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# Smart Home Wiring in El Cajon, CA

Smart switches, structured cabling, cameras, doorbells and automation that survives a power cut. Serving El Cajon and San Diego County.

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## Service directory — El Cajon

MAIN 200A
Emergency electrician 24/7 Electrical repair 15A Panel upgrade 200A Rewiring 12 AWG EV charger installation 50A Generator installation 22kW Lighting installation 20A Outlets and switches 20A Commercial electrical 3Ø Smart home wiring CAT6
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## Smart Home Wiring in El Cajon, CA

The difference between a smart home that works and one that annoys everyone is almost always the cabling behind it. In El Cajon we run structured wiring first, then add devices, because a hardwired camera or access point never drops off the network at the wrong moment.

Call (833) 652-8933 and describe what is happening. If it is a same-day job we will book it today, and if it needs a site visit to quote properly we will tell you that too.

Smart Home Wiring — the essentials
Cabling standard | CAT6 for data, 18/5 for thermostats, 16/2 for chimes
Control platforms | Lutron, Kasa, Hue, Z-Wave, Matter, HomeKit, Google, Alexa
Time on site | Half a day for device swaps, longer for structured cabling
Included | Pre-check of existing boxes, install, testing and a walkthrough
Service area | El Cajon and San Diego County, California

## What we cover

Smart Home Wiring work we handle for El Cajon homes and businesses.

- Smart panels and circuit-level energy monitoring
- CAT6 structured cabling and patch panel setup
- Smart switch and dimmer installation, neutrals added as needed
- Wireless access point placement and PoE wiring
- Whole-home audio and TV location power and data
- Smart lighting scenes, keypads and multi-way control
- Video doorbell wiring and transformer upgrades
- Hardwired camera and NVR installation

### Not sure which you need?

Describe the symptom and we will tell you what it usually means. Most callers get a straight answer in a couple of minutes, and about a third of the time it turns out to be smaller than they expected.

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## Situations we see in El Cajon

### Doorbell chimes weakly or not at all

Video doorbells need more power than a 1960s transformer delivers. Replacing it is a small job with an immediate result.

### Smart switch has no neutral

Older El Cajon switch loops carry no neutral. We either pull one, relocate the switch leg, or specify a no-neutral device that works with your fixture.

### Wi-Fi dead spots

More mesh nodes on bad backhaul won't fix it. A CAT6 run to a ceiling access point will, permanently.

### Thermostat needs a C-wire

Common in older homes. We pull a new thermostat cable rather than relying on power-stealing adapters that cause intermittent faults.

## El Cajon coverage

Smart Home Wiring across El Cajon and the towns around it.

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## Reviews from San Diego County

★★★★★

Flickering through the whole house turned out to be a loose neutral at the service. They found it in under an hour when two other companies had shrugged.

Bill T.Troubleshooting · El Cajon
★★★★★

Warehouse high bay retrofit to LED. Did it over a weekend so we never stopped shipping, and the place is twice as bright.

Greg L.Warehouse lighting · El Cajon
★★★★★

We needed a 200 amp panel before our EV charger install. They did the load calculation, pulled the permit, and had the whole thing done and inspected in a week.

Priya N.Panel upgrade · El Cajon

## Smart Home Wiring in El Cajon — questions

Can you install smart switches in an older El Cajon home?

Usually yes, but it depends on whether the switch box has a neutral. We check first and tell you which devices will work in your specific boxes before you buy anything.

Can you run ethernet in a house with no attic access?

Often, using closets, chases and stacked walls. We survey the route and tell you honestly what is reachable and what would mean drywall repair.

Do you do smart home wiring for El Cajon remodels?

Yes, and that is the ideal time. Open walls make structured cabling cheap, and pre-wiring for future devices costs a fraction of retrofitting later.

Is hardwired better than wireless for cameras?

For reliability, yes. A PoE camera has power and data on one cable and does not drop off your network. Wireless is fine for renters and quick coverage.

Will my smart lighting still work if the internet goes down?

Local-control systems keep working on the wall switch and keypads. Cloud-only devices may lose scenes and schedules, which is why we prefer local control for lighting.

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## Book smart home wiring in El Cajon

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