Rise Electrical Contracting

07/09/2026

Austin Texas…. 78728

Rise Electrical is privileged to work on a very large facility this week and we wanted to continue our educational series of “How do they do that”?

Rise Electrical Contracting LLC
Serving the Austin / San Antonio metro since 2020

06/23/2026

06/23/2026

An educational how to video on one of the electrical industry’s most pondered questions!! How do they get the wire into that pipe??? 🤔…

Rise Electrical Contracting LLC
Since 2020.

05/27/2026

Rise Electrical Contracting LLC

Proudly serving the Republic of Texas
Since 2020…

01/29/2026

Folks …

If you have your HVAC system upgraded or modified in any way please make sure that part of your package with the HVAC contractor you choose consists of a licensed electrician to come out and verify the wiring parameters the new system needs. Or please consult one yourself if it is not included with the package!! It is super important that this is NOT overlooked and verified that the existing supply wiring is capable of handling the new unit, if it is not it needs to be upgraded…. Not doing so the result can be catastrophic even leading to total loss of your home 🏠 ⛔️ 🔥

Rise Electrical received an after hours service call late on Monday night with the client stating they had no heat and no power to there HVAC system. Outside temperatures were in the teens and the roads were covered in ice and the inside temperature of there home falling fast. A very unpleasant situation to be in with horrible weather conditions. When we arrived this is what we discovered!! ( see picture 👇)…. Not to mention this was inside the air handler closet in the hallway on the second floor about 1’ down from the attic ceiling with only a 1/2” piece of Sheetrock between this meltdown and an ocean of insulation!!!!

After investigating and what was discovered is that the home was originally built with a 4 TON heat pump. Supply wiring of #6 AWG protected by a 60 amp circuit breaker. Perfectly fine for that unit!! About 1 year ago the system was upgraded to a 5 TON unit with an additional 30 amp auxiliary heating strip pushing the necessary supply circuit to a whopping 90 amps 😱…. Unfortunately the circuit was not upgraded with the unit and was undersized severely. Inclement conditions happened and forced the unit into overdrive and
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This client is very lucky to say the least 🍀

Rise Electrical Contracting LLC
Serving the Austin/ San Antonio metropolitan…