and the north county around it, out toward Colbert and Green Bluff, mix 1970s-to-today subdivisions with homes on acreage. Plenty of properties here have a detached garage, shop or barn that needs real power.
That brings a particular set of jobs: subpanels in shops, buried feeders to outbuildings, well-pump and outbuilding circuits, generator hookups for homes that lose power on rural lines, and service upgrades as families add hot tubs, EVs and heat pumps.
Common jobs in Mead
- 01Shop and garage subpanels
- 02Buried feeders to outbuildings
- 03Generator inlets and interlocks
- 04Service upgrades
- 05Well-pump and outbuilding circuits
- 06Outdoor and security lighting
Mead questions
Asked in Mead.
Burning smell, sparks, a hot panel or half the house dark? Turn off the breaker or the main if it’s safe, then call. For fire or smoke, get out and call 911. For a downed line, stay clear and call your utility.
How do I get power to a detached shop on my Mead property?
Usually with a feeder from the house panel to a subpanel in the shop, run underground in conduit or with direct-burial cable at the depth code requires. The size depends on what you’ll run: lights and outlets need far less than a welder, compressor or heater.
Long runs need larger wire to keep voltage drop in check, so distance is part of the design. This is permitted work through L&I.
We’re on Inland Power out here. Does that change anything?
Not for the wiring inside your home, but it does for the service. Inland Power & Light handles the meter, the service drop or underground lateral, and the disconnect for upgrades, so their requirements and scheduling come into the plan.
Sonshyne Electric coordinates with whichever utility serves the property.
Is a generator worth it for a home north of Spokane?
For many rural and north-side homes, yes. Outages on longer rural lines can last longer, and a well pump, furnace blower and freezer all need power.
The safe way is a generator inlet with an interlock or a transfer switch, installed with a permit. Never run a generator indoors or in an attached garage.
Nearby
Also serving nearby.
- Spokane home baseHome base. Sonshyne Electric works on houses all over the city, and a lot of them are older than the light bulbs in them.Electrician in Spokane
- Spokane ValleyRanch houses, split-levels and new subdivisions from Millwood to Greenacres, with more than one electric utility in the mix.Electrician in Spokane Valley
- Liberty LakeNewer homes, bigger loads. Liberty Lake’s houses are mostly young; the work is about adding to them, not rescuing them.Electrician in Liberty Lake