Emergency Electrician

Gragg Electrical Services provides a responsive emergency electrician service for urgent electrical problems. Our East Canton, OH electricians are ready to help you when you need it most.

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When you have an electrical emergency, you need help fast from an electrician you can trust. Gragg Electrical Services offers a responsive emergency electrician service to homeowners throughout the East Canton area. We understand that serious electrical problems can happen at any time and pose an immediate threat to your safety. Our team is prepared to respond to urgent calls for issues like sparking panels, burning smells, or a complete loss of power. Our licensed electricians have the experience to quickly diagnose the problem and stabilize the situation. We work efficiently to make the necessary repairs and restore safety to your home. When you are facing an electrical crisis, you can count on our team to be there for you.

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Experiencing a major electric shock from an appliance or outlet is another clear emergency. This indicates a serious fault in your wiring or grounding system that is creating a life-threatening hazard. You should immediately shut off the circuit breaker for the area where the shock occurred. Any situation involving exposed, live wires, such as from storm damage pulling the service line from your house, is also a critical emergency. You should stay far away from any downed or damaged power lines and call for professional help immediately. Our team is prepared to respond to these dangerous situations and make your home safe again.

When you call Gragg Electrical Services for an emergency, we will walk you through any immediate safety steps you can take over the phone while our electrician is on the way. We understand that these situations are stressful, and we aim to provide a calm and professional response. Our electricians arrive in fully stocked service vehicles with the parts and tools needed to handle most common electrical emergencies on the spot. We are prepared to work diligently until the situation is stabilized and the immediate danger to your family and property has been eliminated.

Our emergency service is not just about a quick fix; it is about providing a safe and lasting solution. After we have addressed the immediate hazard, our electrician will perform a thorough assessment to understand why the emergency occurred. We will explain the problem to you and outline the necessary permanent repairs. We want to ensure that the issue is fully resolved so that it does not happen again. Our commitment is to restore not just your power, but also your peace of mind.

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Tom L
March 31, 2026

Very satisfied with quality of service and work will use Gragg for any further electrical work.

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Erica K
March 31, 2026

Service was quick and complete. I will definitely use them again for my electrical needs.

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Doug Mcelroy
March 31, 2026

Great service on the generator

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Ms. Rasmussen
March 30, 2026

Excellent, friendly service. Fair price. Mike W. Did a great job!! Thank you

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Mel Lute
March 27, 2026

Mike was our technician and he did an outstanding job. He showed up on time, was diligent and solve our problem. I would highly recommend.

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Christine Pennel
March 27, 2026

Cory was very professional when he arrived. He was respectful of our home and explained the new safety requirements that are now included in their work. I feel very confident working with Gragg.

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Murphy White
March 26, 2026

Mike did an awesome job on our estimate! Was extremely thorough and helped me understand the whole process!

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Beverly Gooding
March 26, 2026

On time, super professional and very reasonable prices.

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Karl E
March 26, 2026

Cory was very knowledgeable and friendly about answering questions, I don’t know the ins and outs about home electricity. We went through the inspection in detail and gave an easy to understand explanation about what is needed. I recommend these folks to anyone looking for a home electrician.

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Angelique Hall
March 24, 2026
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Sheronda Brown
March 23, 2026

The website is amazing and user friendly! Customer service was outstanding and courteous. Corey was very informative, knowledgeable, polite and prompt. I will be calling Gragg for future electrical work and referring others.

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Rebecca McKinnon
March 20, 2026

Awesome service.

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Julie Weese
March 20, 2026

Dr. Frankenstein could take some notes from Kyle and Cam at Gragg Electric, who did an amazing job resurrecting our ancient generator from the dead. Kyle’s customer service was phenomenal. Brittany (hopefully that’s how it’s spelled; my apologies if it’s “Britneigh”) who scheduled the appointment was incredibly friendly and helpful. Cost was reasonable and what I would expect from the service rendered. I would definitely recommend Gragg Electric to others, and I will be having them back for my next electric project!

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Roger
March 18, 2026

Great service,honest ,courteous,very pleased

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Adam Rich
March 18, 2026

Friendly, professional and knowledgeable.

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Stephen Shoff
March 18, 2026

Great employee that came to our house. The gentleman told us exactly what we needed and why. Answered any questions we had. Great experience!

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Andrew Bernat
March 17, 2026

Kyle did a great job!!!

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Anthony
March 17, 2026

Mike and his team were able to finish a panel install and completed multiple fixes. Will definitely recommend to others.

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Cliff Johnson
March 16, 2026
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Christi Hodge
March 16, 2026

Fantastic service! Highly recommend Gragg Electric. Affordable and reliable! Thanks for providing the necessary upgrades we needed.

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Javier Eduar
March 13, 2026

Quick service work

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Reese Eichhorn
March 13, 2026

Mike came out and did great work

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Steve Leatherberry
March 13, 2026
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Samantha Hodik
March 13, 2026

Andrew and Harley put in an overhead light in my grandma’s living room. They were thorough, double checked and gave us options when something unexpected popped up, and were very kind to my grandma. Highly recommend for their timeliness, excellent communication and friendliness.

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Joshua Engle
March 13, 2026

These guys are awesome! Prompt, courteous, professional & fair.

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John Keoshian
March 11, 2026
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John Snee
March 11, 2026

Great response time and service for HH Direct

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Andrew Ramirez
March 10, 2026

Cory did an awesome job! Very helpful and professional👍

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Tom Carnifax
March 10, 2026

Had Mike come do the quote and it was fast and great service. Asked if he himself could come do the final work just from how thorough he was with everything. Highly recommend him.

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joe male
March 10, 2026

He was quick and very noligable. Very nice and polite and gets the job done.

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Chris Lenarz
March 7, 2026

Had a great experience kind very professional they did a great job fixing our sign

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William Rundles
March 5, 2026

Mike was 5 stars plus! Great service!

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Toi Snell
March 5, 2026

This company is very nice. Everything went over smoothly and the pricing is reasonable. Thank you Cory for taking your time to find the issue. We finally have working outlets. I definitely recommend.

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Jarrod Reyes
March 5, 2026

These guys are great! They were able to fit me in next day for loss power in one our rooms (open neutral). Cory was knowledgeable and professional during his visit. while troubleshooting, he was able to narrow down what might be the cause of the problem. I said "might" because he was not able to access the attic to search for a junction box, to validate his suspicion. I have attic access in the garage but the way the hvac was installed there is no way to get where the connections are. So now i am removing the broken whole house fan so I can have access to those junctions. $150 was worth the visit to help me get closer to finding this open neutral.

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Tim Cobb
March 5, 2026

I called Gragg Electric because I had discovered that the old 60 amp fuse box that powers my clothes dryer was worn out. Mike came to my house, accessed the situation, came up with the best fix, went and purchased all the materials he needed and came back immediately and installed everything for a very reasonable price.The entire process took just less than 3 hours. Mike did a fantastic job and was totally professional and congenial and gave be advice on afew of my future projects. I could not more satisfied.

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Josh Long
March 5, 2026

They had a tech out to handle my issue within an hour of my same day call. Mike W was knowledgeable and professional. I highly recommend this local company.

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Justin Miller
March 5, 2026

The service rep was on time, polite, and answered all my questions.

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Andrew Grueber
March 4, 2026

This was the first place I called but Brittany at the office was extremely accommodating and stayed in contact with me throughout the day to get one of their electricians to my house same day. Cory is extremely knowledgeable and easy to talk to about any concerns. Our home was built in the 80s and there are a lot of what feels like odd decisions made with the electrical layout of our house. Cory helped diagnose a few of those quirks and we will definitely be sleeping easier now that we know there aren’t any major issues. The estimate for upgrading our panel and service was fair for today’s market.

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heidi ecksmith
March 4, 2026

Came out and did quote for free. Super friendly. No complaints. Would use again

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Amber Bondoni
March 4, 2026
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Harley Morris
March 2, 2026

Amazing company!!

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Xanifii
March 2, 2026

Excellent service

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April D
March 2, 2026

Gragg Electrical Service has some very nice employees working for them. A very knowledgeable group of employees who always get any job done right! Very good prices on top of everything else. Highly recommended.

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Zac did a great job with installing a new panel and dryer circuit for us at my home in Massillon. Gragg was prompt and the price was fair. We will be using Gragg in the future.

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Doug Porter
February 27, 2026

Corey did a great job he was fast efficient and very polite. I highly recommend

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Tim L
February 27, 2026

Great rep, fast and easy estimate and scheduling process. Would recommend!

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Tammy Davidson
February 26, 2026

When my utility pole with my electric meter on it got pulled down by an Ohio edison street pole, Gragg electric was the only company that stepped up and got the job done the same day they received my message. Communication with Brittany was wonderful. I will not hesitate in the future to call them again. Great job guys!

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Cheyenne McMullen
February 26, 2026

I had lights flickering and the Breaker Box was making a sizzling noise! I had never used this company before but after reading their reviews I decided to give them a call. Brittney was polite, professional, courteous, and personable. They were able to squeeze me in, same day, due to my emergency. Mike arrived on time. He was very professional, personable, and he explained every step of the way so that I could follow along. I WILL be contacting them soon for further work that has to be done! Very affordable, reliable, and thorough.

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Chris
February 26, 2026

Electrician was informative very nice knowledgeable and prices were fair

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julie coon
February 24, 2026

Mike fixed the problem in no time at all. He went the extra mile and double checked all the other outlets, as well! I’m very grateful. Thanks, Mike!

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Most Common Electrical Emergency Questions

The wires hidden in your walls are the unsung heroes of your home, and understanding them is key to electrical safety. Homeowners often have questions about their wiring, especially in older homes. Here are answers to some of the most common questions about residential electrical wiring.

An electrical emergency is any situation involving your home’s electrical system that presents an immediate and serious threat to your safety or property. This is different from a routine electrical problem. For example, a single dead outlet is an inconvenience, but an outlet that is sparking, smoking, or buzzing is an emergency because it indicates an active fire hazard. Any sign of fire, such as visible sparks, smoke, or a strong smell of burning plastic coming from a panel, outlet, or switch, is a top-tier emergency. In this case, your first call should be to 911 after evacuating the house.

Another critical emergency is any situation that poses a high risk of severe electric shock. This includes any major water contact with your electrical system, such as a flooded basement with submerged outlets or a major plumbing leak dripping directly into your electrical panel. Downed power lines, such as the main service wire being torn from your house during a storm, are also an extreme shock hazard and a major emergency. If you touch an appliance and receive a strong shock, rather than just a mild tingle, it indicates a serious fault and should be treated as an emergency.

A sudden and complete loss of power to your entire home can also be considered an emergency, depending on the circumstances. While it may just be a utility outage, if it is isolated to your home, it could be a failure of your main breaker or service equipment. This becomes a more serious emergency during extreme weather conditions, such as a blizzard or a heatwave, where a lack of power for your heating or cooling system could create a dangerous living environment, especially for vulnerable family members. If you believe your electrical problem is an immediate threat, it is best to err on the side of caution and call an emergency electrician.

A burning smell coming from an outlet, switch, or electrical panel is one of the most serious electrical warning signs you can have. Your immediate actions should prioritize your safety. If you can clearly identify the source, such as a single outlet, and you can safely unplug any device connected to it without touching the outlet itself, you should do so. If the smell is strong, persistent, or you cannot identify the source, you should not take any chances. Go to your main electrical panel and shut off the main breaker to cut power to the entire house. This may help to stop the overheating condition and prevent a fire from starting.

If you see any smoke or visible flames, no matter how small, your first priority is to evacuate everyone from the house immediately. Once you are safely outside, call 911 and report an electrical fire. Do not attempt to fight an electrical fire with water, as this can conduct electricity and lead to electrocution. A fire extinguisher rated for Class C (electrical) fires can be used if you are trained to do so and the fire is very small, but personal safety is far more important. Let the fire department handle the situation.

After the immediate danger has passed, or if there was no visible smoke but a strong burning smell, you must not turn the power back on. The underlying fault that caused the overheating is still there. Your next call should be to a licensed emergency electrician, like the team at Gragg Electrical Services. We can come to your home, find the source of the overheating, and make the necessary repairs. We will identify the damaged wiring or device and replace it to ensure the system is safe before restoring power. Never dismiss a burning smell; it is a critical warning of an imminent fire hazard.

If your home has lost all electrical power but you look outside and see that your immediate neighbors still have their lights on, it indicates that the problem is located on your property, not with the utility’s main grid. The fault is somewhere between the utility’s connection point and your electrical system. There are several possible causes for this type of isolated outage. The first and simplest possibility is that your own main circuit breaker has tripped. You can check this by opening your electrical panel and looking at the main breaker. If it has tripped, you can try to reset it once.

If the main breaker immediately trips again, it signifies a serious fault within your home’s wiring that is drawing a massive amount of current. You should leave the breaker off and call an emergency electrician. If the main breaker was not tripped, the problem could be more serious. The main breaker itself may have failed internally and is no longer allowing power to pass through. This requires a professional replacement. Another possibility is that there is a problem with the connections inside your electric meter base or at your main panel’s lugs. These connections can become loose or corroded over time and fail, cutting off the flow of power into your house.

The problem could also be outside your home. The service entrance conductors that run from the utility connection down to your meter could have been damaged or failed. In an overhead service, a powerful windstorm or falling limb could have damaged the wires right at the connection point to your house. In an underground service, the buried service lateral cable could have been damaged by digging or failed due to age. Diagnosing the cause of an isolated whole-house outage requires a professional electrician. We can trace the problem and perform the necessary repairs to your equipment.

Yes, a sparking electrical outlet is absolutely an emergency and should be treated with immediate seriousness. The sparks you are seeing are evidence of electrical arcing. This means electricity is unstably jumping through the air, either between loose wire connections behind the outlet or between the outlet’s contacts and the prongs of a plug. This arcing generates extremely high temperatures, well over several thousand degrees, which can easily ignite the plastic outlet, the drywall, and the wood framing within your wall. A sparking outlet is an active fire hazard that must be addressed immediately.

If an outlet sparks when you plug something in or unplug it, you should stop using that outlet right away. If it sparks continuously or makes a crackling or buzzing sound, the situation is even more urgent. Your first step should be to go to your electrical panel and shut off the circuit breaker that controls the faulty outlet. This will cut the power to the circuit and stop the dangerous arcing. Do not use that circuit again until it has been professionally repaired. Leaving the power on to a sparking outlet is risking a house fire.

Once the power is safely off, you should call an emergency electrician. An electrician will come and remove the faulty outlet to inspect the wiring. The problem is often a loose wire at one of the terminal screws. They will repair the connection and will almost always replace the damaged outlet with a new, high-quality one. They will also inspect the wiring for any signs of heat damage. This is typically a quick repair for a professional, but it is a critical one. Never underestimate the danger that sparks from an outlet represent.

If your electrical panel gets wet, whether from a plumbing leak, a roof leak, or a basement flood, it is an extremely dangerous situation that requires immediate action. Water is an excellent conductor of electricity, and its presence inside your main electrical panel can create multiple hazards. It can cause short circuits between the breakers and bus bars, leading to arcing, fires, and explosions. It can also energize the entire metal enclosure of the panel, creating a severe shock hazard for anyone who touches it. You should treat a wet electrical panel as a major emergency.

Your first step, if you can do so safely, is to shut off the power to the panel. If the area around the panel is wet, do not step in the water or touch the panel. If you can reach the main breaker without standing in water, shut it off. If the panel is in a flooded basement, do not enter the basement. Call your utility company and request an emergency disconnect of the power to your entire house from the outside. Do not attempt to handle the situation yourself. The risk of electrocution is too high.

Once the power is confirmed to be off, you need to call an emergency electrician. A wet electrical panel will almost always need to be replaced. The moisture will cause rapid corrosion on the sensitive internal components like the bus bars and breaker contacts. This corrosion creates high-resistance connections that will lead to overheating and future failures even after the panel has dried out. An electrician will need to perform a full panel replacement, and any circuit breakers that got wet will also need to be replaced, as their internal mechanisms will be compromised. Never try to use a panel that has been submerged or soaked with water.

If your main circuit breaker is tripping, it is a sign of a very large electrical problem. The main breaker is designed to protect your entire home from drawing more power than your electrical service is rated for. A trip means that this limit has been exceeded. This can happen for one of two main reasons. The first is a simple but massive overload. This could occur if you are running multiple, very high-power appliances all at the same time, such as your central air, an electric range, an electric dryer, and an EV charger simultaneously. The combined load could exceed your service capacity (e.g., 100 or 200 amps) and trip the main breaker.

The second, and more dangerous, reason for a main breaker trip is a major short circuit somewhere in your home. While a short on a small branch circuit should just trip that individual breaker, a major fault on a larger circuit, or even a fault within the electrical panel itself, can draw enough current to trip the main breaker. This is a very serious condition. If your main breaker trips, you can try to reset it once by pushing it fully off and then on again. If it immediately trips again, there is a dead short somewhere that needs to be located. You should leave the breaker off and call an emergency electrician.

If the breaker resets but then trips again later, you are likely dealing with an overload situation. You can try to isolate the cause by turning off all your individual branch circuit breakers and then turning them back on one by one. This may help you identify a particular circuit with a faulty appliance that is causing the problem. However, frequent main breaker trips often indicate that your home’s electrical service is no longer large enough for your needs and that a service upgrade is required. An electrician can help you diagnose the cause of the trips.

Whether flickering lights constitute an emergency depends on the nature and severity of the flickering. If a single light bulb is flickering, the problem is likely just a loose bulb or a faulty bulb that needs to be replaced. This is not an emergency. However, if the flickering is affecting multiple lights, an entire room, or your whole house, it can be a symptom of a more serious issue that may warrant an emergency call. Persistent, rhythmic flickering can be caused by a loose wire connection somewhere in the circuit or the panel, which is a fire hazard.

If your lights flicker or dim dramatically every time a large appliance turns on, it is a sign that your system is overloaded, but it is not typically considered an immediate, life-threatening emergency unless it is very severe or accompanied by other symptoms like a burning smell. However, if the flickering is random, constant, and is affecting the whole house, it could indicate a very serious problem with your main neutral connection. A loose neutral wire from the utility is a major hazard that can cause dangerous voltage fluctuations, destroying your appliances and creating a fire risk. In this case, you should call an electrician or your utility company immediately.

Basically, you should use your judgment. If the flickering is minor and occasional, you can likely schedule a routine service call to have it checked out. If the flickering is intense, constant, is affecting your whole house, or is accompanied by any other warning signs like buzzing sounds or burning smells, you should treat it as an emergency. It is always better to be cautious when it comes to potential electrical hazards. An emergency electrician can quickly determine the cause and let you know if a serious problem exists.

Knowing whether to call your electric utility company or a licensed electrician during a power problem can save you time and confusion. The dividing line is based on the ownership of the electrical equipment. Your local utility company is responsible for the power lines on the street, the transformer, and the service drop wire that runs from their pole to your house. They also own the electric meter itself. If the problem is with any of this equipment, you should call the utility company. For example, if your whole neighborhood is out of power, or if you see a problem with the line coming to your house, call the utility.

You, the homeowner, are responsible for all the equipment from the point where the utility’s wires attach to your house inward. This includes the service mast, the weatherhead, the meter base (the box that holds the meter), the main electrical panel, and all the wiring, outlets, and switches inside your home. If the problem lies with any of this equipment, you need to call a licensed electrician. For example, if your power is out but your neighbor’s is on, the problem is on your side, so you should call an electrician. If an outlet is sparking or a breaker is tripping, that is also a job for an electrician.

In some emergency situations, you may need to call both. If a storm tears the service wires from your house, your first call should be to the utility’s emergency line so they can shut off the power at the pole and make the area safe. They will then tell you to hire an electrician to repair the damaged equipment on your house. Once the electrician has completed the repairs, they will coordinate with the utility, who will then come back to reconnect the power. A good rule of thumb is: if the problem seems to be outside your property line or affecting your whole neighborhood, call the utility. If the problem is isolated to your house, call an electrician.

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Keep our number in a safe place, and call Gragg Electrical Services for any electrical emergency. Our East Canton electricians are on standby to provide the urgent, professional help you need to keep your home safe.