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Electrical Safety Tips to Make your Home Winter Ready
There are a few things you can do to help keep your home safe with regards to electrical equipment in your home during the winter. Add additional power outlets or sockets by a registered electrician to prevent them from overloading. It's important...
17 Ideas for Lowering Your Heating Costs in the Winter
During the cold winter months, heating takes up a substantial portion of utility bills, often more than 40%. Thankfully, there are ways to cut those costs down. Good insulation or sealing is necessary, especially around places heat can escape such...
How to Safeguard Your Family Against Winter Electrical Hazards
There are many things that you can do to safeguard your family against winter electrical hazards. Make sure to check your equipment and appliances for shorts and faults. If you are using an electrical heater or light, make sure to keep them in open...
Ultimate Guide to Hiring an Electrician
There are some things to keep in mind if you are going to be hiring an electrician. First there are two different types of electricians that you will want to understand the difference between. They are the commercial and residential electricians....
How Do You Know if a Circuit Breaker Is Bad?
If your circuit breaker is going bad, then you are going to want to determine which panel the circuit breaker is protecting when it trips before you get into why it is happening. A circuit breaker popping doesn't necessarily mean that there is a...
Why Is My Dimmer Switch Warm to the Touch?
There is a recommended temperature that your dimmer switch is not to exceed and if it does, you will want to call an electrician. The temperature of the dimmer switch should be on the back of the switch, and if you have a feeling it is too hot,...
When Should Electrical Wiring Be Replaced?
There are several signs you need to follow when you need to call an electrician. If your home is forty years old then you will need to call an electrician just to make sure there is nothing faulty with the wiring which happens after a lot of time...
Automatic Standby Generac Generator Maintenance
A standby generator should last twenty to thirty years if they are properly maintained. So many times, people install these generators without the knowledge that they truly need to use and run them and it cuts their life span in half. A generator...
You’ll Need an Electrician for These 4 Projects
In the past few months, we’ve seen a significant increase in home improvement projects, and that includes projects homeowners do themselves. Most people shy away from doing any electrical work in this manner, yet still some embark on this path....
8 Signs It Is Time to Replace Your Electrical Outlets
It is easy for people to overlook issues with their electrical outlets. However, it is important to notice issues quickly before they become dangerous. Some signs that an outlet has problems and might need to be replaced are if it is not working,...
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