William F. Riley Electrician Inc. takes emergency calls 24/7 at (774) 261-3924 for homes and small businesses.
Call us anytime, including Sundays, for a burnt outlet, a burning smell, or a power loss in part of your home.
Owner Billy Riley is a licensed electrician (MA Electrician License #57377-B) based in Worcester, MA.
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We treat power outages, burnt outlets, and burning odors as electrical emergencies. Any one of these is reason enough to call us, and we take those calls 24/7.
An electrical problem late at night, on a weekend, or on a Sunday can pose a big problem. We answer emergency calls at any hour, weekends included, and on Sundays we take emergency calls only. Our non-emergency work keeps regular hours.
Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Saturday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Emergency calls 24/7, including Sunday.
These are general safety facts from Ready.gov, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI).
A power loss in part of your home is one of the emergency calls we take 24/7. While you wait for help:
Unplug appliances and electronics. Power can return with brief surges or spikes that cause damage.
Keep light and power on hand. Have a flashlight for every person in the household, plus batteries and another power source, such as a portable charger or power bank.
Keep the refrigerator and freezer closed. A refrigerator keeps food cold for about four hours, and a full freezer holds its temperature for about 48 hours.
Keep generators dry. Touching a wet generator, or a device plugged into one, can cause an electrical shock.
Call 911 first. Then:
Never use water on an electrical fire. Water conducts electricity and can lead to electrocution.
Use the right extinguisher. For fires in wiring, fuse boxes, and energized electrical equipment, use an extinguisher labeled C. A multi-purpose dry chemical extinguisher works on classes A, B, and C.
If someone needs help and you can’t get to them, wait for help outside.
If you can’t get out, close the door and cover the vents and the cracks around doors with cloth or tape to keep smoke out.
Treat every downed power line as live, and stay away from it and from anything it touches. You can’t tell whether a line is energized by looking. Call 911, then:
Keep your distance. A downed line can energize the ground up to 35 feet away, and even farther when conditions are wet.
If you need to move away, shuffle. Take small steps with your feet together and on the ground the whole time.
Never touch a person who is in contact with a line.
Report downed lines outside your home to the utility company.
Free written estimates are for planned work, not emergency calls. For emergency calls, you pay after the job in cash, by check, Venmo, or invoice, so we never ask for payment before the work is done. We keep our pricing fair and honest.
Flickering lights, faulty or dead outlets, and tripping breakers in the electrical panel are scheduled repairs we handle during regular hours, unless something smells burnt or the power is out. During a scheduled visit, we find the root cause and fix it. Every planned repair includes a free, written, itemized estimate.
To book an electrical repair, call or text (774) 261-3924.
W. F. Riley Electrician is a local, family-owned and operated company based in Worcester, MA. Here’s more about us:
Licensed and insured: Billy, our owner, holds MA Electrician License #57377-B, and the business carries general liability insurance on every job; a certificate of insurance is available upon request.
A small crew: One apprentice works alongside Billy, and trusted subcontractors come in when a job needs more hands.
Day or night: Our emergency service takes calls around the clock, every day of the week.
Billy brings over 12 years of trade experience to emergency calls and the rest of the electrical work we do at our family-owned, locally owned business.
If the power is out or something smells burnt, call us now. Non-emergency requests can also be emailed to wfrileyelectrician@gmail.com.
Yes, (774) 261-3924 takes texts and calls. For emergencies, please call; we answer 24/7.
We do, and small businesses reach us on the same emergency line as homes. Our small commercial work also covers light retrofits for storefronts, restaurants, and rentals, along with dedicated circuits for small businesses.
Call a qualified electrician or your landlord if you feel a tingle when you touch an electrical appliance, if a wall outlet is discolored or warm, if an appliance gives off a burning or rubbery smell, if lights flicker or dim, or if an outlet sparks. A burning smell or a burnt outlet is an emergency, and you can call us about it 24/7.
Very fast. A house fire can become life-threatening in as little as two minutes, and a home can be engulfed in flames in about five. That’s why you should call 911 first and get out as soon as you can.
William F. Riley Electrician Inc., based in Worcester, MA, handles emergency calls 24/7 for homeowners and small businesses in 26 Massachusetts towns. Please call or text (774) 261-3924 or contact us here.
