Electrical

To be, or not to be. Stones or Beatles. Should I stay or should I go now? Choices, choices, choices. When you have a choice to make, it’s always a good idea to get as much info as possible before you make up your mind. You’re much less likely to regret an informed decision you make than an

Quick, what do you think of when you read the word "heat?" We're no Amazing Kreskin, Nostradamus, or David Blaine, but we’d make a small bet that we can read your mind. You thought of "fire,” didn’t you? Now, we may be wrong. You might have thought of the Miami basketball team, the movie with

You never want to lose power. It's dangerous when you're flying an airplane, frustrating if your phone loses power, embarrassing when you get fired, and a matter of life or death if you're a dictator. Losing electrical power in your home is no fun either, but it happens. Before we get into why,

In Common Electrical Mistakes Part 1, we wrote about common mistakes any homeowner can make. In this blog, we’re writing about mistakes you might make specifically when you’re working on an electrical project. Now, you might be reading these so you can know what you're talking about when you call

Auld Lang Syne basically means “days gone by." If many days have gone by since you thought about your electrical system, consider changing that this new year. Updating your home’s electrical infrastructure is the perfect New Year’s Resolution. It’s measurable, achievable, and important. Not only

Most mistakes are minor. Sure, they can cost a little money or waste a little time, but they usually can't really hurt you. Electrical mistakes, on the other hand, can cause fires, shocks or electrocutions. That's why you really want to avoid common electrical mistakes like these. In this blog,

The song tells us Christmas is "The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year," but it can also be a surprisingly dangerous time of year. Fire hazards and electrical problems are both very common problems during the holidays. We’re not just talking about the candles or the fireplace, either. All those holiday

If you think about it, Christmas decorations are odd. We bring a tree inside, put up lights outside. All those lights are festive and pretty and everything, but they can also be dangerous. When you combine a dead, dry tree with electricity or expose strings of electric lights to snow and cold,

In part one of the electric water heater blog, you learned how a water heater works, and how to troubleshoot some common problems. At the end of part 1, we promised we'd tell you how to replace the heating elements in your water heater. It's a bigger job, but it’s also simple, straightforward,

Kids Who Scamper In Pampers Shouldn't Tamper Kids love to explore, and that’s a good thing--it’s basically their job to learn, after all. Unfortunately, all that curiosity occasionally gets kids in trouble. They do something dangerous like playing with electrical outlets and they get hurt. Around

It's time to replace your two-prong outlets with three-prong outlets. Two-prong outlets are unsafe and outdated. So outdated, in fact, that since 1962 building code has stated that all new houses must install three-prong outlets. Three-prong outlets protect your home against: Electric shock

Put Another Log On The Fire That’s more than a line from a clever song with lyrics by Shel Silverstein. Come on baby you can fill my pipe and then go fetch my slippers And boil me up another pot of tea Then put another log on the fire babe And come and tell me why you're leaving me Aren't