Electrical Troubleshooting
Fast, Accurate Diagnosis Across Northern Virginia
Flickering lights, tripping breakers, dead outlets — Ahmad Shaban is a Virginia-licensed Master Electrician who finds the root cause and fixes it the first time. Same-day availability in most of our service area.
What electrical troubleshooting covers
Electrical troubleshooting is diagnostic work. Before anything gets replaced, swapped, or upgraded, someone has to figure out why the circuit isn’t behaving. That’s what Ahmad does — he reads the panel, runs continuity and voltage tests, isolates the problem to a specific circuit or device, and explains what he found before proposing a fix.
Common calls include intermittent breaker trips, flickering lights that aren’t caused by the bulb, outlets that test dead on a multimeter, GFCI outlets that won’t reset, circuits that show voltage but won’t carry load, and aluminum-wiring hot spots. The diagnostic visit itself is the service — if the fix is straightforward (a bad breaker, a loose neutral, a miswired junction box), Ahmad handles it on the spot. If it’s bigger (a panel replacement, a full circuit re-run), you get a written estimate before any additional work starts.
EV Electric Services holds a Master Electrician license issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia and is fully insured. Ahmad has been doing residential electrical work across Fairfax County and the surrounding region since before opening EV Electric, and troubleshooting is the service line that started the business.
Cities we serve
Click any city below to see local details, service-area specifics, and pricing notes for your area.
Vienna, VA
Same-day service from our Fairfax Blvd shop — 10 minutes to most Vienna addresses.
Fairfax, VA
Our home base. Ahmad is physically in the City of Fairfax, not driving in from another county.
McLean, VA
Serving McLean and Great Falls — older homes with knob-and-tube or Federal Pacific panels are a specialty.
Oakton, VA
Oakton’s mix of 1970s–1990s homes means we see a lot of aluminum wiring and undersized panels.
Tysons, VA
Tysons condos and townhomes — we work with HOA requirements and building management access.
Falls Church, VA
Falls Church City and the broader Falls Church area of Fairfax County.
Burke, VA
Burke and the surrounding neighborhoods — typically 20–30 minutes from our shop.
Annandale, VA
Annandale’s dense residential neighborhoods keep us busy with older panel diagnostics.
Bethesda, MD
Montgomery County coverage — Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and Potomac.
Chevy Chase, MD
Chevy Chase’s historic homes often have wiring that predates modern code.
Potomac, MD
Potomac’s large homes mean longer circuit runs and more complex panel layouts.
Washington, DC
We serve residential addresses across DC — row houses, condos, and single-family.
Rockville, MD
Rockville and surrounding Montgomery County neighborhoods.
Why choose EV Electric for troubleshooting
- Master Electrician on every diagnostic call — not a journeyman, not a helper.
- Same-day availability for most of Fairfax County. Next-day for DC and Maryland.
- Flat diagnostic fee — you know the cost before Ahmad arrives. No hourly surprises.
- If the fix is simple enough to do on the spot, it’s done. No second appointment for a breaker swap or a loose connection.
- 5.0-star average across 148 customer reviews. Real reviews from Northern Virginia homeowners.
About Ahmad Shaban, Master Electrician
Ahmad holds a Master Electrician license issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia — the highest electrician credential the state issues. He earned it after several years of journeyman work and a passed state exam. EV Electric Services is fully insured, and Ahmad runs a maintenance team so scheduling doesn’t bottleneck on one person.
Ahmad is on the job site for most residential calls. He does the assessment, explains what he finds, and handles the work himself. You’re not getting a subcontractor you’ve never met — you’re getting the Master Electrician whose name is on the license. Our shop is at 9488 Fairfax Blvd, physically inside the City of Fairfax.
EV Electric Services holds a 5.0-star average across 148 customer reviews. Our review base is real, recent, and from Northern Virginia homeowners.
Service area
EV Electric Services is based at 9488 Fairfax Blvd in the City of Fairfax. We serve Vienna, VA, Fairfax, VA, McLean, VA, Oakton, VA, Tysons, VA, Falls Church, VA, Burke, VA, Annandale, VA, Bethesda, MD, Chevy Chase, MD, Potomac, MD, Washington, DC, and Rockville, MD, and the rest of Fairfax County. We also cover DC and Montgomery County, MD (Rockville, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac).
No trip charge for Fairfax County addresses. For DC and Maryland, call for availability.
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Electrical troubleshooting across Northern Virginia, DC, and Montgomery County, MD — Master Electrician on every call, same-day availability in Fairfax County.
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