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ESA Defect Corrections & Re-Inspections

Received an ESA defect notice or an insurance letter about your electrical? Charged Electric corrects the defects, arranges the re-inspection and gives you the paperwork to close the file. Serving Kitchener-Waterloo and Wilmot Township.

ECRA/ESA Licensed 7011473 •

Fully insured

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What an ESA Defect Notice Means

Don't panic

A defect notice from the Electrical Safety Authority lists specific items that don't meet code, each with a deadline. It usually follows a home purchase, an insurance requirement, unpermitted work, or an inspection after other jobs. It's fixable, and the clock matters more than the blame.

How we handle it:

  • Send us the defect notice; we quote the corrections item by item, upfront

  • We correct each defect to the current Ontario Electrical Safety Code

  • We arrange the re-inspection and see it through to a pass

  • You get the documentation for ESA, your insurer or your lawyer

Deadlines on defect notices are real. The sooner we see the list, the more scheduling room we have to meet yours.

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From Defect List to Closed File

Charged Electric corrects ESA defects for homeowners, buyers and landlords across New Hamburg, Wilmot Township and Kitchener-Waterloo, from a single flagged outlet to a full list.

ESA Defects

Item-by-Item Quotes
Every defect on the notice priced individually, so you see exactly what each correction costs.
Deadline-Driven Scheduling
Defect notices and insurance letters come with dates attached. We schedule the work to meet them.
Corrected to Current Code
ECRA/ESA licensed 7011473 and fully insured. Corrections are done to the current code and re-inspected, not patched.
Older Homes Welcome
Aluminum wiring, ungrounded outlets and fuse-era leftovers are routine work for our crews.

Where Defect Notices Come From

Common triggers

Most defect lists start with one of four events: a home sale where the inspector flagged the electrical, an insurance renewal that demanded an inspection, unpermitted work that caught up with the house, or an ESA inspection after other work.

The corrections we make most:

  • Ungrounded or reversed outlets and missing GFCI protection

  • Open splices, junction boxes without covers and exposed wiring

  • Double-tapped breakers and overfused circuits

  • Aluminum wiring connections needing approved terminations

Whatever put the list in your hands, the way out is the same: correct, re-inspect, document. Send us the notice and we'll take it from there.

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From Notice to Passed Re-Inspection

How it works

1. Request a quote

Call or submit the form. We respond within one business day, or immediately for emergencies.

2. Clear scope and price

Upfront pricing and timelines before work starts. No surprises.

3. Done right, to code

We handle ESA notifications and inspections. Work is complete when it passes.

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Get a defect correction quote

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Local Guide

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Local Guide

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Customer

They installed a whole home generator for us. Top notch job! Everything went tickity boo. A lot of work involved but the trades were all very professional and explained the job to us as we went along. Other contractors wouldn’t even return our calls. Highly recommend! Local too!

Steve McDougall

Steve McDougall

Customer

I had them come help me with issues when I had my Lyric Thermostat. On time (early), pet friendly (did not mind my hyper chocolate lab) and price range very reasonable. I would highly recommend Charged Electric in the future.

Jillian Pallister

Jillian Pallister

Local Guide

Great company! Very knowledgable and great people!

Tyler Martin

Tyler Martin

Local Guide

Tyler and his team are always great to deal with!

Jon Kubassek

Jon Kubassek

Customer

They installed a whole home generator for us. Top notch job! Everything went tickity boo. A lot of work involved but the trades were all very professional and explained the job to us as we went along. Other contractors wouldn’t even return our calls. Highly recommend! Local too!

Steve McDougall

Steve McDougall

Customer

I had them come help me with issues when I had my Lyric Thermostat. On time (early), pet friendly (did not mind my hyper chocolate lab) and price range very reasonable. I would highly recommend Charged Electric in the future.

Jillian Pallister

Jillian Pallister

Local Guide

Great company! Very knowledgable and great people!

Tyler Martin

Tyler Martin

Local Guide

Tyler and his team are always great to deal with!

Jon Kubassek

Jon Kubassek

Customer

They installed a whole home generator for us. Top notch job! Everything went tickity boo. A lot of work involved but the trades were all very professional and explained the job to us as we went along. Other contractors wouldn’t even return our calls. Highly recommend! Local too!

Steve McDougall

Steve McDougall

Customer

I had them come help me with issues when I had my Lyric Thermostat. On time (early), pet friendly (did not mind my hyper chocolate lab) and price range very reasonable. I would highly recommend Charged Electric in the future.

Jillian Pallister

Jillian Pallister

Local Guide

Great company! Very knowledgable and great people!

Tyler Martin

Tyler Martin

Local Guide

Tyler and his team are always great to deal with!

Jon Kubassek

Jon Kubassek

Customer

ECRA/ESA Licensed 7011473 •

Fully insured

ESA Defect Questions

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