ShockFree Electrical

Company Facts

ShockFree Electrical at a Glance

By the numbers

Google rating

4.9out of 5

Customer reviews

188on Google

Rating and review count pulled from Google on September 28, 2026.

What We Like

• 4.9 rating from 188 reviews on its Google Business Profile, read September 28, 2026
• Published hours of 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with a dedicated emergency service page
• Covers both small repairs and larger upgrades such as panels, rewiring and generators
• Named service coverage across Mount Pearl, Paradise, Torbay, CBS and other nearby towns
• States it is licensed and insured for residential and commercial work

Things to Consider

• No pricing or call-out rates are published, so after-hours costs need confirming by phone
• The company presents itself mainly as a residential electrician, so heavy industrial work is likely outside its scope
• Reviews are not broken down by service, so ask about experience with your specific job

Google rating

4.9

Based on 188 Google reviews

Review data updated September 28, 2026

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Rating Distribution

• 5 stars96%
• 4 stars2%
• 3 stars1%
• 2 stars1%
• 1 star1%

Older housing stock shapes electrical work in St. John's more than almost anything else. Downtown and the streets around it hold plenty of homes built long before anyone thought about heat pumps, hot tubs or a car charging in the driveway, and a fair number still run 60 or 100 amp services with cloth-sheathed branch wiring somewhere behind the plaster. That is the backdrop for a lot of what shockfree electrical lists on its site: panel upgrades, residential rewiring, lighting and power installation, smoke detector work, and generator and EV charger installs that almost always come back to whether the existing service can carry the load.

The range covers both sides of the market. Residential is clearly the emphasis in how the company presents itself, with a stated focus on homeowners in St. John's, but there are commercial pages too, including commercial generators and commercial lighting fixture work. Practically, that means a reader could be calling about a single flickering circuit in a bungalow in Kilbride or about backup power for a small storefront, and both fall inside the advertised scope. New installations, upgrades and repairs are all named, which is a broader mix than some one-van outfits take on.

What the reviews suggest is steadiness. A 4.9 average across 188 reviews on the Google Business Profile, read on September 28, 2026, is a volume that takes years to build in a city of this size, and an average that high usually reflects consistent scheduling and tidy finishes rather than a handful of standout jobs. The profile does not break down which services those reviews relate to, so it is worth asking directly about experience with whatever you specifically need, particularly for generator transfer switches or a full rewire, where the work is more involved than a fixture swap.

Hours are the other thing that stands out. Published hours show open 24 hours every day of the week, which puts emergency call-outs squarely in the offering, and the site has a dedicated emergency electrician page. Newfoundland winters make that useful. Wind-driven outages, water finding its way into an exterior receptacle, a panel that trips repeatedly once electric heat is running flat out in February, these are the calls that cannot wait until Tuesday. Before booking after hours, ask what the call-out charge is, whether there is a minimum labour block, and whether the overnight rate differs from the daytime rate. Most electricians price after-hours work differently, and the brief does not list any rates, so get it in plain numbers over the phone.

A few other questions are worth raising for any electrical job on the Avalon. Ask whether the work needs an electrical permit and inspection, and who files it, since panel and service upgrades generally do. Ask whether Newfoundland Power needs to be involved for a service mast or meter change, because that scheduling can drive the whole timeline. Ask for the licence number and confirmation of liability insurance in writing, since shockfree electrical states it is licensed and insured and any reputable contractor will supply the paperwork without fuss. And on rewires in older homes, ask how they handle plaster repair, because the cost of patching is often left out of an electrical quote.

Who it suits: homeowners in St. John's, Mount Pearl, Paradise and the Conception Bay South corridor who want one company for both the small repairs and the larger upgrades, and who value being able to reach someone outside business hours. Who it suits less: anyone needing heavy industrial or high-voltage work, or a large commercial fit-out where a bigger crew and a project manager matter more than responsiveness. The site does not present itself that way.

Compared with the alternatives locally, the market splits between independent tradespeople who take referral work and small outfits with a marketing presence and structured booking. This one sits in the second group, with a named service list, town-by-town pages, and active accounts on Facebook, Instagram and X. That tends to mean easier quoting and clearer scheduling, and it also means you should compare at least one quote against a smaller operator on any job over a few thousand dollars, simply to understand the range.

About This Business Profile

Last reviewed

September 2026

Profile last updated

September 28, 2026

Google review data updated

September 28, 2026

Sources checked

Google Business Profile, Company website

Sponsorship status

No commercial relationship