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Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC in Green Lake — Built for Lake-Basin Homes

Wet-basement drainage, knob-and-tube rewiring, panel upgrades and ductless cooling for Green Lake's Craftsman and Tudor homes. One licensed tri-trade team, same-day service.

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Illustration of Green Lake, Seattle — joggers on the lake loop path ringed by 1920s Tudor and Craftsman homes — Green Lake — one of our featured communities

Eco Electric, Plumbing, Heating and Air serves Green Lake with one licensed team across all three trades — electrical, plumbing, and heating & cooling. Knob-and-tube rewiring, panel upgrades, sump pumps and drainage for the neighborhood's famously wet basements, and ductless heat pumps for homes that were never built for hot summers. Same-day service from our Seattle office, upfront pricing, WA License ECOELEP765P5, rated 4.9★ across 2,200+ Google reviews. Se habla español. Call or text (206) 970-1031.

Green Lake homes sit in a glacial basin — and their basements know it

Green Lake is literally a bowl carved by the Vashon glacier, and when the Olmsted plan lowered the lake around 1911 to create the park, it left the surrounding blocks sitting on saturated soil and old peat. That geology shows up in the trades every winter:

Basements that flood when the atmospheric rivers arrive. A high water table plus heavy rain is a losing combination for an unprotected 1920s basement. A properly sized sump pump, perimeter drainage, and a backflow check on the side sewer are the difference between a musty smell and a soaked family room. If your basement has ever taken on water, have it assessed before the next wet season — not during it.

Roots in the side sewer. Green Lake's mature tree canopy is beautiful and merciless. Clay-era side sewers crack, roots find the moisture, and backups follow. In Seattle the homeowner owns the side sewer all the way to the city main — even the stretch under the sidewalk — so a camera inspection that catches a root problem early is some of the cheapest insurance you can buy.

Knob-and-tube and undersized services. The neighborhood's Craftsman bungalows, Tudors, and Colonials date largely to the 1900s–1930s, which means original knob-and-tube wiring is still hiding in plenty of walls, often behind a 60- or 100-amp service. Adding an EV charger, induction range, or heat pump usually starts with a 200-amp panel upgrade and a room-by-room rewiring plan.

Radiators, oil history, and no ducts. Many Green Lake Tudors and Craftsmans were built with boilers and radiators — lovely heat, no ductwork, and no cooling. Ductless mini-split heat pumps retrofit these homes without tearing open plaster walls, deliver real summer cooling for the first time, and can qualify for Seattle City Light rebates when they replace oil or electric-resistance heat. We handle the paperwork.

Remodeling near the lake? One permit-ready team.

Green Lake's large lots make it one of north Seattle's busiest ADU and DADU markets. A backyard cottage or basement conversion touches all three trades at once — new circuits and often a service upgrade, plumbing rough-in, and right-sized heating and cooling. Eco coordinates all of it under one schedule, from Tangletown to the east lake blocks, and delivers work the inspector signs off the first time.

Services for Green Lake homes

Sump Pumps & drainage for high-water-table basements
Sewer Lines · Drain Cleaning · Repiping & Pipe Repair
Wiring & Rewiring — including knob-and-tube replacement
Panel Upgrades · EV Chargers
Ductless Mini-Splits · Heat Pumps
Water Heaters — including heat pump water heaters

A century-old neighborhood deserves a team that knows its bones. 4.9★

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Since 2012. Book online or call (206) 970-1031 — Se habla español.

Also serving nearby: Wallingford

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Good to know in Green Lake

The details that change home projects from city to city — Green Lake's utilities, rebates, and inspection rules at a glance.

Who powers Green Lake

Seattle City Light

Seattle City Light powers the home (PSE supplies the natural gas), with instant contractor discounts on heat pumps and an extra Clean Heat bonus for oil-heated homes.

Heat pump (Seattle City Light)$300–$600 instant
Oil-to-heat-pump conversion (Seattle Clean Heat)Up to $6,000
Heat pump for heating & coolingUp to $8,000
Heat pump water heater (Seattle City Light)Up to $750

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Permits & inspections in Green Lake

Seattle Dept. of Construction & Inspections (SDCI)

Seattle runs its own electrical permitting and inspections through SDCI — one of the few cities in the state that does.

(206) 684-8464

We pull the permit and meet the inspector — it's part of the job, whichever authority covers your address.

The homes we work on in Green Lake

Green Lake's 1920s Craftsman and Tudor homes often still hide knob-and-tube wiring and galvanized supply pipe.

Homes in Greenlake — and the systems that fit them

Pick the property type that matches yours to see which electrical, plumbing, and heating & cooling upgrades make the most sense for how these homes were actually built.

Which home is yours?

Built 1900-1939. Lake-basin lots mean high groundwater, and many of these homes still carry knob-and-tube wiring, radiators, and no ducts.

Not sure which fits? Call (206) 970-1031 and we’ll match the right system to your Greenlake home — no guesswork.

Every service we offer in Greenlake

Jump straight to the Greenlake page for the exact service you need — each link below is a dedicated local page with pricing context, FAQs, and scheduling.

FAQ — Greenlake homes

Why does my Green Lake basement flood every winter?

Green Lake sits in a glacial basin with a high water table and pockets of old peat soil, so heavy winter rain pushes groundwater against basements that were never waterproofed. A properly sized sump pump, working perimeter drains, and a clear side sewer usually solve it. We can assess all three in one visit.

My home still has knob-and-tube wiring. Do I have to rewire all at once?

No. Most Green Lake rewires happen room by room on a planned schedule, often alongside a panel upgrade. A licensed inspection first confirms which circuits are still active knob-and-tube and which have already been replaced.

Can I get air conditioning in a 1920s Tudor with radiators and no ducts?

Yes - that is exactly what ductless mini-split heat pumps are for. No ductwork is needed, each room gets its own quiet head unit, and the same system provides efficient heat in winter. Seattle City Light rebates may apply when a heat pump replaces oil or electric-resistance heating.

Who is responsible for the sewer line under the sidewalk in front of my house?

In Seattle, the homeowner owns and maintains the entire side sewer to the connection at the city main - including the section under the sidewalk and street. That is why we recommend a camera inspection if you have older clay pipe and mature trees nearby, so root damage is caught before a backup.

Do I need a panel upgrade before adding an EV charger in Green Lake?

Often, yes. Many homes here still run 60- or 100-amp services from the original construction era. A load calculation tells us for sure; if an upgrade is needed, we handle the 200-amp panel, permits, and the charger circuit as one job.

Around Greenlake

We’re working in Greenlake year-round, so we plan around the events that shape the neighborhood calendar — and if a project needs to wrap before the street closes for a parade, we schedule for it.

Green Lake Pathway of LightsMid-December
Thousands of luminaria light the 2.8-mile lake loop, with live music and glowing hot air balloons - a free Seattle Parks tradition.
Seafair Milk Carton DerbyJuly
Homemade milk-carton boats race across Green Lake in one of Seafair's longest-running community events.