Behind every piece of automated equipment, whether it is a residential smart home system or a motor control center running a production line, there is a control circuit telling it what to do. Orth Electric wires and troubleshoots control panels, relay logic, motor control centers, and low-voltage control circuits for commercial and industrial clients, along with smart building and smart home automation wiring for residential customers. If a control circuit is not functioning correctly, the equipment it operates will not either, and diagnosing the problem takes an electrician who can read the logic of the system, not just check for voltage.
Control work is often lower voltage than the power circuits around it, but it demands just as much precision, because a single miswired relay or damaged control wire can shut down an entire piece of equipment or an automation system. We wire and troubleshoot control panels and motor control centers for industrial and commercial clients, and low-voltage lighting, control, and automation wiring for smart building and smart home projects. Working across the full voltage spectrum, from 480-volt motor circuits to the low-voltage control wiring that operates them, means one team handles the control circuit and the power it is switching.
Power wiring carries the current that actually runs a motor or piece of equipment. Control wiring carries the lower-voltage signals that tell that equipment when to start, stop, or change state, such as a relay, switch, or sensor circuit. Both have to be correct for equipment to operate reliably.
Yes. We trace control circuits and relay logic to find the actual fault, whether it is a bad connection, a failed relay, a wiring error, or a damaged component, rather than replacing parts by guesswork.
Both. We wire low-voltage control and automation circuits for smart home projects, lighting control, and residential automation, along with control panels, relay logic, and motor control centers for commercial and industrial clients.
Yes. We can wire new equipment into an existing motor control center or control panel, provided the existing system has the capacity and logic to support it, and we will tell you upfront if an upgrade is needed instead.
Intermittent faults are usually connection or component issues that only show up under certain conditions. We test the circuit under load where possible, check terminations and relays, and isolate the fault systematically rather than replacing the whole panel unnecessarily.
Call Orth Electric at (513) 267-6453 for a free estimate on control panel wiring, automation, or troubleshooting.