Licensed Electrician Serving Davie, FL

Davie isn't like the cities around it. It's still a town, it still has horse trails and a rodeo arena, and a few minutes from a townhome community you'll find ranch properties with barns, paddocks and long driveways. Electrical needs vary just as much. Watt's Up Electric is a licensed Florida electrical contractor (license EC13013513) based in nearby Sunrise, and we serve Davie homes and businesses in English or Spanish.

We prepare electrical drawings in house, and our in-house permit expediting team handles your permit, so your project doesn't wait on paperwork.

Call (954) 868-8341 · Book online · Hablamos Español

Horse country with a college town in the middle

Davie started out as a farming settlement called Zona and took the name Davie in 1916. Ranching, citrus and horses shaped it, and that Western character is still there along Orange Drive's stables and at the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds. Today the same town is also home to Nova Southeastern University, busy shopping corridors and plenty of suburban neighborhoods. For an electrician, that means no two Davie calls look the same.

Where we work in Davie

Davie covers a lot of ground, and we take calls across all of it:

The old town center along Davie Road and Orange Drive, near the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds and the Old Davie School Historical Museum
The college area around Nova Southeastern University, Broward College's central campus and the FAU Davie campus, with a mix of homes, condos and rentals
Pine Island Ridge and the neighborhoods around Tree Tops Park
Western Davie, where the lots get bigger, the driveways get longer and you start seeing barns and paddocks
The Flamingo Road area, near Flamingo Gardens
Commercial corridors along University Drive, Griffin Road and State Road 84

Electrical work for every kind of Davie property

Neighborhood homes and townhomes. The everyday work: repairs, outlet and switch upgrades, GFCI protection, ceiling fans, recessed lighting, and panel changes for households that have outgrown their service.

Larger lots and ranch properties. More land usually means more to light and more to protect:

Outdoor, landscape and security lighting for driveways, gates, walkways and yards. See lighting.
Flood lights for work areas and the back of the property.
Backup power. Tell us what has to keep running in an outage, like the refrigerator, the AC or a well pump if you have one, and the generator and transfer switch get sized for that.
Surge protection at the panel to help protect pumps, appliances and electronics. Here's why a power strip isn't enough.

Homes near campus and rentals. Older rental homes and condos often have the same problems: overloaded circuits, two-prong outlets and missing GFCI protection in kitchens and bathrooms. We find the cause and fix it to code, and we can explain the options to both the owner and the tenant.

Our services in Davie, in more detail

Troubleshooting and repairs. Tripping breakers, dead outlets, flickering lights and GFCIs that won't reset. We test the circuit and find the cause before we replace anything. See electrical services.

Panel changes and service upgrades. Older homes in central and eastern Davie often have panels that were sized for a smaller house and fewer appliances. If yours is worn out or full, we'll explain whether you need a repair, a few new circuits, or a bigger service. Panel and service changes are permitted, inspected work. See panel replacement and upgrades.

New circuits and wiring. Dedicated circuits for a new appliance, a workshop tool, a freezer in the garage or a home office, planned so the panel can handle them.

Outdoor, landscape and security lighting. For long driveways, gates, walkways, yards and the back of the property. We plan the fixtures, the controls (timers, photocells or smart control) and the wire size for the distance. Browse our lighting work.

Generators and transfer switches. Tell us what has to stay on, and we'll size the transfer switch and circuits for it. A transfer switch also keeps generator power from backfeeding the utility lines, which protects FPL crews working on the street.

Whole-home surge protection. One device at the panel to help protect the AC, appliances, pumps and electronics from lightning and utility surges.

Ceiling fans and fixtures. Installed on properly rated boxes, balanced, and wired to the controls you want.

EV chargers. Level 2 chargers and Tesla Wall Connectors, with a load check first. See EV charger installation.

Smart homes and audio/video. Control4 automation, motorized shades and audio and video, from the same team that handles your wiring.

Commercial work. Build-outs, lighting upgrades and new circuits for offices, shops and restaurants along University Drive, Griffin Road and State Road 84.

Warning signs on a Davie property

On a bigger property, a problem can sit unnoticed in a detached building or out by the gate for a while. Call us if you notice:

A breaker that trips again right after you reset it
Lights that dim hard when a pump, the AC or a big tool starts
Outdoor outlets or fixtures that fail every time it rains
A burning smell, a warm or buzzing outlet, or scorch marks anywhere
Flickering at the far end of a long run, like lights at the gate or a detached garage
Part of the property losing power while the rest stays on

Turn off the affected circuit if you can do it safely, and call (954) 868-8341. We offer 24/7 emergency service. If there's smoke or fire, call 911 first.

Long runs, outdoor equipment and Florida weather

Two things set many Davie properties apart electrically: distance and exposure. When a light or outlet is a long way from the panel, the wire has to be sized for that distance or the far end runs dim and the circuit works harder than it should. And anything outdoors, from gate lights to outlets on a post, lives through daily summer rain, humidity and sun. That's why we plan outdoor work around weather-rated boxes and covers, ground-fault protection and the right wire for the run, instead of just extending whatever circuit is closest.

Landlords and rentals near campus

Rental homes and condos around the universities turn over often, and small electrical problems tend to pile up between tenants: dead outlets, missing cover plates, ungrounded outlets, kitchens and bathrooms without GFCI protection, and breakers that trip because of space heaters or extra appliances. We can go through a unit between tenants, fix what's needed to code, and give you a clear list of what we did.

Storm season in Davie

Davie gets the same summer thunderstorms and hurricane season (June 1 to November 30) as the rest of Broward, and properties with more equipment and longer runs of wire have more to protect. A generator with a transfer switch and a whole-home surge protector are the two upgrades we'd look at first.

Before the season starts:

Make your keep-running list. Refrigerator and freezer, a room or two of AC, medical equipment, the garage door, a well pump if you have one, lights at the gate. That list decides the generator and transfer switch size.
Never backfeed. Plugging a portable generator into a wall outlet can push power back onto the utility lines and endanger line crews. Use a properly installed transfer switch or generator inlet.
Check what lives outside. Outdoor outlets, covers, fixtures and disconnects should be sealed, GFCI-protected and in good shape before the heavy rain arrives.
Know where your main breaker is. If water reaches the panel or you need to shut everything off fast, you'll want to know without searching for it in the dark.

After a storm, stay clear of downed lines and report them to FPL. If floodwater reached outlets, the panel or outdoor equipment, have them checked before you turn those circuits back on. Our hurricane season checklist covers more.

Permits in Davie

The Town of Davie's Building Division handles permits and inspections in town limits. Contractors pulling permits there must be registered with the Town, with a current license, insurance on file with the Town and a business tax receipt. Panel changes, generators and new circuits usually need a permit, and every permitted job ends with a town inspection. We'll tell you what your project needs before we start.

How a Davie job works with us

1. Call or book. Call (954) 868-8341 or pick a time on our booking page.

2. Tell us about the property. Where the problem is, and for bigger lots, how far it is from the main panel.

3. We look before we quote. A licensed electrician checks the problem or the project and walks you through your options.

4. Permit when required. Permitted and inspected through the Town when the job calls for it.

5. We test before we leave. Every circuit we touched gets checked.

Why Davie property owners choose Watt's Up Electric

Licensed. Florida electrical contractor EC13013513, verifiable at myfloridalicense.com.
Rated 5.0 stars on Google.
Latino-owned and bilingual. Hablamos Español.
Nearby. Based in neighboring Sunrise, so we're not crossing the county to get to you.
Clear answers. We explain what we found and what we recommend before any work begins.
Office hours Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, with 24/7 emergency service.

Davie electrician FAQ

Do you install landscape and security lighting on larger properties?

Yes. We install landscape, pathway, flood and security lighting built to handle South Florida weather, including on driveways and gates.

Can a generator run my well pump during an outage?

It can, if the generator and transfer switch are sized and wired for it. We'll go over everything you want to keep running before recommending a system.

Do I need a permit for electrical work in Davie?

Usually, yes. Panel changes, generators and new circuits generally need a permit and inspection from the Town of Davie. We'll tell you what applies to your project.

Do you work on rentals near Nova Southeastern?

Yes. We work with homeowners and landlords on repairs, outlet and GFCI upgrades and panel work.

Why are the lights at the end of my driveway dim?

On long runs, the wire size and the load matter. Undersized wire or too many fixtures on one circuit can leave the far end dim. We can check the run and the circuit and recommend a fix.

Can you put outdoor outlets near the barn or the gate?

Yes, with weather-rated boxes and covers and ground-fault protection. We'll plan the circuit for what you'll actually plug in there.

Do you serve western Davie and the larger lots?

Yes. We serve all of Davie, from the neighborhoods near campus to the larger properties out west.

Is low-voltage landscape lighting a DIY job?

Plug-in low-voltage kits can be, but the outlet and transformer they plug into need to be GFCI-protected and weather-rated. Anything new on a 120-volt circuit outdoors, like added outlets, flood lights or line-voltage fixtures, is a job for a licensed electrician.

Is a whole-home surge protector worth it if I already have a generator?

Yes. They do different jobs. A generator keeps power on during an outage. A surge protector helps protect equipment from the spikes that come with lightning and with the power coming back on.

Do you offer emergency service in Davie?

Yes. We offer 24/7 emergency electrical service. Call (954) 868-8341. If there's fire or smoke, call 911 first.

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